Escape The Crimps

Hey Sailor! Looking for a good time?

The water under the piers supporting 1880s Astoria, OR, is cold, dark, and frankly, not very clean. The lovely people who invited you into their inn for a drink (or two, or three) turned out to be crimps, and you dove into the water to escape. Now you need to get out from under the piers before their enforcers catch and Shanghai you onto a ship headed out to sea. 

Based on local lore and history, Escape the Crimps is a fast, strategic, historically based game where players assume the roles of both the hunted and the hunter in a route building escape game. Save more of your crew than anyone else to win, or play cooperatively to make sure that all sailors escape.

Continuing with our absurdist historical games, Escape the Crimps visits Astoria, Oregon, back in its crimping days. One member of our team lived in Astoria and recalls the tales and haunting history of the now beautiful city, and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to build a game around it! We visited the historical sites and museums in Astoria for references and worked to capture that spirit, resulting in a ridiculous game that simulates crimping from the sailors' point of view. 

The game is complete; core rules, art, and components are all finished and ready to be sent to the manufacturer once the campaign is finished so we can get this in your hands as soon as possible. Any errata will be released on the game's page on our website. 

As always, we don't use plastics in any of our components as we strive for natural sustainability in manufacturing processes.