I was told beforehand that Da Vinci Down Under is a reboot of one of Rush's first ever escape rooms, brought back from the dead with a vengeance!
After playing through, I was actually pleasantly surprised by this room, usually when a room is marketed as a 5/5 for difficulty it's pretty relative to the other experiences available in the venue, but my god this one gave us a run for our money. Packed to the brim with classic puzzles and hidden props there was an overwhelming amount of content to sift through in this one-room escape.
The biggest pitfall for my boy Da VInci however was the puzzle flow, with locks, symbols and notes galore it quickly became a slog figuring out where to start and which pieces of the mountain of content were relevant. While I do love a challenge unfortunately not all of the puzzles felt super intuitive which constantly brought my team of 4 to a grinding halt. Shame.
Definitely worth checking out if you're a fellow enthusiast and wanna test your abiltiies; we ended up escaping in just under 50 minutes with no clues. Your move xx
6.1/10 ππ§©
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Physically active
Not at all
Be sure to go to 53 Warrigal Road, Oakleigh/Hughesdale NOT Chadstone.
2 hour street parking out the front of venue. Unrestricted parking at Oakleigh station 5-minute walk away.