Doing an ESCAPE ROOM Jigsaw Puzzle - Can I solve it?

[@KarenPuzzles]

Do you think you could solve this Escape Room puzzle? Don't forget that today and tomorrow are the last days of the Black Friday on my merch! Spend at least $75 on DFTBA and get FREE worldwide shipping. Happy holidays!

[@srshama]

BASEMENT! I def would not have been able to solve this one. I remember doing a CS: Las Vegas mystery puzzle when i was about 12 and I could barely do that. This one was pretty advanced and clever. Great video as always.

[@hopegold883]

Maybe if you hadn’t indulged in repeating over and over again how bad you are at this kind of puzzle, it would have been easier! If you notice, you basically had a lot of those answers, but your confidence needed a little boost out of the basement.

[@anilkumarget9176]

I do not think also that I can do this puzzle!!! 😲😲😲

[@leprechaunishable]

Hey Karen, these puzzles are usually pretty bad unfortunately. The basement is one of the better ones. Very illogical and some of them even had other/wrong solutions in the envelope than the internet had. I recommend the EXIT escape room games with puzzles (lighthouse and temple)

[@ellatrue5605]

I 100% would have given up. I am an instant gratification puzzler lol. I love that you are a part of DFBA and will be directing my boyfriend to this site for my birthday coming up!

[@deviantartest]

I love the gifs playing as you read out the story. 10/10 clever editing.

[@njerigitome7001]

me too

[@samanthaquant7411]

They were clever but I had to minimize them so I could hear what she was saying

[@imbwildrd3693]

GIF files don't support audio, so it's not a gif you're hearing. just sayin

[@samanthaquant7411]

@@imbwildrd3693 I understand, I meant that they were distracting me from what she was saying. I had to minimize the video portion so that I could just listen.

[@hidden._.artist8108]

@@samanthaquant7411 same, it was really hard for me to focus with them but I obviously still appreciate the editing (not that you aren't)

[@astrida111]

I love the fact that this video is half an hour. Hearing Karen for half an hour is a treat after a long day

[@getjiggywithsam3572]

Agreed! I love her long videos haha

[@fireflyggamber7637]

She sounds weird.

[@susanfeis592]

An idea for puzzle lovers who enjoy working with another person on one puzzle: After completing a puzzle the first time alone, I divide it in half from top to bottom and put the pieces from each half in 2 separate ziploc bags. Then next time I do this puzzle, I can work it enjoying someone's company without having to share the same pieces to complete my "half" of the puzzle!

[@Jannyl13]

Such a good idea! I also sometimes struggle with having a huge puzzle taking up space for days. So I could just divide the pieces to work on different sections without completely taking up the entire table :)

[@ericahiser7601]

Great idea!

[@diannadarling699]

Basement

[@mcfafa4154]

When I was younger my mum, my aunt and me puzzled every Tuesday since my aunt came over every Tuesday as long as I can remember. My aunt was my mother's twin and she was always there when my my mother was away traveling for work. So my aunt was basically my second mother for me. She passed away when I was 10 and me and my mother stopped puzzling all together. Now, 8 years later we picked it up again and now spend every Sunday puzzling together! I just discovered your channel like a few days ago but I am absolutely love it!

[@benjie9449]

Yeeeess! I spent 3 hours trying to solve these puzzles and failed miserably. They don’t give any hints or suggestions to lead you in the right direction. They just say solve 7 puzzles goodluck.

[@jonservo]

My family did the basement puzzle recently, we read the story but not the instructions on how the puzzle is solved. We were going crazy, coming up with cyphers and connections that didn’t exist. Then one of us read the instructions and realized that we were overthinking it to the extreme lol

[@milanat7698]

I've done so many jigsaw puzzles in my childhood and then I haven't done it for almost 10 years. You've returned the joy of puzzles to me by your videos, they're really helping me with my anxiety and depression. You're the cutest and the most amazing person I've ever seen. Thank you!

[@KarenPuzzles]

That's so nice of you to say! I love that you've rediscovered them!

[@shanira99]

The youtube algorithm randomly pushed your video. I didn't know puzzle video were a thing and I'm here for it. Bingewatching your channel at the moment

[@1Thunderfire]

The colour-changing puzzle was the random video for me. And now I'm watching several in a row!

[@marylopez0812]

Me too

[@tanishqadas]

Samee just found her yt channel yesterday

[@juliaruffo8192]

Same

[@RPamela]

Yep, several years late to the party…but I’m here and enjoying every minute. 🎉 Quality videos, great example of how to be an influencer. 👍🏾

[@kylie-anneconnell4350]

If I was locked in a basement and the only way out was solving the puzzle... I’d never be seen again!

[@manusoftar]

Karen don't feel sorry for using hints, thats totally fine and if someone doesn't like it they can just go to another video from another youtuber, those of us who like your videos wouldn't mine that you use as many hints as you need. And you don't need to apologize for that. Happy puzzling.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Hints are made to be used not something to feel bad about.

[@nadja4857]

oh man i just got one of these and was worried it would be totally impossible but it looks actually okay! wish me luck

[@KarenPuzzles]

I think it'll be easier once you know what type of brain teasers to look for! I probably should have done a little more research going into it.

[@peachmint2228]

I don't know how your videos appear on my recomended videos, never watched a jigsaw puzzle video before, I'm a knitter and here I am knitting and listen to your videos (just subscribed 💖)

[@sofyyyyyyy__7141]

I don´t knit but I also crochet to this viedos :D

[@rames1974]

You need to do the second puzzle and see if it's easier to solve now that you know how it works.

[@SaeKato]

I did another one like this and it had the same crappy riddle design... :( We only got frustrated trying to do it

[@MikeMorton]

29:49 My wife and I could not figure this out even with the hints and solutions on the website, thanks for posting this and saving our sanity.

[@Puzzlefun5329]

Finally went back to watch this old video as I solved this puzzle myself recently. That one was quite difficult, I've done 4 others before and this was the only one I had to use the QR code for hints. Well done!!! Basement!!!

[@menchirox]

i'm glad you did the full walkthrough. it's good to know this won't be my cup of tea. i like escape rooms, and escape room games like the exit games by kosmos and the unlock card games. But this seems like once the puzzle is finished, you really dont know where to begin in regards to the escape part. It's too open ended for my liking. That being said, thanks for being so awesome in your review and struggling for the rest of us ;)

[@denycast]

Hey you I did a lot or those escape puzzles. And the riddles can be tricky... but on an easier difficulty it is quite clear where the riddles are. Mostly everything that is different to the picture on the box is a puzzle 👍

[@stephanienicole92ox]

I recently completed this puzzle along with 2 others of the Escape Room collection. Puzzles were super fun, but the hidden puzzles within are super hard to solve! I still enjoyed working on them!

[@sheilas1283]

That sort of thing is so hard to solve on your own. It’s the kind of puzzle where you need a few helpers to discuss what to do next and pool your resources and ideas. I thought you did very well. I’d still be stuck in the basement with the rats if it were me!

[@deviantartest]

Jigsaw puzzles have a very set logic and way to solve them. Escape rooms have a logic to them too but it’s so completely different.

[@JiSookYim]

i'd become that skeleton in the basement if i were to do an escape room puzzle! i would've never been able to come up with those solutions on my own!

[@ayanavolahiri3122]

There is something so soothing about someone solving puzzles, loved the idea, reminds us of the childhood that is lost forever.

[@kastanie7445]

Your channel is seriously such a joy! I'm going through a very stressful phase right now and your videos help me calm down and sleep at night, I've watched every single one multiple times by now 😅 Also you made me buy and do so many puzzles 😂 they're a really great way to stop wasting time with doom-scrolling and becoming more and more anxious, and instead do something enjoyable to calm the mind and zone out with a pretty puzzle and a good podcast ☺️ and then be more productive overall as a result I like your wholesomeness, nerdiness, intelligence and really appreciate the effort you put into these videos ❤️ and you should never ever feel bad for doing puzzles for yourself! You need a regular break too! Everyone does

[@KarenPuzzles]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad my videos have been helping you!

[@Disneyfamiglia]

Doom scrolling. Never knew there was a name for that but I’ve been residing that urge for months and puzzles are part of my process.

[@Roy-G-Biv]

same! i use it to relax at night

[@gemarijke]

I opened up the image and immediately was like, "there's so many numbers in that _basement_ ... I have no idea where to start..." So good job Karen!

[@Simbala-bq5vy]

I love these different clips you used while reading the story 👍

[@meeprific]

Basement! I do escape rooms all the time but am definitely the most useless one on my usual team, lol. I look around frantically being like, “did we use this already???”and my team is like, “YES.” Lol. 🤣

[@Zoutsteen]

If it helps ... I wasn't yelling at your escape skills, I was enjoying my coffee and let the story unfold.

[@Uniquelyyours1]

I think I would be stuck in the basement for the rest of my life if I tried to solve this puzzle. It was fun watching you solve it, Karen. I ordered your two shirts a month ago and am still waiting for them to arrive. Can't wait:)

[@KarenPuzzles]

Thank you so much! Unfortunately there was a delay at the shirt printing company, but they should be arriving soon!

[@Uniquelyyours1]

@@KarenPuzzles Hi Karen. I got my two shirts today and I love them so much. Thank you:)

[@markmaurer6370]

When Karen jokes about solving the problem with a phone and reddit, then laughs, I smiled... When she then pauses and explicitly states that was not in the flavor text with the puzzle, I do what can only be described as guffaw

[@tdawg6365]

I was hard laughing at the gifs during story time but when Hilary duff popped up I screamed hahahaha

[@misshelvedMLIS]

I was SO excited to see that you did this basement puzzle!! I did the Witch one from this series and LOATHED it. It was super gratifying to see someone else go through the same process of "ok, what?? Wait, hmm.. what?!? I guess that is what that was then. No idea how I would have gotten there without the hint. Huh, whatever." You were far more patient than I was before ripping open the envelope, Karen. I can't imagine ever wanting to tackle another one of these dark and crazy things.

[@hfsaid]

Thanks. I was tempted to buy the witch's kitchen until i read your coment. I'm terrible at math!

[@sueannhoffart2348]

You are a good sport. We had bought one of these Ravensburger Escape Room puzzles and did not enjoy solving the number puzzles. Even with the online clues they did not make sense. We read reviews and others were equally frustrated and disappointed. It was the first puzzle in a long time that we didn’t feel good about passing along to friends and family. Its probably still in storage in the basement.

[@marielle7133]

Also they all have the same trick with the side pieces. It is a clever trick but makes other versions so boring. First one is pretty impossible to solve. Make more and it is just boring. Both not that much fun.

[@mialynn2034]

After watching your videos for the last few months I finally got the confidence to buy AND COMPLETE my first 1000 piece puzzle 😍 It was the Hades Disney Villainous puzzle and I seriously can’t recommend it enough!! 🧩💙

[@candyhaslam9953]

I have one of these puzzles..I quit maybe another time. Basement! BUT I love watching Karen do it.

[@peka8844]

I love these puzzles so much. My partner and I do them together over the course of a few evenings. The first time was really confusing, Ravensburger could really be more specific and explain how to use the edge pieces. Before we do the puzzles, we try to guess which parts are going to be different. We are only sometimes correct :-)

[@pete5668]

Thank you for an excellent video about escaping from a basement. Nice work Karen!

[@lesanimaux4416]

I watched this video a while ago and now my sister got me this puzzle as a gift and I'm so excited to solve it!

[@kgbstudio]

I am officially hooked on your channel.. When I was young I didnt like so much to do puzzles.. I just did 2 of my childhood puzzles with my mother. Cant wait for my new puzzles to arrive and my sister and nice to come home for xmas!

[@KarenPuzzles]

I love to hear that! Have fun with your new puzzles!

[@milkdud4444]

The gifs while you read the story were gold. And also probably took forever! It was great

[@vliam]

I don't know why you showed up in my stream as I'm a board gamer with no interest in puzzles. That said, I love your content and delivery. Brilliant! This is a great channel especially considering the current situation. You're bringing a little joy to everyone that desperately needs it at this time. Thank you for doing what you do! Love you, Karen!

[@ImmortalChaos]

Love the long video, huzzah for Alyssa Edwards slaying the runway. Never forget that you are no mere puzzler, you are Karen, Puzzle Master.

[@darleneking5244]

Basement... I’ve never see a puzzle like this before. Looks like it would be so much fun

[@FanofFoulLanguage]

Your story GIFs are awesome!!! Love it! I just found you today but am a new subscriber!!

[@rghibellini]

I‘m so glad the youtube algorithm has brought me here. Love your videos and your bubbly personality, as well as your enthusiasm for puzzles! Great videos, keep up the great work. Greetings from Switzerland :)

[@saminaschiller2045]

I just did this basement puzzle. It’s the 3rd escape puzzle and they certainly get easier as you do them. I take photos and videos of the completed puzzle to solve with friends on a group video chat, so the teamwork like you’d have in a real escape room really helps! Good luck with your next one!

[@coolkidm08]

I’m binge watching your channel and I can’t stop, I love it here ! Seeing your process before starting a puzzle makes me want to break out my 1000 puzzle I bought at the beginning of quarantine. I did everything right like separating the edge and sorting by color but I just failed to finish because it was so hard.

[@renepena3024]

I would never do a lot of the puzzles you highlight in a basement, but it’s always entertaining watching you do them. I just love your personality and sense of humor 😁

[@donskibons6933]

I put this puzzle on and off over 3 days and thought the different picture was the puzzle. Doh, have never done an escape room puzzle, so now I know what needs to happen. Thanks Karen.

[@PeggyV69]

More power to you girl! I would have given up after a short period of time trying to get out of that Basement.

[@Towert7]

I found one of these 759 escape puzzles at a thrift store and thought it would be a normal puzzle, but when I tried doing it, it drove me crazy because so many pieces fit together.... I had such a hard time getting past that, I just put it away and sold it. Hehe. It was on another level than where I wanted to be. :)

[@Zajarism]

This is really nice wholesome material. I wish you all the success in the future.

[@julypatchouli9719]

Haven't done the basement. But I have two of these and enjoyed them so much. Jigsaw puzzles and logical puzzles. I love me a good challenge:)

[@beetea13]

I am CRYING at the clips that played during story time. 😂😂

[@xElverax]

I was making an escape puzzle, heavily frustrated opened KZbin and saw this video recommended to me. I've watched 48 seconds of your video and to hear you saying: I'm só confused, I don't know what to do - gave me enough encouragement and I just solved mine! In like 13 hours or so... I loved it (afterwards), I made the space observatory. And now I see you making your escape puzzle, making the same mistakes as I did :) thank you for uploading ♡

[@TkK1122]

Those gifs are killing me lolll!!! 😂😂😂 Best storytelling ever!! ❤️😂

[@Is-jg4cp]

Just here to say that you are one of those youtubers I regret not having known about before. You're so sweet and your videos are so well edited and relaxing. I'm addicted, in the best way possible!

[@JudithARobinson]

Wow! That was equal parts fun to watch, and very stressful/frustrating!! I love the idea of this kind of puzzle, and the actual basement image with all it's clutter makes a great jigsaw. But I would be terrible at solving the other puzzles! It definitely takes a different kind of brain to work out clues like that, as opposed to doing a jigsaw. Well done for persevering!

[@sfjortoft]

We bought this puzzle as a family Christmas present last year. It was a lot of fun to do! We had to use some hints as well, as we kept over complicating the puzzles. When we finished, we resealed the answer, and passed it on to my aunt and uncle!

[@ItsLittleMe2002]

I dont puzzle myself but i do enjoy watching these videos!!

[@gregorybolton1840]

talk about abstract thinking to create the clues. Great job, always

[@monicali5132]

Basement! It's so much fun watching you do this puzzle! This was the 4th escape puzzle my boyfriend and I did this summer. We got stuck on the ties. We got like two or three possible numbers from them, but just not in the correct sequence. We didn't look at the hints, so we thought maybe there was a design problem. LOL. [Spoiler!] And, yeah... we always do the borders last now since we found out they can pretty much all go together when we did our first escape puzzle (The Observatory) . :)

[@lauraharmon2721]

The editing here is top notch! So much work im sure but fabulous.

[@zacharyminton73]

I'd be locked in that basement for eternity, even with hints!

[@xAhsoka]

I actually did the planetarium earlier this year - it was great fun!

[@eruvande]

I'd been waiting to watch this because I had bought the puzzle! That same warthog piece got me as well!

[@plaisirdelanglais]

Wow, that was really difficult! Hats off to Ravensburger and to you Karen. You definitely need those hints to see what to look for.

[@jackoroniandcheese1693]

wholesome lady who likes puzzles, what more could you want.

[@taylafeick772]

I really like your videos 😊 I got another Exit Puzzle a few years ago, but it was so frustrating because of the pieces at the edge which semmed to fit perfectly, but still didn't really match. Now, after I watched this video I was sure I could do it and after 3 days of working on the puzzle (about 2-4h a day) I finally finished it and solved the mystery (I also had a little help from my sister and my mother) 😄 Thank you for your videos, keep inspiring the people to do puzzles, even if it seems inpossible at the first moment 👍

[@1Thunderfire]

That story montage was the best! XD

[@kayteegrace8283]

Rats are adorable! They make great pets!

[@dawnnoele]

Ok. I just found your channel and I have to tell you, your gif usage during the story reading was *chef’s kiss* perfection. 💕

[@michellehinson3660]

I loved watching you do this!! I can't wait to try one. Even though I am just like you... I find the hints and let someone else puzzle out what they mean...lol. Still looks like a lot of fun!

[@lisablatt7287]

You are adorable and watching you put the puzzle together was very satisfying. I have been doing Dowdle 1000 piece puzzles from Costco and they are difficult because the colors are very muted. Happy Holidays and stay safe

[@whitneymagwood2926]

This is such a cool puzzle! I paused it and tried to figure out as much as I could and I got all but one of the codes. Also I found it so funny you didn’t know how to do roman numerals 😂 this was such a great video and it was so interesting to see how differently we approached each mystery. Love your channel, and thanks for uploading the photo and challenging us to try it ourselves 😊

[@jyworm05]

Oh wow Karen! I don’t know how you stayed that calm. I would have given up a long time ago! What a creepy basement, btw.

[@timstewart4600]

I figure it is too late but, a password to a previous puzzle was “puzzle pieces”. You have some great ideas for puzzle assembly. I don’t have $75 now but, hope you will consider me in future puzzle give-away drawings😊👍

[@SmileGioky98]

This video was amazingly entertaining! Thank you Karen, I really enjoyed it. I would love for you to do the other one as well!

[@MichlBinI]

I would love to see the other one solved as well! Great video!

[@suzannetugman1894]

Good job not shutting down… I have a RB puzzle (which is y I am watching g this video) I opened the envelope as I’m flying blind. U give me courage to keep going

[@a-little-sunshine]

This looked so tricky! I would've been completely stumped and never would've escaped that basement. You did so well! I would love to see you do another one.

[@Moon33star]

This ‘basement’ puzzle was so interesting! I’ve been following you since March and I’m totally into puzzles now! Thank you

[@Moon33star]

P.s following you all the way from the north of England ☺️

[@Name-js5uq]

This is so fun, and I'm really enjoying myself watching you escape from this puzzle

[@lalarolala]

We did the observatory today before seeing your video. For us the jigsaw part was super difficult (very dark picture for our light sources dont work very well) but the escape part came quite easily.

[@ruthiemuqatach5942]

Those hints save the day.

[@shalinib9670]

Aha story time with Karen Puzzles what a way to start a day 😄

[@markmaloney8154]

In the early 80s, I did a puzzle called “Decipher.” It had a $100,000 prize for the first to be able to decipher it. It was a puzzle of numbers, then the numbers had to be deciphered. I called many of the worlds cipher experts [code breakers] to help me solve it. I got the first part of the answer, “Congratulations,” but was unable to complete it before someone else at MIT using computers was able to decipher it first. Though I didn’t win, I learned a lot, which is just another way to win. Oh yeah, I was living in a “basement” apartment at the time…

[@Palmboom313]

Longer Karen video's love it.

[@jyesucevitz]

I dont do puzzles, but that seems smart. keeping puzzles VERY secret by making the box image different.

[@BerniekWittendorp]

Currently working on one of these and knew I had to rewatch your video for some advice.

[@scarylion1roar]

I just bought the Hexenküche escape puzzle and I'm so excited to solve it

[@lindaoharris]

Wow how awesome. If my daughter had more time she would love this.

[@Anthrows]

Love the Karen and Georgia gif during the reading, I always get excited when I see anything with them haha

[@lightg3]

Thank you for introducing me to these puzzles. I had so many years to do a puzzle. But also I like riddles. So I bought 2 and finished them in this weekend and solved the riddles also. I bought “Space observatory” and “Dragon Laboratory” because I liked the images and I want to hung them. Only problem, 1 piece was missing from one of them.. so now I have to use your guide to make it.

[@carolinasoares8059]

I was so excited to see you making one of these puzzles 😃🙌 I love your videos! 🥰

[@KarenPuzzles]

Thank you!

[@ingobaby1]

I love the editing during the story telling! So excited to see what the solution is :D

[@Hihihh2u]

Thanks for going through that escape puzzle. I have the artist puzzle and wanted to get an idea how to solve it. I feel like you going through that has helped me so much! Thanks!

[@vwpowerxx]

Oh this one looks fun!

[@justinsheppherd1806]

Congratulations on solving the Basement puzzle, Karen. That looks like an interesting range of puzzles. I must check them out.

[@Steakylover123]

so in my experience. the first puzzle is hard, because you dont know what to expect, but when you do the a second one., you know what to expect. they are fun!

[@preciousqueenishere]

I can never figure these out, I don't know what I'm looking for. Great job!

[@MartijnPennings]

When I saw which puzzle you were going to review, I stopped the video, ordered the puzzle and did it myself first to see if I could do it. Well... I couldn't, but I still enjoyed it. I solved three of the seven puzzles myself, two of them I needed at least 3 hints. After that, I also was a bit confused about the pieces I got (the image was a little unclear to me) and only after opening the envelope I understood what had happened. All in all, I did like the puzzle (edges were a bit tricky indeed; after finishing the entire puzzle, I was still doubting some of the edge pieces) and I like the concept, but it's hard to know what you're looking for when you don't know what the outcome should be (in an escape room, it's usually "find the code" or "find the key". Here, you don't really know what's supposed to happen). Thanks for this suggestion, I didn't know about escape puzzles, and I think I might try another one, now that I know what might happen. If anyone has done any other escape puzzles, please leave a comment without spoilers and whether you would recommend the puzzle or not.