La Forêt De Falderon [Falderon Forest]

Falderon Forest was a nice execution of some interesting ideas, though not without some weaknesses as well. In particular, I love the idea of games that give players different meaningful roles, since that can lead to memorable hero moments and interesting interactions. This game stands out as the best execution of the different player roles that I've played so far. My understanding is that this game also attempts to be self-run, with a GM only stepping in if things break. This was a little more of a toss-up - being very automated allowed for amusing interactions based on progression, but the system also felt improperly tuned, with some triggers becoming annoying. The one that stands out most to me was an audio cue that was amusing the first time, but then kept triggering over and over. To make matters worse, it wasn't wasn't clear if it was supposed to be cluing us to do something else (it wasn't, it was just for fun). After the game, the GM said they thought it was working as intended, but that just makes me think it wasn't designed well or that corner cases weren't thought out enough. Admittedly, this is a hard task, but that's kind of what I would expect when there's so much automation. We didn't really encounter this, but I heard from other people that the automated hinting can also be hit or miss, as it might not accurately understand what progress you've made. A human GM is still the gold standard. Puzzles felt good and the set was very nice. The storyline was cute, especially the ending. I did think that some of the fairies were overly annoying or distracting - while this is in character for fairies, it's also not really something I enjoy.

You are either going to love this room or want to strangle your friends. You ALL have a part to play that is unique, so pay attention to each role's strengths and weaknesses! Super unique room in that aspect, and very charming. We did have a tech failure, but the staff addressed it very quickly.

So much joy and fun in this game. Live in the moment, enjoy the fairy banter, you will have a great time.

Lovely, clever, evocative room. Like everything at SQP, one thing was broken and needed a GM to reset it. The fairy voices are adorable and its nice that you have to listen to them.

Wonderful game and the set is very well done. We experiences one minor tech glitch late in the game but did not detract from the experience. We learned other teams on our tour had the same problem. The owner was apologetic and we loved a bit of the behind the scenes conversation with him after our game. This is a must do if you're in the area.

I absolutely loved this game. It was adorable & hilarious. :) 🧡💚

The game has beautiful decor, funny quips and the AI assistance is definitely impressive, but I don’t think escape rooms are ready for AI hint giving. As much as the AI knew what step we were at, they didn’t know how to push us in the right direction without giving the answer right away. Since the AI adapts to the team, and we took particularly long with the first step, I think it registered that we were struggling, so defaulted to the “easy mode” for the rest of the game. Things like this are why, for now, a real game master giving clues is the best way to run an escape room.

* Amazing technical concept— very immersive * Adaptive difficulty felt mostly right. Puzzles made sense. * I like that there were roles * Funny quips from fairies 🧚

We got the all time record! First room of our trip! Amazing set, design, and the AI was amazing! We got the full room experience with all of the expert modes and it was amazing how much thought and care went into this.

Très bel endroit. Je ne sais pourquoi mais on a eu beaucoup de misères avec certaines énigmes mais sinon tout le reste était clair.