Mr Pepper’s Toy ShopThe Cipher Room St PetersEscape roomIRLWe had been to a few rooms in Sydney while on holiday for a few days and always ask what the best company other than them is. They all said Cypher rooms. So we booked into Mr Peppers Toy Shop. The first thing I noticed was the atmosphere. I really felt immersed in the room. The second thing I noticed as the game started was the build quality of the puzzles. All of the electronics were beautifully hidden, to the point where I'm still not sure how their sensors worked and where they were hidden, and as someone that has built escape rooms before that is surprising. The theatrics were great and in keeping with the theme and story. Staff were good but I felt that their system of providing clues via speaker was a bit tricky as the background noise in the room makes it hard to hear them. Excellent room A+
ExtractionThe Curium ExperienceEscape roomIRLGreat room on a huge scale for an escape eoom. The puzzles make sense and we disnt need any clues to get out. Puzzles were well thought out. Storyline is a little disjointed and I didnt really know what I wqs trying to achieve at each stage but the puzzles that needed to be done were clear. We took our 11 year old and he was actively involved and loved the adventure elements. Its easy to see why this was the highest recommended room in Melbourne.
IntrudersMission Escape George StEscape roomIRLThe effort that the game designer has put into this experience (escape room isn't quite the right term) is unbelievable. I was wowed from the first moment I opened my eyes. The effects and atmosphere is incredible. It's less about the puzzles then the theatre but there are enough puzzles to keep satisfy. The room is expensive but has so much bang for your buck and worth the money. It's the largest escape room experience I have done and the live actor is fantastic. (Though very little use in solving puzzles) Do yourself a favour and book this one in.
Mafia: The Golden RingAdventure Rooms - Melbourne (Bourke St)Escape roomIRLGreat room. Challenging though. There are very few rooms we dont get out of in time but this was one of them. But it was not because of poor puzzle design. The puzzles were great, they were just that little bit harder than most. A great room tlfor those that like a challenge. Fortunately they gave us a few extra minutes to finish the room. The story made sense and so did the puzzles. The staff were great. There was no wow moment in the game but thats more of an icing on the cake when you get that then required to make a great room. Worth doing and a must for escape room enthusiasts.
End of the RoadNext Level EscapeEscape roomIRLGreat room. Amazing atmosphere and game flow. Some nice twists to keep the interest up and I felt like I was under the pump the whole time. Gamemaster involvement is great and the game master feels like another player at times, even though they aren't even in the room with you. Puzzles were challenging enough with out leaving you bewildered. Recommend.
The Last OrderMission Escape Pitt StEscape roomIRLThe idea of the room is good. The story is solid and it's clear why you are doing what you are doing. It's very much hand fed though. The puzzles dont lead into each other. You finish a puzzle then an event occurs that leads to the next. This slows down the game play a bit. Unfortunately the final puzzle didn't work properly either which was disappointing. Some of the puzzles were quite challenging and the game master said there was only a 30% success rate for the room.
PyramidEscape Room TownsvilleEscape roomIRLA good solid room with good puzzle flow. A little lacking in atmosphere and nothing in the room that makes you go wow but still well worth doing. We got out with around 5 minutes to spare so its fairly challenging and used 2 clues. One due to us missing somethibg we shouldnt jave missed and another which I think came down to puzzle design which could have been slightly improved. All in all though, I'll be back to do the rest next time I'm in Townsville.
Cave InTrapt Bar & Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLVery basic room. Heavily relied on one logic puzzle and one maths puzzle as the main puzzles for the room so if you're good at maths and logic the room will be very easy if not, the room may be more difficult. The room was in poor repair with wires lying around on the ground. Once you escape, you are sent back in. There is no acting to keep the emersion going when your sent back and its jarring to come out and go back in. I can't see any reason this couldn't be a part of the storyline and the final puzzle changed to make it part of the flow. The atmosphere was good but the staff were not particularly attentive. The puzzles flowed well though and made sense.
Rattle your DagsSolve it and EscapeEscape roomIRLGame was well thought out. All the clues and solutions made sense and matched in with the theme. Its a tricky room but not because of poor design.
