The Lost Expedition

Fun and interesting game, though I do feel like it was probably more impressive in its earlier days. We escaped somewhere around 40 minutes. Perhaps a smaller group than our 8 would’ve been more appropriate.

This room is outstanding. I’ve done at least 50 rooms in the U.S. alone and was impressed with every aspect. I’m surprised at some (scant) reviews that it was “old school” or not impressive. There were only 2 of us but it is designed for 4 or 8. I can see how it would be overwhelming for novice or intermediate players… The first employee we spoke with when we were waiting basically said NO WAY are you getting out and it was stupid to book for 2 (she was nice about it). It is non-linear with a variety of puzzle types. The story is cool as was interaction with game master. The “timer” is also unique and something I’ve never seen. In short… Do this room. If there are 2 of you and you are experienced, you can do it. We live in Oceanside and drove 45 mins to play it. Excited to do the Neighbor game next.

I like how this is not your typical lock-and-key place. Theming was very well done and I haven’t come across another room like that. Puzzles were challenging but not impossible or frustrating. Definitely a must-do!

This was kind of old school and not one of my favorites.

This was a very fun room. We did this with 2 people even though they recommend 4+. Everything flowed well even when we were split apart. The GM was helpful but didn’t steer too much and the game was immersive and fun.

Not all the roles are too useful with more players.

I love the concept of roles in this room, shoutout to GM Jordan! Great vibes & Energy, great addition of choice in one small part of game.

This room has a well made set and some great puzzles! It also had a unique mechanism for limiting your time in the room and to complete the puzzles, which I had never seen done this way before, so that was cool. I would definitely recommend the room. I would say don’t play with more than 4 people or it will be too crowded and you won’t have enough puzzles to work on.

I rate this escape room a 3/5 (ck out my bio for my rating system). It had a solid set with extra rooms, as well as an acceptable, yet somewhat dry, theme to match. There were a couple novel clues we hadn't seen and the way they count you as escaping - through 'power used' instead of actual time - was unique and added fun pressure to the game. I enjoyed it well enough which is why it earned a 3 - each category was given an average rating. The GM was awesome and it's obvious each of the rooms in this business were very well thought out, but this was my least favorite of the three.