Box One by Neil Patrick Harris
A box that does not want to be opened, designed by a man who does this sort of thing for fun.
Neil Patrick Harris is a working magician as well as an actor, and this is his puzzle box: a sequence of locks, riddles and physical mechanisms wrapped around a story, built with theory11 who make the best-produced small objects in the hobby.
It is closer to an escape room than a board game - you are not playing against anyone, you are working the box until it gives. The production is the selling point and the reason it is a gift rather than a purchase: it looks like an artefact, and the moment somebody hands it to you the challenge has already started.
Please note: in ahead of full details. Player count, solve time and age rating will be confirmed from the packaging when it is unpacked.
Perfect for: The person who finished every escape room in Brisbane and wants one they can keep.