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Boda Borg Boston Quests
Boda Borg Boston Quests
Boda Borg Boston Quests
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Boda Borg Boston Quests

Overwhelmingly Positive (99)

Boda Borg

  • Real Life Escape Room


Mark game as played to rate

What exactly is a Quest? Probably the most exhilarating experience you’re going to have outside of your home with a group of people! OK, we know that didn’t answer your question exactly, but still it’s true. Complicated to explain; you need to just experience it! Go to the “What is Questing” section of this site for more info. It’s like nothing you’ve ever done in your entire life, and there’s literally nothing to compare it to, so it’s hard to explain. It’s somewhat like you, along with a small team, trying to do the types of things Indiana Jones or Laura Croft might do in a movie…except it’s real. The best way, by far, is to go do it. After that, we’ll let you try and explain it. Here’s what Questing is not: it’s not an Escape Room of any type, it’s not virtual reality or augmented reality, or anything that gives digital environments, it’s not anything to do with using a computer to play games, it’s not obstacle course racing, it’s not anything athletic or competitive, and it’s not anything that requires a certain level of education.

  • 3-19
  • 240 mins
  • Hard

Awards


Ratings

All Ratings (99)

Overwhelmingly Positive

Puzzles

Very Positive


Atmosphere

Very Positive


Customer service

Very Positive

Reviews

TheEnigmaCode
TheEnigmaCode

497 games played

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

Puzzles

While some games are frustrating, there is a lot of unique gameplay contained within the facility.


Atmosphere

A bit spartan, but some quests (Alcatraz, Potions) are quite visually pleasing.


Customer service

While the workers aren’t supposed to give hints, you can occasionally get a piece of helpful info.


Story

Some of the games have self contained stories, nothing particularly complex.


Difficulty

Hard

The rooms can be frustrating, but tend to have a logical way of moving forward. The physical challenges can occasionally be very difficult.


Game tech

High tech


Ideal number of players

3

Like level99, some challenges are easier with more people and some are more challenging.


How scary?

Spooky

One room is relatively upsetting with jumpscares and violent imagery.


Minimum age

12


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

No


Physically active

Very

Some very difficult physical challenges


Parking

Limited

Reviewed Mar 18, 2023


C
CaptainN3mo

4 games played

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.

Puzzles

Challenges were intricately designed for maximum enjoyment, and they succeeded.


Atmosphere

It looks like an average escape room. Some rooms look a lot better than others, but remember that they have over 60 rooms to design.


Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Completely different than any other venue to exist. Most replayable place I’ve ever been to.


Difficulty

Expert

Often takes multiple hours to beat a Quest. This isn’t because the Quests are long, but rather they are extremely hard to figure out.


Game tech

High tech


Ideal number of players

4

3 to 6 is the allowable range, and some Quests benefit from more or less people.


How scary?

Spooky

The sterile halls, quiet-ish environment and foreboding beeps make for a slightly eerie environment. One Quest is horror themed, but it’s creepy at best.


Minimum age

9

Often, a moderate level of physicality and brainpower is required.


Was anything broken?

Yes

This place has the most tech out of any venue I’ve seen. Things are bound to break. At max, one or two Quests will be broken, and even so, there’s over 20 other ones to try.


Live actors

No


Physically active

Very

Some rooms require more physicality than others, but for the best experience, all players should be able to jump, crawl, and climb. Some of the more physical rooms get really intense to the point where they are comparable to American Ninja Warrior courses.


Easy to find location

Yes

Big storefront.


Parking

Medium

Small parking lot near the venue.

Reviewed Mar 6, 2023


BenFloyd1
BenFloyd1

54 games played

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.

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Game tech

High tech


Ideal number of players

3


How scary?

Spooky

Varies - at most spooky.


Minimum age

8


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

No


Physically active

Somewhat

Varies


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Medium

Reviewed Dec 31, 2022


christinebarger
christinebarger

641 games played

What a blast!!!

Reviewed Nov 21, 2022


topher0821
topher0821

29 games played

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!

Reviewed Oct 8, 2022


CaptainAwesometastic
CaptainAwesometastic

12 games played

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.

Puzzles

Atmosphere

Customer service

Easy to find location

Yes

Reviewed Aug 27, 2022


SteveEwing
SteveEwing

71 games played

Frenetic fun! Creative, addictive, sometimes (temporarily) frustrating, but ultimately satisfying when you “get it”! Highly recommended.

Reviewed Aug 22, 2022


Spielguy
Spielguy

65 games played

This place was fantastic and I found the games diverse and fun. I’m older than 54 and obese but found I was able to do most games, thank my knees. Loved the ability to discover and progress. Had a constant 4.5 hours of fun

Reviewed Aug 22, 2022 | Played Aug 22, 2022


SarahBellum22
SarahBellum22

22 games played

Boda Borg is set up in an almost labrinth-like fashion. You enter one door and pop out down the hall, around the corner or even on a different floor. This layout kept access to the games flowing because one team wasn’t able to “hog” a room. Each room was designed with multiple sequential “levels” which would make subsequent visits fun and necessary to really master all the games! There is a wide variety of puzzles and skills (both mental and physical) needed to complete the games and each room has a completely different theme from the others! Honestly, this was one of the most challenging quest rooms I’ve ever played and it would rank in my top 5 if it weren’t so dirty. I’m not opposed to a getting my hands dirty but the place was filthy!

Puzzles

Atmosphere

The games were awesome but the place was absolutely disgusting! I don’t think they have cleaned that place since it opened! Very thankful to have gone when masks were still required.


Customer service

Game tech

High tech

Reviewed Apr 8, 2022

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90 Pleasant St, Malden, MA 02148, USA

+1 781 321 1081

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