Special Ops: Mysterious Market

This was our first escape room. Great way to get your feet wet and see if you may want to play games like this again.

Another top notch room. A lot of fun and love the unexpected surprises. There is something about the first puzzle that is quite enjoyable! 😝

I did the original version of this game six years prior & was curious to see what changed and which things I missed from the original game. First off, what stayed the same: duh, the fun factor, the intuitive puzzling and the flow. As always, TEG has that down to a science. What changed: the market actually got an upgrade! Both markets were realistic, but now things seemed even more accurate in the sense that a market place should look lively, almost festive. You should want to buy something from there versus a backroom or market in a cellar where something sinister is afoot. (And the funny thing is that if they have not changed things, I would have happily continue to praise the previous market because it really was spooky looking, but this change actually felt right.) But it's the second room which really demonstrates the actual revision and re-branding of the game, not just a tweak or two. The old game had you end up in an abandoned terrorist training room, where you had to figure out the puzzles and anticipate where they were planning their attack to stop them. It was good, although looking back, the set design was just OK and after doing a large number of "Stop the terrorist attack by deciphering their plans in their own lair" escape rooms, it’s really just common place. Bravo to TEG for changing things up. Now, it truly is the bad guys' lair, because you have an active nuclear weapon that you need to defuse! All the puzzles are completely redone with some being more science-based in dealing with the bomb itself. I would call version 2.0 a success all the way around and there wasn't anything they changed that I wished they kept. And I say all that thinking that version 1.0 was a great game! Come for EVERYTHING from The Escape Game at this location. You'll enjoy yourself!

We loved this room! It's dark, but the flashlights from the jump help. The story is well designed, and it's a fun, easy one to breeze through. We didn't even realize we'd finished it at first because we breezed through so much because the story leads the way so well.

This room had some good twists in the story, though somewhat predictable. The puzzles were great and there was enough going on that. Bigger group could do this. We were only 2 people and felt a little crunched for time but still handled it really well.

We played Special Ops in a group of five with two experienced players and three that have never played any rooms prior. It was very immersive and was a great time for everyone. The story was engaging and puzzles gave everyone something to do.

I liked this game, but it's not a standout or anything. The first half of the room was fun and felt very "escape room" but the second half was just not interesting to me.

Great room! Original theme and great decor. It’s also pretty challenging. Definitely recommend