{"id":125864,"date":"2023-10-18T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=125864"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:39:27","slug":"postcurious-morrison-game-factory-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/10\/18\/postcurious-morrison-game-factory-review\/","title":{"rendered":"PostCurious – The Morrison Game Factory [Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Morrison Game Factory<\/em> is included in our recommendation guide for Tabletop Escape Games.<\/a> For more of the best games of this style, check out the recommendation guide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location:<\/strong>  at home<\/p>\n

Date Played:<\/strong> September 4, 2023<\/p>\n

Team size:<\/strong> 1-4; we recommend 2-3\n<\/p>

Duration:<\/strong> 2 hours<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong>  About $35 on Kickstarter. Purchase now for $39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REA Reaction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PostCurious has become synonymous with excellence in the tabletop puzzling world. This is a company with all hits and no misses. The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>continues that tradition of greatness, but with an entirely new approach and style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On its surface, The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>looks and sounds like a traditional tabletop game, but that is an aesthetically pleasing facade that quickly melts away as the game presents a touching and personal narrative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlike previous PostCurious games, The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>was written and designed by TV writer Lauren Bello<\/a>, best known for her work on The Sandman<\/em> and Foundation<\/em>. (It is also worth noting that we re-published a one-off post by Bello<\/a> back in 2021 after seeing it in a Facebook Group.) Bello’s vibrant, colorful, and character-focused writing in The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>brought a mixture of joy and intimacy that we haven’t seen in the tabletop puzzle space. It has the same level of quality, tight cluing, and hint system that PostCurious is known for, but the voice, tone, and gameplay are unique and wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My biggest knock against The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>is the name. Looking back on the experience it wasn’t an inaccurate or bad name, but it didn’t quite capture the heart and excitement of this experience. I call this out less as a criticism, but more to underscore that if that name isn’t singing to you, buy it anyway. There’s a ton of mystique packed inside of this box that isn’t fully captured by the title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should pick up a copy of The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>for the deeply engaging narrative and the lighter-touch puzzles that flowed well, with fun ahas, and strong cluing. It’s a quicker game, and I think that it is better for the pacing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many PostCurious games show the puzzling world new and innovative ways to play with the medium, and The Morrison Game Factory <\/em>does just that. While this game might have a new writer\/ designer, tone, and vibe, at its core it is as entertaining as it is innovative and to me, that’s the very definition of a PostCurious production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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