Legends of the Serpent's TempleThe Bureau Adventure GamesEscape roomOther I’m a little shocked to see I’m the odd one out here with a heart rating, but we all have different reasons behind our ratings so here’s my feedback: -I had fun. Genuinely a good time. This is always my #1 marker behind my ratings. If I had fun, smiled, laughed and enjoyed time with the people i’m with, I’m not your harshest critic. -The set was very pretty and on theme. -The challenges allowed a variety of skill sets to come to the table ranging from critical thinking, dexterity and reaction time. -I can see how one challenge could be perceived as “off brand” but I still had fun with it. -The “God” was a little tough to hear at times. Fortunately I was able to make it out but if your group is rowdy it may be harder. -Our host (Jamie Lynn?) was enthusiastic and clearly happy to be there to host our group. She did a great job. -The experience was shorter than an hour, however I don’t feel this is a fair metric to rate the game poorly because there was no expectation that it would take an hour. Did I long for more content and think the experience would benefit from it? Of course, I was having a great time. Do I fault them or rank them down for this? No way. This is NOT an escape room and no expectations were set for how much time it would take. -The Bureau recognized that this game show better suited smaller groups. The capacity on this one is 8 as opposed to 12 in their classic game show. Having played both, I appreciate their decision to do this. -That being said, not all of the participants are able to be part of every interaction. There are 2-3 challenges in particular that I can think of that limit the amount of people able to participate. I can see how this may upset certain people if you need to be part of every interaction to consider it worthwhile. Again, this is not a metric I feel is objective enough to rank this experience poorly, because if your teammates are cool, it’s very easy to give everyone an opportunity to shine. All in all I believe The Bureau is adding value to the interactive entertainment world and to their own venue by hosting these game show style experiences. With some small tweaks I think the experience could be even better, but I would still encourage anyone to play. If you’re booking this experience, expect to have fun. It truly was. Similarly to an escape room, be kind to your teammates and allow everyone to be part of the experience.
