Boda Borg Boston Quests

I love Boda borg - I’ve been many time, Boda Borg is escape room adjacent but not like a normal escape room. The whole ethos is learning through failing - I’ve spent about 60 hours here and still haven’t seen all the rooms!

Overall a great concept. Some rooms we weren’t sure if it was tech related or us. Hated not having a click but realize it is part of the experience. Overall a great time.

Lots of physical challenges which were fun. The rooms can be frustrating until you start to get a feel for how the game works. Lots of trial and error

In concept, Boda Borg is exceptional: numerous escape room-esque challenges that you choose to do as many times as you want. At its best, Boda Borg offers deeply immersive set design that envelops you in a world and then forces you to think outside the box and communicate effectively. At its worst, it presents you tedious puzzles with unreliable tech that makes you wonder if the failure is performative (yours), mechanical (the tech’s), or conceptual (the designer’s). Overall, Boda Borg quests are very good, but I can’t whole-heartedly give this a heart when quite a few rooms have lazy design and/or non-cooperative tech. Boda Borg does teach teams that (as Yoda once said) “the greatest teacher failure is.” For people who have the patience, mental wherewithal, and physical stamina, Boda Borg is a unique and memorable experience. Is it perfect? No. But isn’t the notion of perfection something that Boda Borg rails against conceptually?

Boda Borg is a highly unique experience, although some facilities have emulated their game structure in some sense. Their quests are like mini escape rooms, with the major difference being the highly physical nature of some of the challenges. While I prefer level99, boda Borg innovated this style of gameplay, and it is worth checking out for at least one visit

This is pretty much an escape room crossed with an obstacle course, and it’s the best thing to exist. It’s the most replayable experience in the escape room world, and like nothing you’ve ever seen. There are more mysteries hidden inside this complex than anything else in the world. For the best experience, your team should be physical enough to climb, crawl, and jump. It’s an amazing experience that you need to book now, and there’s only one reason I’m keeping this review short. In Boda Borg, the less you know going into it, the better.

On vacation in Boston I took my extended family to Boda Borg. A few of them were skeptical at first but eventually laughing hysterically and working hard to solve the tougher puzzles. After a half day there, everyone agreed it was a “must do” if ever in the area. I wish there were more locations in the US! Super fun for all of us (aged 32-60) given the varied rooms.

What a blast!!!

What an amazing experience. So many different rooms with different themes! Highly recommend! Some physical challenge rooms! Overall a really fun time! Could spend the whole day there!

Failure is an important part of Boda Borg’s culture. Because you pay for time and not for specific quests, you can repeat quests over and over until you solve them, and nothing is quite as satisfying as FINALLY realizing the answer to a room. There’s also a variety of physical and mental quests, so there’s at least a handful of quests for every kind of person.