thamesandkosmos.co.uk Reviews 130

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Looking at 105 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently highlight the exceptional customer service, noting the staff's helpfulness, friendliness, and positive attitude. Many people appreciate the quick response times and the efficiency with which issues are resolved, often receiving replacements or solutions within days. The company's willingness to send missing or broken parts, even for items not purchased directly from them, builds strong customer loyalty. However, some customers occasionally experienced issues with products, such as missing components, duplicated elements, or misprinted parts upon arrival. A few people also mentioned that some product elements, like sticky pads, started to peel quickly, or that game instructions were in a different language than expected.

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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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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 replac... See more

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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

Excellent

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Request for missing components. …

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 book.
I was contacted back by Nik, who, after confirming the missing components, sent them straight out. I received them in a couple of days and am now able to enjoy the game.
Thanks again to Nik.

June 11, 2026
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Hi Robert, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could get the missing parts out to you quickly to get back to the game! All the best, Nik

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Swift help

Had a missing component and it couldn’t have been dealt with more speedily! Great company.

June 2, 2026
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Hi John, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could get a replacement part out to you quickly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our Adventures of Robin hood had a…

Our Adventures of Robin hood had a damaged piece. Without any fuss, we had a new one sent to us immediately. Very satisfied

June 15, 2026
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Hi David, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could get a replacement part out to you quickly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick response

Quick response, and received desired outcome.

June 11, 2026
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Hi Harry, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could respond and assist quickly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

piece replacement

I had a missing piece in my game.
Contact with the company, and delivery time were fantastic. I got all i needed very quick.

Customer service is great, very polite and respond fast

May 26, 2026
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Hi Pawel, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could get the missing part out to you quickly! All the best, Nik

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great game but a few parts were…

A great game but a few parts were missing. Contacted the support team and received the parts very quickly.

May 13, 2026
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Hi Martin, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could get the missing parts out to you quickly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We absolutely love Exit

We absolutely love Exit: The Game! The challenges are always so entertaining. Every game feels unique and keeps us engaged from start to finish.

We did have an issue with one of the games, but Nik was incredibly helpful and sorted everything out quickly, which made the experience even better.

Fantastic customer service and brilliant games, highly recommend to anyone who enjoys puzzles and escape-room style challenges!

May 13, 2026
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Hi Sonia, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could help you out, and hope you continue to enjoy your Exit experiences! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thames and Kosmos perfect for any Board Game requirements 👍

From my first call to Thames and Kosmos Nik was a great help at sorting my problem and was very friendly and this will be my first point of call if I require any other board game replacement parts. Thanks all the team. Pete

May 12, 2026
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Hi Pete, thanks very much for your feedback. Pleased that I could help get the missing part out to you! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent customer service, I had misplaced a couple of components from a Devir game.

Very swift and efficient response and I had the replacement parts in a few days

May 8, 2026
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Hi Mark, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased I got the parts out to you quickly so you could continue with the game! All the best, Nik

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service. They sent me a replacement for a set of cards of one of their games as soon as it became available.

May 2, 2026
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Hi Enrique, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased we got the parts out to you quickly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Have bought a copy of Orloj, which was missing 2 components. Upon contacting the team, I was immediately sent the pieces, which arrived in 2 days time. Absolutely top-shelf customer service.

May 1, 2026
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Hi Luis, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased we got the parts out to you so you can enjoy this excellent game! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Board game is great and customer…

Board game is great and customer service was top notch, contacted over missing piece and communication was great and dealt with fast.

April 21, 2026
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Hi Shane, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased we got the missing part out to you swiftly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

I have bought many games over the years from Thames and Kosmos and have always been impressed by the quality of the games. Most recently I discovered that we had managed to lose a components in one of the games. When I enquired about a replacement, they were able to send it out promptly. Communication was excellent and the customer service was likewise excellent. They remain a company that I will always recommend.

April 27, 2026
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Hi John, thanks very much for your feedback. Its great to hear that you enjoy Kosmos games! All the best, Nik

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service, contacted them and Nik was so helpful when we had a small issue. All resolved and little one loves the robot. Would highly recommend this company

April 30, 2026
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Hi Kate, thanks very much for your feedback. I am glad I could get the parts out to your son so he could continue to utilise his robot! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We lost ‘The File’ from one of our Exit…

We lost ‘The File’ from one of our Exit games and I reached out to Customer Services. Within a day or two I received a very pleasant email saying a replacement would be put in the post. Only a day or so later the item duly arrived in a ‘do not bend’ envelope so the ‘File’ was in perfect condition. I was truly impressed by the service provided and would heartily recommend Thames and Kosmos to anyone considering their games.

April 28, 2026
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Hi Ian, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased we could get the fila across to you quickly to continue with the game! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Missing piece easily resolved

Bought my first Exit game a while ago and have been waiting for the right evening to sit down and play it without distraction. Unfortunately, when the day finally came I opened the box only to find the decoder was missing. However, there was a QR code to get in touch and the system for requesting the missing piece was quick and easy to do. Really impressed by the customer support and follow up. Looking forward to receiving the piece and enjoying the game.

April 27, 2026
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Anna, thanks very much for your feedback. I hope you enjoy the riddles when you get to play the game! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’d contacted the company as we had lost a part to a board game

I’d contacted the company as we have lost the ball to the Dodo game via their website. Erin from the US responded and quickly passing my query through to someone within the UK team to help me get a replacement. There I emailed Nik and had helped post one out to us, all done within a few days - super efficient and friendly! Thanks!

April 15, 2026
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Hi Andrew, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased that I could get you the lost egg to continue playing! All the best, Nik

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Managed to spill some water on a friends game and damaged 3 cards. Sent a message that night asking if they had any replacements and received a response confirming that they could the following morning. Fantastic helpful company, many thanks again for sorting this Nik.

April 8, 2026
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Hi Alastair, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased that I could get you the replacement parts you needed quickly! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased KAI in Japan for my child

Purchased KAI in Japan for my child. We ran into an issue with the IC chip and contacted the support team through thamesandkosmos.co.uk. They kindly arranged to send us a replacement chip, and KAI started working again.
My child was very excited about KAI and kept asking me again and again whether the replacement part had arrived while we were waiting. When the chip finally arrived, we assembled KAI again and were able to get it working.

More than anything, I feel the whole process became a valuable learning experience for him. From contacting the company, waiting for the replacement part, and fixing the robot together, it showed him how problems can be solved step by step. I truly appreciate the effort the support team made to help us, especially considering the complexity of shipping parts internationally. Thank you very much for the wonderful support.

March 9, 2026
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Thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased that I could get the part your son needed to continue with Kai! All the best, Nik

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful service from the Kosmos team in providing me with a replacement rule book!

I contacted Kosmos to try to get a replacement English rule book for a game called Lacrimosa that I’ve had for a couple of years. I hadn’t played it for several months and when I opened the box the rules were missing! So the loss was purely my fault and nothing to do with the producer, distributor or retailer.
In spite of that, when they received my request for a replacement, via their on line form, I received a very prompt reply asking for a few details. Once I supplied those, Nik in customer services swung into action. I was informed they’d found a rule book, then an update that it was packed in a suitable envelope and on its way. I offered to cover costs and postage but Nik kindly said that would not be necessary!
So, I am absolutely delighted with the promptness, efficiency, good spirit and generosity of the level of service I have received.
The game was fairly expensive so losing the rule book was a major issue. The aesthetics and production quality of the game are amazing and the rule book is a significant element of that. Trying to play using a pdf download would ruin the immersive experience of playing this game.
So I am extremely grateful to the customer services team at Kosmos, and Nik in particular, for their outstanding level of support and service.

April 7, 2026
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Reply from thamesandkosmos.co.uk

Hi Chris, thanks very much for your feedback. I am pleased that I could get you the lost rulebook so you can continue playing! All the best, Nik

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