Just wondering if we're screwing up somehow... We got this game for my FiL for Christmas, but finally got around to playing it recently. We played 6 times total so far, using the soundtrack off their website.

The first time we died. The second time we barely made it, the third time we added curses and treasures and barely made it, the last two times we've been entirely out with 2 or 3 minutes left

People are handling masks properly, and an exit is gems 1., people are losing dice if not back for the intermediate gongs.

We're essentially splitting up two two, so that there's always someone nearby if you get stuck, and hitting 7 matching for 2 gems is fairly simple.

I don't know if there's something we're missing, but at this point it doesn't seem like much of a challenge. Do we just up the gems? Do we need to look at expansions?

The only thing I can think of is the fact that we're all pretty good at rolling dice. 6 games no one ever dropped a die off the table, or even much more than 6 inches away from themselves (aside from placing a die down upon exit).

Suggestions? Ideas? Something we're likely missing?