Puppet Heist: The Hand Of LifeThe Bureau Adventure GamesEscape roomIRLSome of the solutions to the puzzles felt happenstance rather than actual something to solve. Game is definitely more based on teamwork and tech than actual solutions/puzzles. Think placing items and connecting things rather than solving actual puzzles.
Possession At Haddon HeightsThe Bureau Adventure GamesEscape roomIRLThis was definitely an improvement on the overall experience at The Bureau. This room had actually puzzles to solve and had plenty of fun riddles and indications of clues and tasks that were connected. Really creepy, plenty to do. Though I wish they would add more headsets to the room. There is room for 6. We had 7 pretty comfortably, but only 4 headsets which allowed for other players to get a full spooky experience while others are just walking around. Still spooky overall though and a few fun build ups and scares
Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini's Final EscapeEscape Hatch - OrlandoEscape roomIRLHad a ton of fun in this room. I’ve done nearly 20 rooms and this one is pretty high on the list. The puzzles were challenging but made complete sense. The puzzles flowed well into the next and were relevant to the storyline. We played with two people and there was just enough for us to do. I would say 3-4 would still be fun but any more than that, there could be moments where people are waiting on others since the puzzles are pretty linear. The decor was great and the room had some great surprises and immersive elements at times. Curt was a fantastic host! Definitely recommend!
UFO: Go For LaunchThe Bureau Adventure GamesEscape roomIRLBest room at The Bureau hands down. So well themed and downright adorable. Still very task oriented and team based but unlike a couple of other rooms here there were still a good amount of puzzles to solve and the solutions had good indicators of where other puzzle solutions should be solved or tasks completed. Very high tech, very physical with a lot of quick movement. A great room for large groups with plenty for each person to do. Completing with groups of 4 could be difficult and I absolutely don’t recommend group any smaller than that. So much fun.
Bank HeistLockbusters Escape GameEscape roomIRLA lot of fun. Some of the best puzzles I’ve done. I loved having the multi-layered puzzles to put together. Made it feel challenging and made those ah-ha moments feel so much more exhilarating. A good time. Plenty for everyone to have something to do in a four person group once getting into the actual action of things. Groups above 5/6 may feel a lot more crowded and may not have as much to do.
Exit ProtocolEscape Hatch - OrlandoEscape roomIRLPretty fun! The puzzles were pretty easy to put together but still a lot of fun. Because of that, there are many moments to over think and miss something obvious in front of you. Had some humor involved that made it more fun and Curt is the absolute best game master to have. He is so much fun and lets you get silly with it.
Lab at Loch NessThe Bureau Adventure GamesEscape roomIRLMy least favorite room in this place. There isn’t really any puzzle solving or putting together information, its all task based and finding objects. There isn’t much that connects the tasks and no indication that puzzles were connected to each other in any way. Definitely not enough to do for parties over 4.
Murder In Marylebone / Mystery in the MansionEscape Hunt - HoustonEscape roomIRLThe puzzles made sense and were decent but it was hard to get started. We had a hard time getting a hint at one point and there were weren’t really any triggers between puzzles to keep the game flowing. Again just missing the moments/clues to move from current solved puzzle to the next one.
