Box One by Neil Patrick Harris
We found this one at a thrift shop in Ramona for $4.99, and I remember telling Anne, "I heard this one was cool." She gave me one of those "you always say that" looks, but I really did want to see what was in this particular box. It took a while to get to it with all the projects we have going on. Quick note: it's not technically a "game". The box clearly says it's a puzzle for one player. But if it was just me trying to figure it out, I would probably have given up after the first half hour. This will always be a better experience with another person helping to find the clues. When you first open the box, it is underwhelming. It looks like a deck of about 200 cards, a pen and a notepad. You follow the instructions on the cards in order, and one of the first odd things you are asked to do is to put a special card in the freezer. Sure, why not? I figure some kind of message will appear. Anyway, you sort through some basic trivia...