The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks

About this board game

The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks is a 2019 puzzle adventure for 1–4 players, with an approximately 240-minute play time. In this eccentric challenge, an elevator carries you to whichever floor it chooses—and keeps you there until you solve the puzzle.

Players begin with a package of physical materials engineered by the renowned puzzle-maker Stephen P. Hincks. At each floor, the cryptic parcel provides the means to uncover that floor’s secrets, while clues left behind by Hincks help guide the investigation.

• A package of physical puzzle materials
• A cryptic parcel to use at each floor
• A gift left behind as the key to the floor’s puzzle
• A simple online interface for viewing gifts and entering answers

Every floor contains a gift from Mr. Hincks that is essential to unlocking its puzzle. Players use the online interface to view the gift and submit their answer. A correct answer sends the elevator onward to another floor, while an incorrect answer leaves it firmly in place.

The journey combines enigmas, puzzles, and conundrums into a sustained test of observation and deduction. Hincks is waiting on the top floor, ready to inscribe successful solvers’ names on his leaderboard.

Can you steer The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks through its sequence of baffling challenges and earn the title of Master Puzzler?