Escape rooms in Vancouver

“I would rate this room a 4/5 (ck out my bio page for my rating system). The set design and theme deserve 1 pt, average. The real 'magic' was in the puzzles which I would give 1.5 pts! There was a variety of puzzle types and they all incorporated the theme quite well. A few of the puzzles were time-suckers (you figure them out quickly but completing them takes more than a reasonable amount of time) so because of this, I think this room should have a 60m time limit rather than 45m. I give my experience in this room a 1.5. I really did enjoy it mainly because of the puzzle experience (even with the time-suckers!). I hadn't seen many of the puzzles before and loved the variety. It was a pretty linear type escape experience which I prefer. Another thing I liked about this room (and business, as all the rooms have this) was that they play a distinctive sound when you complete a puzzle. Most of the rooms I have done don't have this and it's sometimes difficult to know if you actually solved a puzzle. In addition, they were judicious with their hints (we told them to go light on the hints) and played a separate sound when these were on the screen so we knew when to look. The staff was fun and helpful! My only real complaint is the pictures. I do like the polaroid idea but there should also be online availability of the pictures as well so you don't have to take a pic of the pic when you want to share!”

Amos

104 games played

“Reviewing the Magic and Curiosity shop games together. Both games have strong opening sets and far lesser impressive spaces after. Both are 45 minutes and you need to move swiftly to escape. Both games have high-consequence puzzles that can be time-consuming; solving these right the first time could make or break your escape. Both games have excellent, on-theme puzzles, which is where Find & Seek thrives. These are pretty challenging games. The Magic game is far more linear and easier, with some nice reveals early on. In general, the puzzles are solved in the room they have progressed into. The Curiosity Shop is more challenging and non-linear. Teams will be moving between the rooms back and forth more in this game. The puzzles were frantic with a rapid pace, similar to Undercooked at Omescape. There are some larger, tactile pieces that are very fun the play with. Overall, both of these games are good if you are into intense puzzling. Be ready to ask for hints if it feels like you are slowing down.”

“Find & Seek again to continue to dominate the Vancouver market. Very puzzle-intensive, great to divide and conquer. All their games have satisfying, chunky props, this game included. They are just awesome! The set has improved from their other two games. I can't wait to see what else they will create!”

“This was one of the first escape rooms we did and we loved it. It was my fave blend of tech and locks. The atmosphere was awesome and I felt I was part of the story. There was one manual puzzle that us 3 just didn’t have the strength to manage, and we needed GM help. That’s my only complaint though”

CloverB

28 games played

“Bamboozled, as many in their reviews say, is one of the better rooms in the lower mainland. I found this room actually a little harder than their hardest (midnight manor). It would just be great if it was more clear how to reset puzzles. But unlimited hints makes sure that you don’t feel worried about using one to ask how to reset. They also were watching and actually came in to tell us we were missing a step, which we had actually done, but was wrong, great company and fun and challenging but logical puzzles”

“This was a really cool room. Lots of high tech things and all the clues made sense even though some were hard to find. There is always some object that gives you clues to the next step and clues are mostly time consuming if anything. There were a few that were little strange, but it worked out”