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The world-famous number 9 train "Mystery Express", is a 9-car long luxury locomotive designed by none other than a genius puzzlemaker, whose penchant for the number 9 led to the affectionate nickname of "9 Train". Crafted with the concept of a "wacky and whimsical adventure" in mind, each compartment is packed with a plethora of puzzles. You have been invited to a private viewing to commemorate the completion of this luxury liner. You step aboard Car No. 9 when suddenly a shrill alarm sounds. But wait! Why is the train starting to move? You didn't hear anything about this! As the train rapidly picks up speed, you realize that at this rate it's going to crash straight into the city of the terminal station in about 50 minutes! If, by some miracle, you can reach Car No. 1 and pull the Emergency Break, it's possible to stop the train. But, in order to reach that final car, you need to solve all of the puzzles in all 9 of the cars on this loopy locomotive! 9 rooms, 1 way out - can you conquer them all and stop the "9 Train"?
All ratings (32)
Mixed
Gameplay
Mostly positive
Atmosphere
Mostly positive
Customer service
Mostly positive
104 escape rooms
We played it in english without any issues. The GMs are helpful and you play with a tablet in english. I liked the game as a whole, like many others mention, to solve the last wagon you should be prepared to pay 1000 yen for a replay card that gives you 10m and the hints. Either that or you need to be an expert who pays attention to everything. The props were nice and i saw a few unique puzzles that i havent seen before or thought of. In this sense it was a great room and i recommend it for anyone passing by in Tokyo :)
Medium
Medium hard until the last wagon that was very difficult.
Mechanical
2
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Limited
106 escape rooms
Good Points: Some puzzles are nice and semi-novel and the pace is fast. Bad Points: They employ predatory tactics to make you pay more than the base price. In particular the last room could be an escape room (an easy and fast one ok) in itself. There are at least 3 times the number of puzzles of the other rooms. You have only 10 mins and, the first time, without hints. If you pay extra you can get additional time and retry, with hints, the last room.
No
Medium
Mechanical
3
Not scary
10
No
No
Somewhat
Yes
17 escape rooms
This should only be undertaken if you are okay with missing out some of the end. It only has about a 10% completion rate and the final room has a ridiculous number of steps involved.
Was good until the final car. A bit rushed.
Staff were great but this is a business model that is designed to get you paying for extra time or repeated visits.
Yes
One of the 9 rooms has a puzzle description that can easily be incorrectly understood to mean the opposite of what the solution requires.
297 escape rooms
Can be done in English but we personally found a bit frustrating and would recommend Escape from the Witches House in the woods first.
22 escape rooms
It’s quite a unique experience where you’re expected to solve puzzles every 3 to 5 minutes, as the tablet will remind you whenever you take longer than average. You would also hear other players approaching your room, so it adds to the urgency you’ll feel. The puzzles were mostly not hard. A few of them were more like intuitive than problem solving though. It’s quite intense overall.
Yes
Medium
Mechanical
2
Not scary
No
Yes
Somewhat
Yes
103 escape rooms
An English friendly escape game in Tokyo Japan. Only for a few members but they do provide hints. You have 50 minutes to escape the train. You put the answer into an iPad that’ll tell you if you can advance into the next room. Meant for small groups-perfect for tourists.
204 escape rooms
The gameplay is incredibly unique making your way from train car to train car. I have some issues with the policy of buying 10 mins for 1000 yen per person. The room seems designed to encourage people to buy the extra time being only 50 mins and with the sheer number of puzzles. Also, there was something that confused me about the ending that made me think they want you to play (and pay) the game twice to complete it.
Yes
Hard
High tech
4
Not scary
12
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Limited
197 escape rooms
Unconventional puzzles. Multiple train car theme rooms is unique. 12% escape rate.
No
Medium
2
Not scary
16
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Limited
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