Hunt A Killer x Sam and Colby: The Haunting at Wicker Ridge Board Game

Avoid if you're looking for any sort of challenge or story depth, this game lacks both. Probably works well for a group of teenagers that are fans of the YouTubers featured. Like all retail boxed Hunt a Killer games, we're disappointed.

Played this with my partner. Like others have mentioned, it encourages you to damage a piece of evidence, which prevents you from playing it again or sharing it with someone else. That just feels skeevy. We got the answer after reading two pieces of evidence and guessing. Cool premise, but there’s not nearly enough here to get immersed in, especially when compared to other Hunt A Killers, which usually take hours to do. This one took an hour maybe. Big bummer.

Played many hunt a killers and this is the worst. Good ideas, poor execution, no mystery. Sidenote, HAK slowly makes these games require more time on mobile devices, which defeats the purpose of a board game.

This was extremely disappointing. You can only play one time because one of the pieces gets destroyed during play. Not worth the $30.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] WIP: will update review once complete. I am excited though because it gives off Nancy Drew vibes. I just haven’t had time to start this task but look forward to it.

First time playing a game like this. Daughter is a huge fan of Sam and Colby. For $30, it’s a good way to spend a night with the family or friends but it is a one time thing. There is no replay ability and it’s better off handing it to another group to enjoy once you have played it. One issue with that is one of the clues/documents gets destroyed in the process of the game so unless there is a way to get multiples of that, it will just be missing. As for game difficulty, it says easy and takes about 90 minutes to play. It took us between 3 & 4 hours and we weren’t sure exactly how to figure out the clues. Again, our first time with something like this. It was fun reading the story and watching the videos. The game came with a website link to help us with clues and hints that we referenced a bunch towards the end. There is no real way to know if you’ve gone the right way until the very end. All in all. A fun way to spend a night that is cheaper than the movies. If you have any fans of the YouTubers, it’s worth it just to see your kids’ reactions and watch them get excited as they slowly figure the mystery out.

This one should've been rated Extremely Too Easy.

Loved this game we did a date night because we both love the creators that made it

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The box comes with lots of cool props and and “evidence” for playing. Although The ghost communication box it comes with doesnt seem to really work at all, Me and my friends attempted just a casual play-through of it without really paying the most attention. There doesnt seem to be much for instructions, so it was kind of a struggle to really get anywhere. Not to mention the only way to confirm if you beat the game or not is by going to a website in one of the papers, which i could not get to work. my phone just kept pulling up a page not found. It also seems like theres not much, if any replay-ability. In the end we never ended up even finishing the game so i guess replaying isnt really a concern. Overall i think there are some cool concepts, like the newspaper/magazine page cutouts, photographs etc. even the online aspect of it has some potential to add to the game. But its all executed so poorly and with little to no re playability, its just no where near as good as it could be. Im sure someone could figure it out and have fun with it but i just wasn’t able to

It came very organized!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] What a cool, thrilling and interesting game. At first my teen daughter and I found the game challenging but then we got put our investigation skills to it. Our favorite part was the diary and the ghost comm box. If you don’t like to read you might not enjoy this investigation game. You have to watch the videos for clues and they really bring the paranormal experience to the game. The only complaint was understanding the cursive writing in the diary. While you could play with more players I personally found it more enjoyable with just one player. I think of course if you’re a Sam & Colby fan you’ll really enjoy this exclusive game but it’s fun for anyone. I had a really fun experience playing it. In all it’s an exciting & fun game. I did receive this product for free in exchange for my honest feedback.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this game free from influenster for free for my honest review. What a great murder mystery game! While this mystery wasn't overly difficult to solve, it was a fun hour if family time trying to figure it out! The board was very sturdy and directions were easy to follow. Looking forward to buying others for family game night!

I love Sam and Colby so much

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this for my girlfriend and me to play together, and it turned out to be a really fun experience. The materials are high quality and very immersive—it actually feels like you’re investigating a real case. We took our time and dove deep into the clues, so it took us longer than the estimated 90–120 minutes, but that just made the experience last longer and more enjoyable.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] As soon as I received it my kids sent it and went crazy. They love the creators. We had to wait to play it as some of the evidence wasn’t available online when we first got it. Once we did it was fu, suspenseful, and good scary. We can’t wait to play it more by Halloween.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I played this game with relatives ranging in age from 10 to 65. We all had fun solving the mystery.. I think it would be best for preteens and younger teenagers. I liked the packaging and the items in the box, as well as, the online resources. The speaker didn’t seem to work- it just sounded like ticking.. I’m not sure what it would’ve added to the game. After, I tried to remove the battery and replace it to see if I could reset it, but it did the same thing. The red plastic part of the planchette also broke off in the box. While we did guess the correct answer, I feel like we were missing some things that connected the answer to the story. I would’ve liked this game much more if it was re-usable and/or had different scenarios.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] So at first this was amazing! I loved how I really did not have much direction in what to do. I just needed to read everything and take notes. Then, the directions told me if I was lost I should scan a code and go to the website. First of all, this game does not exist on their website. It brings me to an error page. So I couldn't continue the game. That is why 3 stars. If they can fix this, then I will give 5 stars.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This game is actually fun ! I am 27 and actually enjoyed playing this with my friends. We had a blast trying to figure out clues and turned into a team event.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] First look at the box & it looks quite interesting , packing was very well put together, no funny scents to it just smelled like brand new school supplies a bit . Very cool game kept us busy for about two hours, comes with a lot of cool pieces very well built & instructions were very easy to read $ understand .

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I loved trying this game it was intriguing and fun the packaging wasn’t bad it’s durable the game wasn’t hard everything that came with it worked so the effectiveness was great I highly recommend getting the game if your interested in the mystery themes