mollems
511 escape rooms
I wanted to like this room from the opening video (I like a dark theme). Unfortunately the puzzle design lets it down.
Gameplay
The puzzles themselves work fine, but the in-game cluing is a very mixed bag. About half the puzzles left us wondering how anyone would intuit the meaning of the vague information you’re given. “Guess what I’m thinking” puzzles are a dealbreaker for me. One major visual element of the room is actively misleading. A significant puzzle is highly color dependent. In a dark room where you have to shine a flashlight on things.
Atmosphere
Set design etc. are all in line with what you expect from Escapology. It’s not as cool as Scooby-Doo, but there are a couple of nice effects.
Customer service
GM and host were friendly and helpful
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
The theme was surprisingly dark, but I’m here for it.
Difficulty
Medium
Easy if you are on the same brainwave on the designer and hard if you aren’t. We had about 50% of each so I’ll say medium.
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Typical Escapology footprint so the spaces are relatively small.
Scary
Spooky
The theme is dark. Images of and references to death throughout. Blasphemy is definitely on the menu.
Minimum age
15
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Small spaces but all level. Wide doorways. A couple of puzzles require opening locks in awkward places. The room is too dark to solve without using the provided flashlights.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
