The Hot Dog Heist

This one has been on our list for awhile so when our friend asked if we were up for a game or two, of course we said yes! This was a fun one, there was one particular puzzle that we missed the cluing and our GM offered a nudge. Looking forward to coming back for more Trapology Boston entertainment.

What a fun game. Lots of puzzles which was exciting but can be nerve racking with two people but we got it done! The theme gives you a good goal and immerses you in the role. Trapology is always a blast.

Fun room with a odd theme. The room design and puzzles definitely matched the theme just odd. Lots of physical crawl throughs (thankfully padding on the ground) which were fine though did involve a lot of back and forth through them. Puzzles were varied and interesting. Communication with GM for hints and time updates is via phone call (one phone has an annoyingly short cord) so no view of time remaining (works with the theme). Definitely a room where communication is key. We did it as a group of three and it worked out well. I wouldn't recommend more than 5 unless everyone is small as we were blocking each other from time to time (unintentionally). Room is fun for kids and still challenging for adults.

Be prepared to crawl! This was a lot of fun for all of us! We did this with a group of three and it was perfect. Two would have been quite the task and four would have been just right. The setting was a lot of fun with familiar sites from other rooms but that were used in unique ways. The puzzles were challenging and not impossible. Six thumbs up!

Fantastic theme and it leans into the silliness perfectly! Cannot recommend this game enough.

I’ve played all the rooms at Trapology and this was my least favorite. I am personally not a fan of rooms where there’s no way to get out in time without tons of clues and that’s what this was. We were probably given 20+ clues without asking. That said, still an okay room.

This game was a weiner! The sets were all immaculate, immersive, and quirky. In the first room alone, you had a hot dog cart, a pay phone, a sewer pipe, an ATM, a buildable brick wall, and a dumpster! This game asks you to make a tremendous amount of connections, practice constant communication, collaborate, and CRAWL! Some elements didn't have an obvious link to their puzzles, but the biggest challenge is the sheer volume of puzzles. I wish the quirky theme carried throughout more of the room, but this is still a very atypical heist. Highly recommend!

I had a so so time with this room it didn’t really impress me but I also didn’t hate it. I would recommend people to go play there because their venue is really nice and have a lot of high tech elements in the rooms, however if you plan to play hot dog heist BE READY TO CRAWL it is a very physical room. I think my main disappointment with the room was the game flow because it felt like there was no indication on where to go with certain elements like not even subtle clues.