Murder On The Orient Express

Straightforward linear room. Puzzles were fun but won't challenge the very experienced room fans. Still, we were told this was the hardest of their rooms. We escaped as a team of 2 and I was entertained the whole way through so that puts it in the happy box for me!

One of this locations toughest rooms, good amount of puzzles that require some careful thinking and problem solving. Good with four people.

The theming was gorgeous! Props were high quality. Puzzles were challenging but cool once you learn how to do it. We got plenty of hints but I’m glad because I wanted to finish it.

For the room itself, you are the great detective charged with solving yet another case. Watching the movie right before hand helps with the theme of everything. The puzzles felt different and overall flowed together. The gamemaster led us astray a few times with hint giving, and we had one button that broke on us but we still managed to escape by the end of it all.

Our recent experience left me with mixed feelings. While the room itself offered stellar storytelling and high production, it fell short in certain areas, resulting in a lukewarm overall impression. Upon entering the room, I could not help but appreciate the effort put into the ambiance. The train compartment exuded the vintage charm. However, my initial excitement began to wane as the puzzles unfolded. One of our buttons was broken and we alerted the game master that we could not complete the puzzle because the buttons could not be pressed. One of our team members had to leave the room to get their attention after multiple attempts to communicate with them through the video. This took about five minutes of our time, from the time we started communicating that the button was broken to the time that another staff member came in to rectify the sitauation, so that felt frustrating. The puzzles were coherent and leaned more into the push-lever element - with a lot more reading. It was your classic whodunit where you need to figure out the murder weapon, the opportunity, and the motive. Once you solve a puzzle, something else will open. A consistent drawback for us were the clues given by the game master. Unlike my other escape room experiences, where the game master's guidance can enhance the experience, our encounter here was notably lacking. We asked for a clue and we were given a clue that was not helpful at all. We had to exhaust our three clues, because the first clues were not helpful and our game master only realized that we had the puzzles solved after all. Overall, this esape room offers a decent diversion for those seeking a casual puzzle-solving experience. If you are a fan of Agatha Christie, you should check it out!