Da Vinci's Challenge

A room with a ton of potential that was extremely frustrating and mediocre in practice. We had an excellent GM but this did not make up for non-functional or unintuitive puzzles. Has most of the tropes of mediocre games - Over reliance on books - Non linear set design and puzzle layout with linear gameplay - Incredibly dark for no reason We had THREE puzzles not function correctly. One didn’t trigger at all, one needed an override, and one had a critical game element not function. 4/10 overall, only so high for the great GM and beautiful set design. Like many Quest Rooms, this one is aging and needs some work.

As many mentioned it is quite dark the whole game. The theming and puzzles of the game were all fun but hard to see for a good portion. Getting the group split up, be strategic because we split up by coupling and one couple had done maybe 3 rooms before so they struggle more than us.

fun game! i will echo what some of the comments say and mention that it was definitely very dark lol. easy to miss things just because it’s hard to see in there. we did it with 3, i would probably recommend more than that!

Went back to back so the same thing I said in my last review

One of the harder rooms I’ve done, so definitely glad I brought more people. Intriguing and creative, though a bit on the darker side—heads up if you have visibility issues. I liked it more than some of the other ones I’ve done before and would recommend it. Just wish Quest rooms were more affordable.

The AC wasn't on so it was so hot in the room while we were doing it. Otherwise the puzzles were fairly interesting

so dark

The room is enticing and complex.Highly recommend to go with a group. I was surprised to find more mechanical puzzles than usual.

Solid, fun room! Split start, and on the harder side. Props felt well maintained and unique. Fun puzzles, one frustrating moment we needed some help with. Overall a solid room. I’ve only played 2 Quest room games, but they tend to be a solid quality. Play this one if you’re up for a challenge! Kimberly was a great host! Escaped with 4 in 56 minutes

GM was amazing she was very nice however the game was not lol. Terrible set up and gameplay. Just plain awful. Don’t waste your money or time. It’s basically one large room that is sectioned into “two” rooms that has puzzles in random corners that you need to solve. And then one other “room” (basically a closet) opens and you have to collect items from the previous large room to place on a desk that gives you an item to hang on a wall and it’s over. Just very lack lustre and lame. But again the GM was very helpful and sweet she even gave us extra time.