The Istanbul Gambit

The Istanbul Gambit

Very Positive (29 ratings)

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Anton Semenov, leader of the infamous international criminal syndicate Red November has been captured entering Istanbul. Under interrogation, Anton has revealed the location of his organization's base of operations, an old Soviet-era bunker, deep in enemy territory. Despite Anton's capture, we believe a deadly attack by Red November is already in the works. Time is critical, and your team of CIA field agents will be inserted into Red November's hidden bunker immediately.

  • 2-10
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (29)

Very Positive

Gameplay
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

@Kento
Kento

48 escape rooms

Significantly better and harder than I anticipated. Small floor space, but dense with puzzles and well built props. Nothing super unique but executed really well.

Gameplay

It had “objectives” that don’t really flow with the puzzles, though the puzzles themselves go well.

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

8

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

One participant will have to crawl in a confined space, and one participant will have to be nimble around obstacles.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Jun 13, 2026 | Experienced Jun 13, 2026
@arycsch
arycsch

25 escape rooms

This room was a lot of fun and our game master was amazing

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

There would be two parts that are difficult for people who are not 100% able-bodied to do

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Nov 8, 2025 | Experienced Jun 28, 2025
@cookie8mea
cookie8mea

48 escape rooms

our game guide was so epic, she gave clues right when we needed and was lowkey perfect! the room was super fun too, all the puzzles made sense and there always seemed to be something for everyone to be working on

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

5

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

No

Parking

Easy

Jul 8, 2025

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