New 'MacGyver: The Escape Room Game In A Box' Now Available Exclusively At Target

Here at AllYourScreens Central Command, we're a sucker for TV show-related board games. But over the years most of them have been more about the branding than the game play. Yes "Home Improvement: The Board Game," we're looking at you.

So the news that a McGyver-inspired game is now being sold at Target stores leaves us with some apprehension. The series (and this game is focused on the Richard Dean Anderson original version) was a fun, goofy action fest and at first glance, it's hard to imagine how a game could capture the spirit of the iconic TV show. But based on the official description, I have to admit that "MacGyver: The Escape Room Game In A Box" looks pretty damn fun:

MacGyver: The Escape Room Game brings the challenge of an escape room straight to the comfort of a player’s home. Under license by CBS Consumer Products, this escape room in a box includes five, individual, hour-long missions that will require players to use their mind as the ultimate weapon.

MacGyver’s team must use the interactive website to guide them through the missions, while keeping in contact with their operative at the Phoenix Foundation to track their progress.

Players will need to work together and use the tools at hand to solve puzzles and diffuse bombs. Think outside of the box, as you discover secret codes, take on high-risk missions, and face off against a familiar foe.

“Pressman’s escape room game is unique since players have to ‘MacGyver’ their way through the missions by using ordinary, everyday objects like a paperclip,” said David Norman, President of Pressman Toy Corporation. 

Missions are inspired by episodes from the original show. You will work together to escape from an underground laboratory, land an airplane, survive a dangerous factory, flee from a missile silo and outsmart Murdoc in the grand finale.

Will MacGyver save the day, or will it end in disaster? Designed for 1 – 4 players, ages twelve and up.

We have a copy of the game on the way and we'll post a review after giving it a try.

In the meantime, go grab a copy for yourself at Target.