The Ruins

I played this room years ago with a couple of friends. We ran out of time on the last puzzle. I remember the decor and atmosphere being alright, but not the best I’ve seen. We still had a good time.

A temple heist. It was a bit dark, and background sounds were loud meaning it was hard to hear clues, etc. over the walkie talkies. Great immersion, including sand on the floor. Puzzles were pretty good. They required a moment to think about, or a failure or two to figure out what to do.

We greatly enjoyed the immersion, but we did not like several of the puzzles. We still talk about 1 of the puzzles we did not like quite often. The game master was great!

I have no idea why this is a TERPECA nominee. There aren't a lot of puzzles requiring brain power, just a lot of replacement puzzles. We asked for a couple of hints for illogical steps that were required to advance. Also, the GMs at this location are underwhelming. We were quite disappointed.

The rooms decor and theme tie well together. Puzzles were ok.

Visually beautiful room, but we waited on the GM for hints and then the hints weren’t helpful and indicated they weren’t actually watching us. One puzzle required outside knowledge to complete and they could not clue us through it. We ended up leaving this room feeling very frustrated and confused why enthusiasts love it so much.

Great atmosphere. There is one or two puzzle that could have been better (one of which I felt could have been removed) but all in all a fun time.

Ruins was a great immersive experience. They have a few things that rely on the GM paying attention, which was missed when I played so it added a little frustration, so your GM will play an integral part in how well you do. I would definitely recommend this game to show your friends what a good escape room looks like.