Davinci’s Workshop

Rating: 3/5 - Small, single room, nothing particularly memorable or interesting It is a single room experience, not high budget but the set looked nice enough and everything was well lit. I did like the puzzles, they were mostly mechanica/physical interactions with padlocks. Puzzles are not very linear so you can do things in parallel. There is one tech based puzzle at the end which made the ending satisfying. The GM was very friendly and helpful. The room is small and not difficult so I wouldn't recommend more than 3 enthusiasts. They only allow 3 hints but I'm not sure if they are strict about that, we didn't need that many as a team of 2.

Get Out Bloomington, formerly Code and Key Escape, put together an easy, but very well designed DaVinci room on a budget. The plan to get out is laid out for you in the beginning so you know what you need to solve right away and can get at it. All four puzzles can be worked simultaneously. Each puzzle is quite unique. Even if you like a challenge, this is still an enjoyable room. They have a period looking copper box to talk with the GM which may seem cheap but worked well. There is no countdown timer, maybe they should install a hour hourglass.

A fun little room! Unique in some aspects with good flow and all the puzzles made sense. The game master was friendly. My one complaint is there is no way to see your time in the room and their communication system is not the best. She had to physically come into the room to tell us our time and to give hints which did kind of take us out of the moment.