boardgamevideo
  • Trending
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Channels
  • Lists
  • Shorts

Explore

  • Home
  • Trending
  • Channels
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Lists
  • Shorts
  • Conventions
  • Year in Review

Browse by type

  • Reviews
  • How to play
  • Playthroughs
  • Unboxing
  • Top 100 lists
  • Featured videos
  • Trending this week
  • Rising games
  • Games with fresh review perspectives

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022–2026 BoardGameVideo.com

Powered by BGG
  • Videos
  • Trending
  • Shorts
  • Channels
  • Games
  • Lists
Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem

Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem

2021·Jonathan Chaffer

1 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Halloween-the night you've been waiting for all year! Your costume is on point, and you can already taste the mountains of candy you'll be hauling home. But in a terrifying twist, disaster strikes-every single sweet treat in the neighborhood has been swiped! With the streets filling up with kids in costumes and the night slipping away, it's up to you to crack the case. Someone's stolen Halloween, and you've got to act fast. Can you find the culprit and save the night before the moon reaches its peak? Time is running out! The Pumpkin Problem, title #3 in the Holiday Hijinks line, is an escape room style game in just 18 cards! As a group, you will solve a series of puzzles to unravel a mystery. Puzzles may test your perception, wordplay, and lateral thinking. English language fluency is required. When you have solved a puzzle on the cards, you will enter the answer into the companion website (compatible with all smart phones and computers) and it will check whether you are correct. If you are, the website will tell you which card or cards to take next. The website also contains a graduated hint system, so if you get stuck you can get just a small hint about the current puzzle to get moving again without giving too much away. This system is non-destructible: some groups may choose to write on cards, but this is not required. A group cannot re-play the game, but can pass it on to another group for their use. This entry in the series takes about an hour to solve, and is rated 2 out of 3 in difficulty.

Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem

Watch first

Review

Holiday Hijinks #3 and #7 - First Impression REVIEW!10:10

Holiday Hijinks #3 and #7 - First Impression REVIEW!

Nacho Average TableTop

Nacho Average TableTop

Watch it played

Halloween Live Stream - Holiday Hijinks 3: The Pumpkin Problem1:51:16

Halloween Live Stream - Holiday Hijinks 3: The Pumpkin Problem

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Which Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem video should I watch?

Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem has 4 videos from 4 creators: 3 reviews and 1 playthrough. They date from 2022 to December 2025.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Holiday Hijinks #3 and #7 - First Impression REVIEW!" by Nacho Average TableTop. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Halloween Live Stream - Holiday Hijinks 3: The Pumpkin Problem" by Sir Thecos.

If you like it, try Holiday Hijinks #6: The Groundhog Gambit, Holiday Hijinks #1: The Kringle Caper, Holiday Hijinks #5: The Birthday Burglary and Bouba/Kiki, also by Jonathan Chaffer.

All videos

Holiday Hijinks #3 and #7 - First Impression REVIEW!Review10:10

Holiday Hijinks #3 and #7 - First Impression REVIEW!

Nacho Average TableTop

Nacho Average TableTop

The Pumpkin Problem Review, A Halloween themed escape room game at a very reasonable priceReview11:03

The Pumpkin Problem Review, A Halloween themed escape room game at a very reasonable price

Tabletop Bellhop

Tabletop Bellhop

Scary or Scary Good Escape? - The Pumpkin Problem Holiday Hijinks ReviewReview8:07

Scary or Scary Good Escape? - The Pumpkin Problem Holiday Hijinks Review

Merry Married Meeples

Merry Married Meeples

Halloween Live Stream - Holiday Hijinks 3: The Pumpkin ProblemPlaythrough1:51:16

Halloween Live Stream - Holiday Hijinks 3: The Pumpkin Problem

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Creators who cover this

All channels
Merry Married Meeples
Merry Married Meeples
1 video of this game
Nacho Average TableTop
Nacho Average TableTop
1 video of this game
Sir Thecos
Sir Thecos
1 video of this game
Tabletop Bellhop
Tabletop Bellhop
1 video of this game

Games like this

All games

Holiday Hijinks #6: The Groundhog Gambit

2022·Jonathan Chaffer

Videos
7
Creators
6
Mostly reviews

1 - 4 players·120 min·Heavy weight

Holiday Hijinks #1: The Kringle Caper

2020·Jonathan Chaffer

Videos
6
Creators
6
Mostly reviews

1 - 4 players·60 min·Light weight

Holiday Hijinks #5: The Birthday Burglary

2022·Jonathan Chaffer

Videos
4
Creators
4
Mainly reviews

1 - 4 players·60 min

Bouba/Kiki

2025·Jonathan Chaffer

Videos
4
Creators
4
Reviews and unboxings

3 - 8 players·20 - 45 min·Light weight

About Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem

From BoardGameGeek:

Halloween-the night you've been waiting for all year! Your costume is on point, and you can already taste the mountains of candy you'll be hauling home. But in a terrifying twist, disaster strikes-every single sweet treat in the neighborhood has been swiped! With the streets filling up with kids in costumes and the night slipping away, it's up to you to crack the case. Someone's stolen Halloween, and you've got to act fast. Can you find the culprit and save the night before the moon reaches its peak? Time is running out! The Pumpkin Problem, title #3 in the Holiday Hijinks line, is an escape room style game in just 18 cards! As a group, you will solve a series of puzzles to unravel a mystery. Puzzles may test your perception, wordplay, and lateral thinking. English language fluency is required. When you have solved a puzzle on the cards, you will enter the answer into the companion website (compatible with all smart phones and computers) and it will check whether you are correct. If you are, the website will tell you which card or cards to take next. The website also contains a graduated hint system, so if you get stuck you can get just a small hint about the current puzzle to get moving again without giving too much away. This system is non-destructible: some groups may choose to write on cards, but this is not required. A group cannot re-play the game, but can pass it on to another group for their use. This entry in the series takes about an hour to solve, and is rated 2 out of 3 in difficulty.

Designer

Jonathan Chaffer

Artist

Jonathan Chaffer

Publisher

Grand Gamers Guild

Categories

Card GamePuzzle

Mechanics

Deduction
View on BoardGameGeek ›
Home
Games
Holiday Hijinks #3: The Pumpkin Problem
cached: 340465