Tag: Movie inspiration

@USA, Seattle, WA

Quest Factor: National Treasure

Game experience: VERY GOOD Immersion Puzzles Hosting The mystical atmosphere Some  impressive animations One less interesting pen-and-paper riddle Book here Quest Factor is becoming one of the largest escape game company in the Seattle area, with three venues at different places: Seattle, Shoreline, and Redmond. We had the opportunity to test three of their games – National Treasure and Mad Scientist at Shoreline, as well as … Continue reading Quest Factor: National Treasure

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@USA, Washington, D.C.

Escape The Room: Jurassic Escape

Game experience: EXCELLENT Immersion    Puzzles     Hosting    A fantastic immersion enhanced by a clever use of hi-tech Excellent puzzles, well integrated to the environment Nothing Book here If you’ve watched Jurassik Park, you must have wondered how you would feel if trapped on an isolated island surrounded by dangerous dinosaurs. Well, I have good news for you, this is precisely the experience that offers … Continue reading Escape The Room: Jurassic Escape

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@USA, Washington, D.C.

Escape Room Live: Ghostbusters

Game experience: VERY GOOD Immersion    Puzzles       Hosting    The use of hi-tech to further the immersion. The humor. The express introduction and debriefing. Book here Escape Room Live is a quite famous escape venue in the Washington D.C. area, with two locations, one in Alexandria, and a more recent one in Georgetown. The latter features a very large and beautiful waiting space, that … Continue reading Escape Room Live: Ghostbusters

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@France, Paris

LeavinRoom: Motel

Game experience: GOOD Immersion    Puzzles       Hosting A well-made immersion into the horror story. A nice variety of manipulations. Some relatively simple decors at times. Book here When Leavinroom opened in January 2015, it was a relatively classical escape game company, with two rooms themed around Alice in Wonderland and Around the world in 80 days. In June of the same year, they started … Continue reading LeavinRoom: Motel

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@Canada, Montreal, QC

Find the Key: Insomnium

Game experience: GOOD Immersion    Puzzles    Hosting A second generation room with no padlocks. High quality red herrings. The symmetric structure of the game. One or two small dysfunctions during our game. Book here If you’re a fan of Stranger Things, you must certainly have wondered what it would feel to be trapped in the Upside Down. That’s the experience Find the Key proposes to … Continue reading Find the Key: Insomnium

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@France, Paris

X-dimensions: The Secret of the Black Pearl

Game experience: GOOD Immersion    Puzzles       Hosting    The atmospheric “pirate of the Caribbean” environment. The variety of puzzles. The communication by walkie-talkie. The simple welcoming hall. Book here The ‘Black Pearl’ room at X-dimensions is kind of a myth in the world of Paris escape games. First, it is often touted as one of the most difficult room in the capital city – … Continue reading X-dimensions: The Secret of the Black Pearl

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@Canada, Montreal, QC

Missions Morpheus: Bloody Mary

Game experience: VERY GOOD Immersion    Puzzles     Hosting  Fun and creative puzzles. Original atmosphere. A room reset hiccup before our game. Book here ‘Mission Morpheus’ is a movie theater that opened at the end of 2016 near Jean Talon subway. Or at least, this is their official cover: in fact, they are an agency sending secret agents to solve (very!) difficult missions around the … Continue reading Missions Morpheus: Bloody Mary

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@France, Paris

LeavinRoom: Instinct de survie

Game experience: EXCELLENT Immersion    Puzzles       Hosting    A very elaborate, tensed atmosphere. Some original puzzles that will test various faculties. ∅ Book here ‘Saw’ is probably the perfect movie scenario to adapt as an escape room: trapped by a mad serial killer, his victims are left a glimpse of hope if they manage to solve all his twisted puzzled in a limited time. … Continue reading LeavinRoom: Instinct de survie

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