Magic Heist

Really great room. Good puzzles with interesting twists.

This room was a lot of fun. Highly nonlinear after the first few puzzles.

Started off super unassuming, but opened up to a super cool room! Fun puzzles, silly nod to the creator of the room, and an even sillier ending. Great room!

Beautiful and intricate set design where clearly a lot of time and thought was put into the room. The puzzles were unique, too.

I'm a sucker for an interesting set or space, and 60 to Escape made good use of an existing interesting space. The game had some flaws, but they didn't impair our team enough to outweigh the parts I liked. I could easily see it tipping the other way, though, so it would be nice if some tweaks were made. The three problematic parts were not cluing that something was interactable (beginners might have an easier time, as they're more likely to prod everything), an audio trigger that was too loud and overstayed its welcome, and an audio trigger that was too quiet. The room is on the easier side, and generally the puzzles felt pretty good.

A very puzzle forward room, great for those who appreciate a puzzle fest. A smaller opening segment leads to a larger room that allows for parallel solving. I didn’t like an earlier puzzle that left a sour taste in my mouth, and a center segment with an alarm, but the ending stayed solid. I think there are some minor flaws with the game, but that won’t detract too much from the overall experience.

Our first loss. Some volume issues

Loved the room, even though it was more puzzle forward than narrative driven. Gorgeous set. The puzzles were cleverly aligned with the secrets and techniques of magicians, and though they were harder than the other three rooms we did here, they were all mostly fair. The only puzzle that was the exception was one where hearing was required… I thought perhaps it was an old(er) person thing, but my 16-year-old son also had difficulty. Turning the volume up would not detract from any of the core mechanisms involved in solving. The ending undercut the drama the room had been building. After an hour of excellent sets, lighting, and sound design, as well as clever puzzle integration, it was a let down to arrive at conclusion as flippant and idiomatic as this one. If I’m being generous, I would say the ending was consistent with what we learn about the character of the magician, but in a room that did so many things with beauty and elegance, I hoped for more. We were a team of two and needed to use the hint system a few times because there was a fair amount to do and time was running short, but i think a team of four could do it without problem. A couple notes about hints: 60 to Escape attempts to monetize them when booking, letting you know you only get six for the room, but offers ((for $15) to let you buy an unlimited amount. Even in this room, we never needed to use all of them. Their hints are extremely refined and useful at nudging you in the right direction. We were also told since we booked multiple rooms (4), we had an unlimited amount , and our game masters never mentioned the limited number. Nonetheless, the number of hints you have remaining are on the screen, and I could see this being something that distracts from the fun, especially for new players or players who might feel it’s more of a money grab.