CSI: The Chopping BlockExit West BroadwayEscape roomIRLThis was a very fun room for the Vancouver standard. I really enjoyed the puzzles and atmosphere! I also love a multi room experience. I did feel like 50 minutes is a bit short for the amount of puzzles they have and rooms in this one. They also make you buy more time if you want to keep playing to see how it ends if you don’t get out, which feels over all scammy. We made it out just in time, but I really feel like it should have been a 60 or even 70 minute room. There were a ton of puzzles to solve and it felt like they were claiming it to be “hard” simply because they don’t give you enough time. That being said this is still one of the more fun ones Vancouver has to offer! And I love doing any level of escape room, good or bad, it’s still fun!
7 Deadly SinsEscapology - ClackamasEscape roomIRLLoved this room! The story was great and easy to follow, the puzzles were challenging at times but really fun and we had a fantastic time of 4!! Got out with 10 minutes to spare and only used 1 hint, which is our record! Also very cool theme and room design. Our GM could have been more friendly and enthusiastic at the end, but the room was so fun it didn’t matter.
The Curse Of Madame Zita’s CuriositiesFind and SeekEscape roomIRLThe atmosphere was really cool, but there were too many puzzles to solve with the time given. We were a team of 5 and we moved through everything quite quickly only getting caught for a few minutes too long here and there. Overall I don’t know how we could have played faster, so it was a bit frustrating with that. Overall it was super fun and we all had a great time. The GM walked us through what would have happened has we gotten out which was nice so you don’t feel like you missed out. (We were about two puzzles to the end!!)
The Pharaoh's Lost RelicHour to MidnightEscape roomIRLWas a really fun experience! We played with a group of 6 and overall the room had good opportunities for team work. There were a few times when only one of two people could work on a puzzle and the rest of us were just waiting, but overall it was great. The last room had some awesome team work puzzles that was really fun with our group of 6, but also still doable with less. This escape room had some cool puzzles and really fun set design. Definitely felt like we were stuck in a tomb!
Evil Dead 2 - CLOSEDHourglass EscapesEscape roomIRLWe loved this room!! The puzzles and set was so cool and very unique. It was so immersive and the puzzle had a very nice flow and weren’t too hard to solve, but just hard enough. The game master was wonderful and very helpful when we needed a few hints. The sound and visual effects were so cool in this room, and it had a pretty triumphant and exciting ending. This was definitely one of our favorite rooms we have done so far. We definitely recommend it!
Motel 66Horror EscapeEscape roomIRLThis room was SO fun!! We were very nervous going in because it’s a shorter room than average, but we managed to survive and make it out! It had a really fun theme and story, and great puzzles. Everything in the room made sense (we did uses hints which helped us with the time crunch) and was just overall a super fun experience. The GM was really friendly and helpful and definitely made the experience better too! This was definitely one of our favorite rooms we’ve played so far! Having previous escape experience, and a good team definitely helped us a lot. We highly recommend this room!
Medieval PrisonTrapped - CoquitlamEscape roomIRLWe loved doing this escape room! It had fun puzzles and a fun theme. It was pretty simple as far as set design but the immersion was still great. It had wonderful game play, and our GM was very friendly and super helpful when we got stuck on a few puzzles. We made it out with lots of time still, yay! The room was a bit dirty (which I guess is pretty on point for the medieval prison theme lol) but it was also pretty dark in there, so the dirtiness didn't really show.
Heist! - CLOSEDQueen City Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLWe had a fun experience. It was definitely not quite as impressive as some of the big city rooms we have done, and felt quite amateur compared to them. We love all levels of escape rooms tho and definitely still had a good time. Overall my cons were the hint system, which there wasn’t one besides exciting the room to go find the GM at the front desk and ask for hint, then have the game master follow you back into the room to help. Also there was no way to keep track of time (besides on our phone) which was totally ok, but not the professional standards we are used to. Most of the puzzles were simple and fun, but some of them didn’t have much common sense and felt like a bit of a stretch. My last complaint is that the final puzzle to get out was flawed, and we were not able to escape without the game master coming in to reset it, which totally ruined the escape experience. Overall though and the Pros of the room, it was fun, and had some pretty enjoyable puzzle too. The room (especially the second on) was definitely cool looking, for this level of business, and was set pretty well for the theme. The game master was friendly and helpful. She did have another group she was helping at the same time (of what sounded like hundreds of 10 year old boys lol, the walls were not sound proof) but overall we enjoyed the experience! 👍🏼
