Wow!!! This is absolutely the best puzzle game I have
ever played in a long while. The hardest bit was to choose which game
you would like to be part of. They have seven puzzle games to select
from but since it was during school holidays,
the choosing was made easier for us because there was only one
available for us on the day we wanted and that was ‘Mine Escape’. So
word of advice, should you want to do this activity during the school
holidays and want the option of choosing, please book
well in advance.
All bookings are online and you have the option to pay
with PayPal or Credit Cards. Once we arrived, we were greeted by a
friendly staff, member where she explained to us the rules, how long we have to
figure out the clues and hints to escape the
room (70 minutes) and sign a waiver form for insurance purposes. Most
importantly, she explained to us why we cannot use cameras in the rooms,
so not to spoil for others who haven’t had this experience before. You
know how it is, posting on social media or
emailing to friends with photos of questions and answers – not a good
idea. However, she did say we can have our photos taken in the waiting
area, which we did having ‘Mine Escape’ sign above our heads.
We were
given a walkie talkie so we can communicate with
staff should we get “stuck” on a puzzle or… staff can contact us,
redirecting us if needed or help us a little if we take too long on a
particular puzzle to solve.
We were a team of five, where you can have
up to six people per team and the prices range how
many you have – we paid $149 for the five of us.
What did we think of
‘Mine Escape’? It was an amazing experience, a great thinking game, a
game of fun and laughter and the clues and hints are so cleverly
disguised and hidden. You would most definitely need
a team, where in some places it stumped me, you would hear another
voice in the team suggesting or directing you to the right section – you
definitely need more than one thinking brain!
This game sure gave our
brains a good workout, where we had to even use
our Math knowledge… brain meltdown! The layout of the rooms were great,
where it suited the theme, with hardhats, scales, barrels, etc.
Once
you figured out the puzzle, you will find a key or code to unlock boxes
where there is another puzzle to solve until
you work your way out of the door where you originally entered to start
the game.
So… did we achieve our goal? Nah… failed miserably, however
we did manage to escape the room but not within the 70 minutes. Not bad
for our first attempt. Had no clue what we
were up for. Would we do it again? Absolutely! I highly recommend
Escape Room for the “smarty-pants” out there or for something different,
if you love to have your brains teased to the max or have fun with
friends and family, then this is for you.
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