Ruins: Forbidden Treasure

This was the first one we played from The Escape Game (and our 20th room as a group), and we barely made it out with 0:07 remaining. The room was pretty challenging and fun. TEG definitely delivers on the quality of the theming and puzzles, and is very immersive - definitely making you feel like you were in a crashed airplane then on to the ruins. The only downside with TEG is that they make these public rooms, so if you don't have a full group of 8, you either have to play with strangers or pay for the rest of the open slots to make it a Private Game. They do give you a 50% discount on the rest of the slots, but still is the only escape room we've encountered that does it this way.

This room was so much fun and really transported you to a feeling of being in the jungle in ruins. The puzzles were well done and challenging.

We played Ruins Jr and had a blast! Though it’s not quite as grand as its big brother in Nashville (I hear), it was still a great time! Definitely on the easier side, though some tricky puzzles slowed us down. Solid set and detailed environment. Definitely good to get a different game out to California. Can’t wait for Operation Yeti! Will was a great game master!

Great room and still remains the best TEG room. For the longest time this was only available out in Nashville but now out here. The rooms are similar but not the same. If you have the ability to go to Nashville I would recommend that as the games end quite differently but this location added some new puzzles to perhaps counterbalance the lack of ending in comparison to the OG. Tons of fun and a sight to see.

No thank you. I completely agree with Beatcal’s comment regarding your ridiculous shared room policy. I’ve done nearly 30 rooms in SD, and this is the only one that forces players to pay the price for 8 people just to block the room. That’s absurd. Why would anyone want to play in a room designed for 4–5 players at its best—with 7 people, including 2–3 total strangers? That completely ruins the experience. What are you thinking huh?

This was a fun room! The decorations were top notch, the experience was very immersive, the puzzles were in perfect condition, and the staff was extremely friendly. This was my 52nd room (46W - 6L) which I played with two other adults with similar statistics. I still consider myself a bit of a novice because I ride the coat-tails of one of my teammates. We finished with 8:33 remaining, but we needed five hints - ugh. We usually play without hints, but we would not have understood one puzzle without hints. I recommend playing this room with a group of 3-4 players. I would also recommend using your phone flashlight. The room is mostly linear, however, I think you can work on two puzzles simultaneously (but probably not more than that). My only criticism is Escape Game's policy of shared bookings. I feel like TEG is the last business to have this policy. But in their defense, we asked that no one join our group today and they kept our room closed for just us. Thank you!