Aww thank you so much for the kind words. The new box of cases from this company should be out soon, I can't wait. -jesse

of course, ask away.

@@COOPFORTWO How did you get the top of the box to stay put? I insert the key into in and it collapses, but I can't get it to stay collapsed it just keeps wanting to unfold. Feeling so dumb XD But when you just reviewed it looked like yours was locked in place?

@@mattschaak It definitely doesn't lock and stay put. i just put the cover on quickly and then use a piece of blue tape to tape the lid to the bottom so it doesn't come off. Originally there is a "seal" sticker that holds the top on, but its meant to unfold and lock open as soon as you take the top off. When I'm opening it on this review i believe i was deliberately holding it so it didn't unfold.

@@COOPFORTWO Got it, thank you!! Glad I'm not crazy!

;)

Thank you :)

It drives me crazy when EXIT puts out one of those big jigsaw boxes. Feels like they're wasting perfectly good EXIT puzzles on boxes that waste my time with jigsaw puzzles, triple the cost of the game, and lead to more waste when you throw it out. I think the intent is they think families will enjoy it with the people who aren't normally into escape rooms will enjoy the jigsaw. But in that case it's just going to be the people who don't enjoy jigsaws spending half the time waiting for them to be put together, then the people who don't like escape rooms spending half the time on the riddles.

Awww thank you so much :)

How are you liking the 7th Citadel so far? Or are you just binging videos in preparation for playing it? -jesse

Thank you for saying so. -jesse

It sounds like you need to design a new game for us to play that is more realistic!! ps Check out Sky Team if you haven't -- it's another abstract control panel but feels much more satisfying. -jesse ps. Tell us how you know so much about Apollo 11 !

@@COOPFORTWO Orbiter Space Flight Simulator for PC may be what you are looking for. It simulates space flight with real physics, and I do not mean newtonian physics, but keplerian physics about orbits. It is open source so you will be able to download freely. The simulator has a default ship called Delta Glider with an unrealistic amount of fuel so you have enough to roam the solar system. More realistic simulations would be very tight on fuel and do not allow many mistakes. That sim makes you handle things manually unlike real missions where many things are automated and you basically update flight parameters. NASSP is a fan made addon about Apollo. There is a simplified Apollo addon too called AMSO. I made some tutorials for Orbiter already since 2006 so I am fully aware about the foundations of space navigation and orbital mechanics. Each ship is different in the way its panels are used just like airplanes are different, but the general principles are the same.

@@COOPFORTWO My knowledge about Apollo from an engineering perspective is somewhat basic. From a casual expectator may seem expert, so it depends on the point of view. I started to decrypt very cryptical convoluted orbital mechanics tutorials in 2005 until I managed to understand how orbital maneuvers work. And I mean maneuvers like plane alignment, orbit synchronization, trans planetary injection, orbital injection, etc. Frome there you start to investigate the maneuvers for each transportation system. I know far more about space shuttle than Apollo. However I know the general maneuvers that Apollo missions did. TLI for example seems like jargon, but it is just the engine burn to make ship orbit to intersect moon orbit. Concepts like reentry come from the way Apollo capsules enter atmosphere. The capsule comes fast, so it bounces against atmosphere like a rock in a pond and when it finally sinks is after that first bounce and this is why it is called reentry. Space shuttle only has entry interface, which means it does not bounce, so there is no reentry, just entry. This stage is called EI or Entry Interface. After that, once the shuttle is close to the runway, it is called TAEM which is Terminal Area Energy Management which is basically passing from the entry phase to be aligned with runway, by maneuvering around an imaginary cylinder that leaves them perfectly aligned with the runway. There are 4 cylinders to pick. Apollo is different. CM does the deorbit burn and then it is detached so CM burns while the capsule survives. Unlike shuttle, after reentry there is no maneuvering, just opening parachute once it is safe to do so and fall to the water. Since most of the planet is water, it is somehow easier to land on water. To learn all this was difficult at the beginning because aerospace docs are convoluted and not user friendly. Remember that in 1960s and 1970s they did not know what making a simple well designed rulebook was. So studying was difficult and docs were often cryptic, full of acronyms in jargon. So if you find the game convoluted, congratulations, you have had your first step into aerospace docs. NASA may have done wonders, but user friendly rulebooks is not one of their achievements. Indeed NASA has great opportunities for educational projects, but I imagine that since it is government, these ideas could get lost in bureaucracy. One game I had in mind was the recycling system of a habitat. I already have the inorganic chemistry figured out, but I lack data on organic chemistry and greenhouse to complete such a game. Space colonies and spacecraft for long voyages are habitats. You get the idea. As I see it, Apollo is the most realistic tabletop experience that you could get from every angle about what it meant to be an Apollo astronaut in the 1960s, from the cryptic rulebook to the convoluted game mechanics that simulate how hard it was to operate an Apollo.

Yeah what a shame, right?

Thank you for saying so.. I'm looking forward to starting a new 7th Citadel campaign.

Aww you are too kind.

Thank you. I didn't notice any fan background noise, but I really do need to work on the audio from my edits and add some noise reduction, if anything at least to reduce the clicking mouth sounds in my voice which is very annoying.

Thank you for saying so! -jesse

I'm a fan of Stone Age (though it's not cooperative as you know).

ps. I also liked the Paleo expasnsions.

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad the video was useful! -jesse

DJ had a brilliant theory.

Survival mode seems so difficult.. I prefer playing on easy mode. -jesse

Hidden Games and IdVenture are both high quality series

Thank you. I appreciate it

Yeah the choices this game forces you to make on a tiny bit of information creates some memorable moments and stress.

Chronicles of Crime is one of our very favorite games. More cases please! Can't wait to see what your next detective style game is.

Apparently you should not be able to turn the key left and can only turn it clockwise.. Not sure what the intention was from a game design perspective, seems pointless. And we weren't the only folks whose key snapped off.