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Escape the Living Library

Escape the Living Library

2024·Tasliman

1 players
15 - 25 min

From BoardGameGeek

You love reading books and enjoy spending time at your local library. But who would have guessed it could transform into a nightmare after midnight? As the darkest hours unfold, navigate the eerie halls of the haunted library, relying on your knowledge, dwindling stamina, and defense (thick books) to make it through the night! Escape the Living Library is a game that only needs a sheet to print, and 7 dice to play. The player will go through 6 floors of the haunted library (featuring 6 sections: art, history, science, literature, fiction, and horror) and try to make it alive by escaping without running out of the vitals. Use a pair of dice for roll-and-place actions, 3 dice to track your Knowledge, Stamina, and Defense, and 1 die to represent yourself as you explore the library, dodging spooky surprises! The 7th die is for the re-roll mechanism. It's a game where both strategy and luck are key, so choose your moves wisely. Otherwise, before you know it - you might end up as one of the library's ghosts! -description from the designer

Escape the Living Library

Watch first

Learn to play

ELL Official Tutorial Video12:46

ELL Official Tutorial Video

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PnP Time

Watch it played

Playthrough | Escape the Living Library41:19

Playthrough | Escape the Living Library

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Which Escape the Living Library video should I watch?

Escape the Living Library has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 how-to-play guide and 2 playthroughs. They date from March to July 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "ELL Official Tutorial Video" by PnP Time, which runs 13 min.

To see it played, watch "Playthrough | Escape the Living Library" by PnP Time, one of 2 playthroughs.

All videos

Playthrough | Escape the Living LibraryPlaythrough41:19

Playthrough | Escape the Living Library

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Escape the Living Library board game solo play throughPlaythrough16:50

Escape the Living Library board game solo play through

Out of the Box [Board Games]

Out of the Box [Board Games]

ELL Official Tutorial VideoHow to play12:46

ELL Official Tutorial Video

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Creators who cover this

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2 videos of this game
Out of the Box [Board Games]
Out of the Box [Board Games]
1 video of this game

About Escape the Living Library

From BoardGameGeek:

You love reading books and enjoy spending time at your local library. But who would have guessed it could transform into a nightmare after midnight? As the darkest hours unfold, navigate the eerie halls of the haunted library, relying on your knowledge, dwindling stamina, and defense (thick books) to make it through the night! Escape the Living Library is a game that only needs a sheet to print, and 7 dice to play. The player will go through 6 floors of the haunted library (featuring 6 sections: art, history, science, literature, fiction, and horror) and try to make it alive by escaping without running out of the vitals. Use a pair of dice for roll-and-place actions, 3 dice to track your Knowledge, Stamina, and Defense, and 1 die to represent yourself as you explore the library, dodging spooky surprises! The 7th die is for the re-roll mechanism. It's a game where both strategy and luck are key, so choose your moves wisely. Otherwise, before you know it - you might end up as one of the library's ghosts! -description from the designer

Designer

Tasliman

Artist

Tasliman

Categories

HorrorPuzzle

Mechanics

Solo / Solitaire Game
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