The Da Vinci Challenge

This one contained one of the hardest puzzles I ever encountered that was objectively well designed.

Solid escape room! Not a single combination lock to be seen (which is amazing). The puzzles were creative and fun to solve! With 4 people were were pleasantly challenged but not to a frustrating point. Super cool atmosphere too.

NOTE: This is a "boxed room" that you may see elsewhere. Their version I've found is the "full experience" and has all the puzzles, for better or worse. Our GM was extremely intrusive and kept coming into the room and stood around while we were figuring out puzzles still, and was very impersonal both before and after. This room also splits you at the start- the side with the planets is probably the easier side, but both meet up pretty early. Overall a good room, but the personnel experience left us wanting more.

I adored this room. The room is fully immersive and the puzzles emulate the kind of wooden, yet elaborate technology you’d hope to find in a Da Vinci themed room. We had a group of 7, and we began the room separated, which is always fun. The puzzles are tough, and I’d be pretty shocked if someone managed to get through it with no hints. There’s one puzzle involving arranging objects that was particularly difficult. But all in all it was a really special experience!

Very unique room. Instructions to start room were lengthier than other rooms we have done. Puzzles stayed in genre. There was one puzzle our guide came in the room to assist with. I would recommend fixing that puzzle to be aided from afar as not to break scene immersion. But overall- a lot of types of puzzles we have not seen and great theme. I would also recommend adding themed lights as allowing phone flashlights breaks scene theme.

I really enjoyed the concept of being physically separated at the start, but still being able to see and talk to each other. I do wish they would add dim lanterns to the rooms instead of allowing people to use their phone flashlights. That just takes away from the authentic feel of the nicely designed room and that simple addition could really bump up the experience.