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THE FORMULA

Mission #MK-053

SEP 30 1961 / TOP SECRET

1. Objectives

The Department is concerned by

the lack of recent reports from

Dr. Homann. This genius chemist is

involved in the MK project.

In his last report, he claimed that

his “truth serum” was close to

the required reliability. We want

Homann and his formula.

2. Means

The team will be taken to the subway

station (CLASSIFIED) and will

inltrate the lab, which opens with

the code (CLASSIFIED).

You make your way through the

maze of New York subway tunnels. In

the middle of the tracks, you nd a

trap door in the ground. It’s open and

light shows through it.

Launch the app, select the scenario

“The Formula” then press START.

Now turn over this card.

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Welcome to UNLOCK!

You will ﬁnd all the sensations of an

escape room in this game. You will

be confronted with puzzles, codes to

decipher, objects to put together,

and tricks to discover.

For this ﬁrst adventure, you are at an

interview in the UNLOCK secret society,

on the top ﬂoor of an ofﬁce building.

The manager who welcomes you smirks

and leaves you in a seemingly trivial

room... Locking the door behind him.

Launch the app, select the scenario

TUTORIAL then press START (

You now have 10 minutes to get out

of your ﬁrst UNLOCK adventure.

Are you stuck? You may ask

for hints in the application

by entering the card number.

Now turn over this card.

TUTORIAL

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THE FORMULA

Ages 10 and Up

60 Minutes

1 to 6 Players

ESCAPE ADVENTURES

COMPONENTS

IMPORTANT: DO NOT LOOK THROUGH THE CARD

DECKS BEFORE STARTING TO PLAY.

GAME OVERVIEW

Each deck is a full, independent scenario.

Enter an immersive adventure and work together

to complete your mission.

You have one hour (in real time) to overcome the many challenges

and obstacles ahead of you.

A 10-card Tutorial Deck A 60-card Deck

Summary of content (16 pages)

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GAM E S ETU P In order to learn how to play the game, it is recommended to play the Tutorial adventure first, as it will walk you through the rules. The tutorial can even be played before reading this rulebook. Just follow the setup instructions as indicated below. u lace the start card (with the title of the adventure) in P the center of the table, with the text side face up. u Place the other cards facedown to form a deck.
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GAM E R U LE S On the back of the start card is the first room of the game. In this room, there are numbers and letters that correspond to cards in the deck (the numbers and letters that are written on the back of the cards). Each time you see a number or a letter on any card, you can take the corresponding card from the deck and reveal it (flip it over to see the other side). Revealed cards are placed face up on the table so that everyone can see them. L TUTORIA Welcome Back an ations of the sens e.
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C A R D TYP E S THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF CARDS. OBJECTS (RED OR BLUE STRIPE) Objects can sometimes interact with other objects (See Combining Objects — page 6). 35 11 Object 35 is a cabinet. A locke d cabin et. You can combin a Blue ob e this object wi ject or a th To do so, Modifier. ADD the ir numb ers togeth If the tot er. A key. in the dec al corresponds to You k, you ma a can d combin y reveal a car e this thaRe d ob t car d. ject or the object with of a Ma Red number chine.
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CODES (YELLOW STRIPE) These require you to enter a code into the application to continue the adventure (See Codes — page 10). 21 Card 21 is a locked door with a digital code. Entering the correct code will unlock the door. or. . exit do code is the a digital This by rial rolled nt e tuto co th It is d finish digit code an t t ou a4 To ge ust enter ication. you m the appl om. into the ro around Look 16 1/20 09/1 to.
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COMBINING OBJECTS Sometimes it is possible to combine objects (for example a key with a door). To do this, players add the objects’ numbers (noted in a red or blue circle) together, search the deck for the corresponding card, and reveal it. It is not possible to combine a letter with a number. GOLDEN RULE: A red number can only be combined with a blue number and vice versa. NO other combination is valid (blue+blue, red+red, blue+grey, etc.).
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11 46 35 46 35 After opening the cabinet ( 46 ), you must discard the key ( 11 ) and the cabinet ( 35 ). t is open. The cabine Ver y good. s 11 and 35. Discard card re are TWO picture. The the at ely you see a Look clos elements. If interesting nding card. al the correspo reve ber, num 09/11/2016 16:27 9 Tuto.indd S_UNLOCK_ Card_Back_U 11 P E NALT I E S Some game actions cause you to waste time.
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+? MODIFIERS Modifiers can be found on some cards. They are blue numbers with a “+” in front of them and depicted inside blue puzzle piece icons. These numbers never correspond to cards. They must be combined with a red number (That’s the golden rule!). 16 25 67 46 tored have res g ne. You placin Well do icity by . the electr the machine on d 67.
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M AC H I N E S Before you can use a machine (card with a green stripe), you must learn how to use it by progressing through the adventure and finding some instructions. These cards have several black numbers with the a “+” in front of them. These numbers never correspond to cards in the deck and can only be added to each other. The correct sum gives you a single red number that you can then combine with a blue number (the golden rule once again).
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CODES During the game, you will sometimes be confronted with codes (cards with a yellow stripe): combination locks, digital door codes, etc. To open them, you must find the right code. This code then needs to be entered into the application (see Application — page 12) and validated (the card’s number itself does not need to be entered). 21 This is the exit door. It is control led by a dig ital code. To get out and finish the tuto you must ente rial r a 4 digit cod e into the app lication.
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n. HINTS During the game, you can request hints. Press the “Hint” button in the application and request help by entering the number of the revealed card that you need assistance with. For cards with a letter, you can enter the number shown below the letter to obtain the hint. END OF GAME The game ends when you complete the adventure and stop the timer. You can then consult your score and see an assessment of your performance (0 to 5 stars). The game does NOT end if the timer reaches 00:00.
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A P P LI CAT I O N The UNLOCK! application can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play. It allows you to manage your time, penalties, codes, and hints. THE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED TO PLAY THIS GAME (but once downloaded, no Internet connection is required). At the start of the game, you must choose the game language. You are then directed toward a screen to select the adventure you want to play.
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H I NTS/C O D E S C When you press the Hint or Code buttons, you gain access to a numeric keypad that allows you to enter the number of a hint or a code. A Numeric Keypad: This allows you to enter A B a number. The “C” key deletes the entire number that has been entered. B Validation: By pressing “OK”, you validate the number you entered and obtain important information. C Close: This allows you to close the keypad without entering a number.
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ADVICE Be Organized: u Give the deck to one player or split it up between several players; u Read the cards carefully and communicate with each other; u Discard cards when told to do so (and check that no errors have been made, the crossed-out numbers or letters show the cards that must be discarded). Still Stuck? Sometimes it is necessary to progress through the adventure to understand a combination, a code or a machine.
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CREDITS THE FORMULA Scenario: Cyril Demaegd Illustrations: Pierre Santamaria www.behance.net/pierresantamaria Published by JD Éditions - SPACE Cowboys 238, rue des frères Farman, 78530 BUC - France © 2017 SPACE Cowboys. All rights reserved. Find out more about UNLOCK! and the SPACE Cowboys and on . on www.spacecowboys.fr, on This product has been manufactured with all possible care. You might nonetheless encounter a problem with your game, in which case you can contact Customer Service at www.asmodee.
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P L AYE R AI D C AR D TYP E S +? Modifier Object (door, key…) u1 BLUE NUMBER (other than the number of the card itself) Combine Combine +? or Machine u Code (locks, keypads…) nderstand how it works U to find 1 RED NUMBER u be entered into the application Grey cards u +? Always 4 digits uM ust Then combine or +? T he other cards (room, interaction, penalty) THE GOLDEN RULE: A RED NUMBER CAN ONLY BE COMBINED WITH A BLUE NUMBER AND VICE VERSA. NO OTHER COMBINATION IS VALID.