The best part is that everyone must play cooperatively because the only way to win is to collectively beat the timer. It was so gratifying to see my 7 year old pass up her chance to defeat the killer bees booby trap and instead use her turn to rescue her father from jail. Games that encourage children to work as a team and also offer this kind of intensity (and as the timer ticks down it certainly gets intense)are rare. The artwork on the box cover is awful and makes the game look silly, but don't let that dissuade you from trying this excellent game.

My only criticism is that the directions are not particularily well written. This is unfortunaate as there are quite a few elements to the game (tools cards, booby traps, guard and guard dog, a helpful robot,secret passages, and keys)and it takes a while to absorb all this information. But don't let that discourage you from playing. It's great fun!

Fun Families Break the Safe (Rating: 0.00)
Review : This is a great family game. It encourages cooperation, communication, and problem solving skills. It gets your blood pumping and best of all, it won't take forever to finish.

Great Game for Family Game Night (Rating: 0.00)
Review : My sister got this game for Christmas and we've played it 3 times in 24 hours. When you play, you play as a team with the other players and try to beat the timer. Break the Safe teaches kids how to work together which is important, because you'll need to use this skill for the rest of your life. This game is fun because as time runs out you get frantic. Be sure to not lose the pieces because if you do, the game will be hard to play. Losing the players is okay,as long as you get substitutes for them.

Fantastic Family Game! (Rating: 0.00)
Review : If you have children, then you know how much fun family fun night can be.... At the same time, most games end with someone "winning" and someone "losing", and depending on your child(ren), this can be a ugly end to a fun evening. So, what can you do?

Get this game!

This game is designed so that you work together as a team. If your "team" can get all of the keys and turn the clock off within the time limit, then you ALL win! If not, you all lose together. The game is quick enough that you can play several times. It never lasts longer than 30 minutes. But, it is fun, and exciting. You'll be sharing key items with one another to keep the team going. You can not finish it and leave a team-mate behind. You must all succeed together.

My daughter is 8 and can understand this game well. I'd say that even a 5 year-old could potentially play so long as they are playing with adult team members.

This is a very excellent game with a different idea.... To have everyone win!