Boom Room

Gameplay was old school but fun. Hint system and game master attention were very much lacking. We were stuck at one point and between really slow response time from GM and having a hard time getting across what we were working on it ended up being very frustrating. There is also one white board in one of the rooms attached to the wall so it couldn’t go to the other rooms, but that didn’t matter since the marker was not functional anyway. We finished the room went back out to the lobby and to the bathroom and it was several minutes before our GM came over from the other side of the facility (so not watching room cameras) and realized we were out of the room. Staff was nice and friendly but very inattentive. This room was otherwise fun, which is why I gave it a middle level review, but the issue with hints really took away from it.

Fun game, though some puzzles are very vague, leading to more assumptions than I would like. There is also a puzzle at the end that requires outside knowledge which I am not a fan of and could easily be resolved. Multiple instances of darkness as a puzzle with limited light source that can be aimed but not moved (which means multiple instances of accidentally looking directly at the light). There is also a directional puzzle with figures that point in a direction that doesn't match the puzzle clues (figure direction needs to be ignored, again could easily be fixed). Some decoding would benefit strongly from having something to write on (white board is available after a certain point but not portable).

Nothing special, but some pleasant surprises. Worth playing if you’ve already checked out every other game in the area.

Not a good experience. The biggest issue was that the game master was completely inattentive. When we asked for clues, he gave us clues we already figured out. When we escaped and walked out of the room, he was surprised to see us because he wasn’t watching. There was also at least one puzzle that was not well crafted and relied on an ability none of us had.