Cantaloop: Book 2 – A Hack of a Plan
Cantaloop: Book 2 – A Hack of a Plan Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A Hack of a Plan
After the chaotic but successful events in Cantaloop – Book 1: Breaking into Prison, Oz "Hook" Carpenter has gathered his team. The goal is clear but how to make use of your contraband's unique skills in this PAPER POINT & CLICK? You have to hack a watertight plan of revenge against the city's biggest crook! Explore beautifully illustrated locations, chat with new characters, solve more of those tricky puzzles.
Are you clever enough? Find out in Cantaloop Book 2 – an INTERACTIVE adventure book.
Introduction from the Book
Printed at the start of the book, as reproduced on the official product page:
The point-and-click adventure game genre was born in 1976 on the PC. In this type of game, the player assumes the role of a character in an interactive story driven by puzzle solving and exploration. Popular titles include Myst, Telltale's Walking Dead series, and all those games about ape archipelagos that you loved as a kid, but we won't name lest we be sued. This game is a direct adaptation of these mechanics to the cardboard medium that requires no electronics to play. In other words, you are holding a classic point-and-click adventure game in book format. You will talk to characters, combine items to solve puzzles, and explore a unique world to get ahead in the story.
Components
As specified by Lookout Games on the game's official product page:
- 1 Book
- 1 Map (postcard)
- 1 Trigger sheet
- 1 Decoder (red-foil)
- 1 inventory poster
- 72 Cards
- 1 punchboard
The Trigger Sheet
The trigger sheet is printed as a grid of columns A through K, skipping the letter I, crossed with rows 1 through 9, so each box is labeled, e.g., A1, B4, K9. A padlock icon is printed above the grid.
Keep the trigger sheet next to the book as you play. The book's encrypted text periodically instructs you to check off specific boxes on this grid; mark them off only when instructed to do so.
Official FAQ
Published by Lookout Games on the game's official product page.
I heard there is a prequel story freely available as download. Where can I find it?
Just head over to our games page and click on "Cantaloop – Book 0: The Prequel" (or use the link given in the description above).
OK, let's be honest: Is this just another escape room game?
No. While the game mechanics certainly could be used to create an escape room style game, "Cantaloop" is not doing this. The game is more like a classic "Point & Click" adventure, known from PC.
Why are there no rules to download?
"Cantaloop" is an interactive book and so are the rules. The introduction of the book teaches you all rules on the fly so that studying the rules is not necessary!
Product Information
- Age Rating: 16+
- Play Time: 300+ min.
- Player Count: 1+
Attention: NOT A TOY! Choking hazard. Not suitable for children under three years.