The Syndicate

I think this room is better than our experience left us feeling. There were a couple of things that didn't go to plan meaning the game master had to come into the room and interrupted the flow of the game. The puzzles themselves were fun and we enjoyed the room, there was one particularly tricky puzzle that we didn't understand which made sense once explained, not sure if we would have got there on our own. It was a little different to other rooms as the puzzles all didn't need to be done in a particular order to get through the room, neither good nor bad just different.

As someone who’s partial to well executed one-room escape rooms, the Syndicate delivered in more ways than one. With clever puzzles, a multi-linear flow and plenty of hidden elements, I was a big fan! Unfortunately I didn’t find the 75 minute window to be reflective of the quantity of puzzles provided as we escaped in just under half an hour, but the overall quality was still really solid. Marketed at a 5/10 difficulty I would recommend this one for the less experienced player, but overall a really strong, engaging experience! Shoutout to Jason who was awesome to chat to!

Turning our attention from solving crimes to committing them, we became small time criminals in The Syndicate. Another good room from Time is Key but not my preferred of the two. Some unique puzzles and a really nice flow, perhaps too good as we flew through and got out well under time. Potentially not enough content for a 75 minute room but it was well designed and it is clear these rooms are made with a lot of passion and escape room players experience at the forefront. Jason our game master was great and I''m keen to see what Time is Key cook up next!