thamesandkosmos.co.uk Reviews 134

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4.9

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Looking at 112 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently highlight the exceptional customer service, often describing it as fantastic, speedy, and outstanding. Many people appreciate the quick response times and the helpfulness of the staff, who are often praised for their efficient and friendly assistance in resolving issues. This positive interaction often leads to a willingness to purchase more products from the company, as consumers feel valued and well-supported. However, some customers also noted issues with product quality, such as missing or duplicated components in games and kits, or parts that quickly peeled or broke. A few other people also felt that some products, despite being advertised in English, contained essential instructions or clues only in German, making them unusable.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After purchasing a board game from the UK Games Expo, I found it was missing some components. I was unable to remember the retailer used, so contacted the missing parts email mentioned in the rules... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought one of their Exit Advent calender and found books and coder missing. Email them and was contacted by Lauren from American customer services who then put me in contact with uk depo. Got message... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I lost the instructions for one their advent calendars three years ago, and it has sat taunting me ever since. I finally got round to emailing to ask if they could possibly send me a digital copy and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have played probably 20 Exit games over the years and always thoroughly enjoyed them. It amazes us how they manage to come up with new challenges! The latest one we played last weekend had an e... See more

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  1. Toy and game manufacturer

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Thames and Kosmos UK are based in Cranbrook, Kent. We provide a fabulous selection of STEM kits and board games. We pride ourselves on our customer service.


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4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a Fantastic Company

I recently bought off eBay an exit escape room game which was stated as brand new, unfortunately it wasn't, the decoder disk was missing. I wrote to thamesandkosmos asking if I could buy a decoder disk. The reply from Nik was not only could I get a disk, but all they would charge me was P&P, which when I hadn't bought the game from them was outstanding customer service. Nik was brilliant throughout and I cannot praise him and the company too highly

29 July 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Kev, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could send the missing decoder so you could play the game! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Supply of Missing Game Piece

Nik responded very quickly to a request for a missing piece from a game we bought. Fantastic customer service - really impressed!

12 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Jon, thanks very much for your feedback. Glad the part arrived swiftly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant customer service

One of my board games was missing a piece - I got in touch with T&K and they sent out a replacement immediately! Brilliant customer service, thanks Nik!

8 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Laurence, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that you can now enjoy the game fully operational! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our Gecko marble run and customer service experience…

We bought our son the Gecko Marble run for his birthday and it was great but the sticky pads quickly started to peel. We contacted Thames and kosmos and they really quickly got us sent out some replacements which was really good of them so we can continue to use the set at its full potential.

18 July 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Gemma, thanks very much for your feedback, its great that you have been able to continue to use the Gecko run! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent games & customer service

KOSMOS is one of my favourite board game publishers. I've enjoyed many of their games over the years, from "Balloon Cup" and "Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation" through to "Targi" and the EXIT games. I recently contacted KOSMOS Customer Service about a game component that I'd lost, and they were extremely helpful in arranging a replacement for me. I can't recommend them highly enough.

12 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Grant, thanks very much for your feedback, so pleased to hear you are a great fan of Kosmos published games! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick response and sorted out the issue…

Quick response and sorted out the issue with missing parts without any problems. Much appreciated and thanks to Nik.

8 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Phil, thanks very much for your feedback, enjoy the game! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

We have played probably 20 Exit games over the years and always thoroughly enjoyed them. It amazes us how they manage to come up with new challenges!

The latest one we played last weekend had an element missing (and had a different element duplicated) We emailed Kosmos and they sent out the missing element, which we received within a week. In this day and age, that's quite impressive. Customer Service like that is rare these days. Keep it up!

8 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi John, thanks very much for your feedback, its great to hear that you are big fans of the EXIT series, hope you keep enjoying the puzzles and riddles! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Replacement chemicals for…

Needed some replacement chemicals for T&K chemistry set. They sent me a full set of new chemicals very quickly and at a very good price. A lot easier, and cheaper, than buying them all individually.

5 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Alastair, thanks very much for your feedback, I am pleased that the set of chemicals arrived timely. Enjoy experimenting! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service!

I contacted Nik at Thames and Kosmos when one of the parts of the Wind Power 4.0 kit broke when I deassembled it. He was very responsive and helpful that he gave me options as that part was not readily available. I decided to buy the Wind Power 5.0 and I received it within 2 days. Nik provided great support!

2 August 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Paul, thanks very much for your feedback. Have fun setting up the new Wind Power 5.0! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

EXIT misprint led to EXCELLENT customer support!

I picked up an EXIT title at UKGE but when I came to play, it unfortunately had a misprint preventing me from solving one of the puzzles! Afterwards, I contacted KOSMOS to let them know in case all copies had this problem, and they were appologetic and also offered to send another title to play of my choice - it arrived quickly and I played it this weekend. It was excellent! Thanks to Nik and Lauren for friendly and fast customer feedback!

26 July 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Andrew, thanks very much for your feedback. Enjoy the new EXIT game! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company with great staff

Great company with great staff. Was missing a part and they sorted and sent it quickly and efficiently.

18 July 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Johnathan, thanks very much for your feedback. Enjoy the game! All the best, Nik

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Printing error ruined enjoyment

Bought one of the advent calender games. Took a while to get round to playing it, and initially it was really fun; the puzzles were well thought out and everything was nicely presented.

However, it transpired there was a printing error on the box which meant that one of the days could not be completed without looking at the solution.

Wasted ages trying to work it out before finally giving up and Googling it. This kind of ruined all the enjoyment.

Contacted thamesandkosmos to ask either for a refund or a new (different) game to be sent that we could enjoy in full, but the response wasn't particularly positive.

Won't be buying any more of these games.

Update: After our initial disappointment at not being able to complete one of the puzzles, we did later return to the game and completed it. The rest of the game, as expected, was we'll-conceived and fun.

15 July 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Peter, thanks very much for your feedback. Apologies that the Advent Calendar had a printing error and you were not able to enjoy the game to its completion. All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted T&K about some card…

I contacted T&K about some card misprints for one of their boardgames. Within 24 hours of my email, I'd had a response and notification that new cards would be posted to me.
So my thanks to Nicky and Jane for their amazing customer service (T&K's boardgames are fantastic as well, would highly recommend Lost Cities and Targi!).

25 February 2025
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Thank you so much Luke! We are happy we could help!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service.

Amazing customer service from Nicky, who was so responsive and helpful. I emailed to request some parts I'd lost and she posted them to me the same day at no cost. I can't thank her enough. Oh, and I love the exit games and advent calendar, so brilliantly thought out. Great company.

1 December 2024
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Thank you so much Nick. It's really important to us that we get customers back on track as soon as possible, especially with something a time sensitive as an advent calendar! Really appreciate your kind words. Nicky

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Replacement parts

Prompt, straight forward, helpful - excellent customer service. A lot of companies could learn from their example!!!

6 November 2024
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Kieran, thanks very much for your feedback. Its great to hear that you were pleased with the service you received! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Missig piece in game - customer service

Opened up a newly sealed Exit game which had a key component missing meaning we couldn’t play the game. I emailed customer service and received a quick response to confirm they’re sent the missing component in the post. Fantastic customer service.

5 August 2024
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hello David, thanks for the wonderful review. We are always keen to get our players back on track as soon as possible. I hope you enjoy the game! Nicky

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service

Amazing service! Found an old Remote Control machines set bought years ago. Unfortunately on opening the Experiment Kit after 5 years or so, I discovered 3 of the 182 pieces were missing so reached out to the company via the UK online site and got replacement parts sent immediately.
Faultless service. Hours of fun to be had now by my budding engineer child.

2 August 2024
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hello Sonja. So glad to be able to help. Budding engineers are our future! Nicky

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer support

Excellent customer support, very responsive and friendly. They make great products as well.

3 June 2024
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Thank you so much for your kind words. We are always happy to help!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding customer support

Outstanding customer support provided by the team at Thames and Kosmos. During the Christmas/New Year period their response was fast and extremely helpful - more companies should aspire to be as good!

I'll be back, and will be recommending Thames and Kosmos to family and friends :-)

28 December 2023
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Thank you so much, Sean! We are always really keen to get folk back on track as soon as possible! Have a wonderful New Year!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top class

My partner and I have played so many of the exit games and have loved all of them! By far the best designed mystery/escape room games out there.

Sometimes mistakes happen though, and we recently experienced a game which was wrongly packed (cards/items missing) - making the game unplayable. Unfortunately we hadn't saved the receipt as we had never had problems before so we could not return it to the shop. So, I sent and email to Thames and Kosmos and they rang me within 5 minutes and told they would sent a new game immediately.

Top class games and top class service! Very impressed:)

21 December 2023
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hello there! Thank you for your lovely review. We are always happy to help out our customers, especially ones that enjoy our games as much as you do! Happy New Year!

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