Jumanji Escape

I understand that different establishments have variable access to resources. This escape room is good for what it is: simple, moderately immersive, very little technology, lots of locks. That being said, our experience was not as good as it could have been. The hints are automated at certain time intervals. This proved to be a huge setback for my team of two as we struggled to solve the very first puzzle in the room for 25 minutes. Finally, one of the automated hints addressed the difficulty we were having. I find it strange that the hint for the first puzzle was given when our time was almost half done. Most of the puzzles were fun (e.g. tactile aspect) and logical but a few seemed arbitrary. Honestly, this wouldn't be a problem if we had access to a human who could give us a nudge. Communication with a game master would have fixed almost every problem we had and would have made the experience so much more enjoyable and smooth. We were so lost at some points that I sat on the floor or played with a cane that was provided as a prop. This business has so much potential but needs to tweak their game process a little bit.

The game was simple and a bit sparse on decorations. The mansion was really one very small room. The hint system was automated and would send you a hint every 5 minutes no matter what and usually for stuff you have already completed. When we actually needed a hint, none came as it wouldn't send the hint we needed until the game had progressed to that point. We eventually stepped outside the game to ask for a hint for our puzzle.