Funky Laboratory

Nine puzzles. One unique and satisfying puzzle. One cute Morse-kind puzzle. The very first puzzle is annoying. Three puzzles are three-layer puzzles: comprising three sub puzzles. One puzzle didn't work, the machine was old and broken. Another puzzle was very illogical, and the puzzle piece was worn down. The flow is terrible. The room is the worst in Portland area as to the number of red herrings.

We really enjoyed some of the unique elements to this room, that we’d not seen done before. We were slow getting started as there were so many elements to explore in the room, but once we got going it was a lot of fun. We had 3 players and used 3 hints.

This looked so promising. Weird story, great props, lots to tackle when you in there, but there was zero flow to gameplay. And several red herrings were included that just made this room a disappoint.

I really wanted to like this room, but there were too many “logic leaps.” We had to ask for over a dozen clues because it was really hard to connect the dots. A lot of props and things that had nothing to do with puzzles and were distracting. It’s so close to being great because it’s a good story, but the puzzle flow needs to be improved.

I really wish I could rate this one positively because it has some GREAT theming and some really cool puzzles, but a couple issues make it hard to recommend: - Many things are damp to the touch. Paper clues were especially gross. Not super sure why, but we think maybe they drench everything in disinfectant between groups. - There were a lot of elements of the room that looked liked puzzles but weren't. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but in a really non-linear and complicated room it can get confusing, especially when... - One key component simply didn't work. The GM had us reset all the switches, check the power, etc, but eventually had to just give us the information it was supposed to display.