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Speakeasy: Secrets Of The Green Fairy

Speakeasy: Secrets Of The Green Fairy

Adventure Rooms - Melbourne (Bourke St)

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Yet another incredible room by Adventure Rooms Bourke. This was listed as the 2nd hardest room according to the venue, and I agree. We managed to escape with time to spare - but the puzzles were clear and fun. There was a puzzle that needed us to work as a team and I thoroughly enjoyed that. Not many rooms nowadays have a team physical puzzle to be solved to proceed, and we liked that. All puzzles were direct and while it took us a bit to figure some of them out, it was a 'duh' moment when we were pointed to it. Overall, great room and good with 2-4 people. (2 for more advanced players and 4-5 for a beginner group)
Sherlock's Home [prev. Castiglione]

Sherlock's Home [prev. Castiglione]

The Great Escape - Carlton [prev. Lost Australia Station]

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Came in with low expectations, and took it slower than I did my other rooms cause I figured it was easy, so got a decent amount of use and time out of it. Was fun in general and room was better than expected. I like how we were solving mainly one puzzle at a time, but I will say, if you get stuck, you don't have anything else to do. Lucky for us all we get 5 hints each so it's not the end of the world. Would've liked more Sherlock themed puzzles in the room, and the puzzles were mainly just puzzles for the sake of it. I liked the designs inside - again - would've just liked for them to tie into the narrative more. Overall, fine/good room, not as great GMs.
The Tavern

The Tavern

Escapade NZ

  • Escape room
  • IRL

๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๏ฟฝ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๏ฟฝ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ ๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๐“‚จ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ

Mafia: The Golden Ring

Mafia: The Golden Ring

Adventure Rooms - Melbourne (Bourke St)

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I am so glad I went! I was umming and aahing about going to Mafia because I had previously done 1 escape at this place and despite being fun, I remember it being not as tricky as I thought it would be. Oh boy was this tricky! But in the best way. The puzzles were fun and actually quite inventive. Required lots of teamwork and communication. I'm glad I went with my husband because we knew exactly who was good at what elements, and we did manage to escape, but the GM gave us an extra couple of minutes to finish it. More rooms than dxpected (what I love to hear!!) Highly recommend!
Yokai Izakaya

Yokai Izakaya

Mystic Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The immersiveness and atmosphere of the room was great! Big step up from City of Ashes, not gonna lie. We had 5 people in the room and I would not recommend - abit too cramped for 5. Ideally 2 or 3. I cheated a bit because I know mandarin, and kanji overlaps a little bit so I shaved off about 2 minutes from what it would've been. The room itself was fun, everything made sense, and nothing deterred us too much. Not much red herrings which I appreciated. Overall, fun! Best design at the place and it's not particularly hard at all so I wish I went with less people.
City of Ashes

City of Ashes

Mystic Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Look - it wasn't my favourite room but we enjoyed the experience. There was a lot of reading required but none of these readings contributed to the story in the bigger picture. Most of the puzzles were tricky but not in the sense of "ooo that was hard but good". It was very much, I don't know why that was the answer and it didn't quite hit the mark each time. The props needed to be maintained or upgraded - visible wear and tear from usage. Red herrings weren't too bad in this room, but I hate red herrings in general so I wish there was less (/none lol). We wouldn't have gotten a few of the answers if we didn't get a clue from the GM, which I think is a poor design if we need help to move forward. The GM was friendly however and enjoyed his energy. Atmosphere was good considering the theme though- ooky spooky!
Forest of Echoes

Forest of Echoes

Next Level Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL

๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๏ฟฝ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๏ฟฝ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ ๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๐“‚จ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ

The Marlowe Hotel

The Marlowe Hotel

The Cipher Room Newtown

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Like all Cipher rooms, I think this room was brilliant. The set and scenic design was fabulous, and I think it's a beautiful room. However I will say, the rooms in Newtown are considerably more forgettable than the ones in St Peters. I think just by default because they are smaller rooms, so they have less to play with. THAT BEING SAID, the puzzles and trajectory are clear as crystal, and still incredibly fun. I really enjoyed the surroundings being all black and white, bonus points if you dress up accordingly too - helps with the immersion experience!et design is phenomenal
Aladdin & The Magic Vault

Aladdin & The Magic Vault

Escape Hunt - Sydney

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Aladdin overall was a beautifully designed game that was built to be immersive. It has several components that made the room likeable and we particularly enjoyed the narrative of it. What we were let down by were the technology of the room itself. It can be seen that the room had not been well maintained or updated as some of the solutions did not unlock the next steps/answers despite being correct. The rooms in this venue could do with some maintaining and cleaning, but I wouldn't fault it otherwise. It wasn't difficult per se and the clues weren't overtly tough but it had clever puzzles that we enjoyed, particularly needing teamwork! Not many red herrings, which I appreciated!
Extraction

Extraction

The Curium Experience

  • Escape room
  • IRL

๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๏ฟฝ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๏ฟฝ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ ๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๐“‚จ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ