Conspiracy Of Tia Canyons Corp

We hadn't expected this room to be as tricky or enjoyable as it was and were pleasantly surprised by it! Conspiracy does a great job at utilizing technology and codebreaking to really test escape room enthusiasts. Our group consisted of 2 adults and a 10 year old who have each done 20+ escape rooms. We were able to complete this room with just over 15 minutes remaining and 1 hint. We initially struggled due to the lack of traditional elements but quickly fell into a groove once we understood how the codebreaking and technology played in the room. This made for a unique experience that vastly differed from most rooms that rely on riddles or lock and key puzzles. For this reason, I wouldn't recommend this for less experienced players or those who can't figure out technology well as this was definitely a challenge that tested players' ability to connect the dots, recognize patterns, and be observant to the little details stashed around the room. Extremely enjoyable and rewarding for those who love a challenge. The awesome staff at MindTrap only adds to the experience as you can be sure that your GM will let you play exactly as your team desires with as many or as few hints as you want.

Celebrated a friends birthday in this room and it was SOOOO fun. The room was so detailed and it was hard to not want to stop and just admire! The puzzles weren’t too hard for us but then again we had a party of 8 so keep that in mind. All in all great room, definitely suggest giving it a try!

There was one fun/creative find, and one interesting puzzle type that I haven’t seen before and liked a lot. Flow was good in theory; a bit clunky to do with our large group (9 people). I did like the nonlinear aspect, but there was some funneling at the beginning that held us up for quite a bit and we didn’t realize it was a funnel - so we were working on several puzzles that we didn’t have all the pieces for yet without realizing we needed to solve the one puzzle first to GET the pieces for all the other ones — once we solved the funnel, THAT’S when it got more nonlinear. (In hindsight, there were hints at the funnel puzzle being important to do first, but we overlooked those.) Fun was mid. Overuse of alphanumerics made it feel “hard” due to being overwhelming/confusing/convoluted rather than puzzles being interesting/challenging. Puzzles had multiple steps but few required any cleverness to figure out. The fun generally came from discovering how the puzzle pieces fit together, not from aha moments when figuring out puzzles. I think some puzzles could have been refined to reduce ambiguity in how to solve them. (I prefer a puzzle whose solution feels obvious once you realize what it is rather than a puzzle where you have three different ideas for how to solve it that all seem equally valid.) Atmosphere: Set was immersive with mix of tech and physical props. Hint system was creative and well integrated. Not many special effects, but those used were solid. GM was super friendly, communicative, and eagerly answered all questions. Felt like hints were too detailed too quickly — basically telling us how to solve the whole puzzle when we were only missing one piece. Felt like maybe the hints are pre-written rather than custom, which is fine, but then having different levels of hints would be preferred (eg first hint just directs to a puzzle to focus on, vs second hint directs to a piece to consider, vs third hint can give away the solution).

It was very simple. I would do it if this is your first few escape rooms

Great room! The puzzles are on the easier side if you’ve done a lot of games. The immersion was incredible and the puzzles did flow well! Smaller group is best! Completely worth the money.

First escape room ive done, and im glad because i would consider this a good beginner escape room. Puzzles arent too crazy, and the story is good. Its a solid room

So far this was one of the most immersive escape rooms, the hint system was also really cool

7.8/10 Fun game for intermediate players. Great puzzles and flow. Set design is on point. Did this room with 2 and had about 20/15 minutes left. Hint system is amazing. One puzzle was defective but still able to solve through it. Highly recommend!

Super fun! The puzzles were interesting and different! The staff was awesome and welcoming. Loved the setdec!

Another fun detailed room, the kind you’d expect from a Mind Trap escape room. Kind of a stretch to make the connection of the room at the beginning, but once that is figured out it’s fun! Would recommend for no more than four players for this room. Love that the room had sound effects and different combinations. Some different kind of challenges to unlock different tasks, but pretty easy to figure out!