Surprising find in South Tahoe. We did The Estate, which was almost a love, but Sector 9 was a real treat - we had booked Polar Express but due to our own timing issue, we changed to Sector 9, and I'm glad we did! We found it easier than The Estate (despite the supposedly higher difficulty) because the puzzles flowed very well (in The Estate it was hard to know what to do next). The only negative is that it was actually too easy: we got out in 30 minutes with two hints (one of these was a little bit of a logical leap that I don't feel bad needing a hint for; the other was because we couldn't find a very obvious keyhole to put a key into... sheesh).
There was a SNAFU in the reset, and a series of locks were not reset correctly, but the GM fixed it quickly and it didn't destroy the overall ambience. Nice family-run business.
Gameplay
This setting has been done 1,000 times, but I still found this one special. The plotline is so clear (unlike in so many other games), and a series of videos you find tells a story that you're uncovering as you go. There's also a really fun prop piece in the game that the owner says came from a previous game they had done, for which Sector 9 is the sequel. Once you know that, it's even more enjoyable.
Fun prop. Fun small set. Single-room experience, and the space was used very well.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Nothing overly impactful, but I'll remember the prop piece very well.
Great. Finally a "lab" "antidote" "killer virus" game with a storyline.
This is supposedly their most difficult game, but the two of us (one is a newbie) were out in 30 minutes.
It was great for 2. Not much room to move around in, but 3 or 4 could work too.
A child could easily contribute to this game. The prop piece could be disturbing to some younger chlidren.
Nothing broken, but one aspect wasn't reset correctly, but it was resolved immediately.
Physically active
Not at all