Have you ever tried an Escape Room?
 

Have you ever tried an Escape Room? If not, you should check it out. They are crazy fun.

Last night my friends and I went to an Escape Room in Montreal. Essentially, you end up in room that is a puzzle, and have to discover the clues required to solve the situation within a certain time and escape from the predicament.

The one we tried yesterday was elaborate, complicated, very smart, and tons of fun.

After a brief intro we are lead into a room and explained the situation. The 4 of us are all secret agents that were supposed to meet a 5th agent, but he is not here. Instead, there is a Bomb with a timer set for 60 minutes that will destroy the city. We can't leave the area quickly enough so our only hope is to figure out how to stop the bomb, based on clues we can find in the room.

The room itself looks ordinary. There is a bed, a radio, a TV, closet, pictures on the wall, and oh yes, a BOMB.

The host leaves, the countdown timer on the bomb starts (60 minutes), and the game begins. We go through the whole room looking for clues. In the closet there are some clothing, and we find items in the pockets. Under the bed some numbers are written. One of the pictures on the wall has some weird figures. A note thanking someone for a "Great time" last night is found.

Everything in the room does something. The closet is not what it seems. The radio must be turned to a specific frequency. Why is the computer showing only a white screen? What do these codes mean? Maps! Switches! Secret doors to hidden rooms!

It was an unexpectedly great time. Each of us found different clues and had to work together to stop the bomb (we failed!).

If you're looking for something different to do one night, try one out. Completely worth it.

No Toilet? :(

OK, well going by that, I guess they didn't need an actual toilet :thumbsup

sorry Montreal got blown up but if you add in some dancing afterward that sounds like a perfect night out

never heard of this before but apparently according to goog there is one in my city. def gonna try it but will strive to not blow up Kingston

thank you for posting about this

I have zero interest in this.... Not sure why.

Same here, I think it's just not for everyone :).

There's one about a half mile from my house.

not an insult =p

Escape room is on the basement in my place. Evacuate there often to sit and think about life and :2 cents:
Never tried other rooms, but YNOT :upsidedow

We did the SAW escape room here in las vegas gonna be hella tuff to beat :thumbsup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEVFbojVc00

Watch were you go pals!
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Not something that interests me at all. See them everywhere though.

Looks great - If I'm ever allowed to enter Vegas again, Id go to that for sure...

Not only does it look fun, but I could soil myself and blame it on the attraction... Sweeet :thumbsup

There's one in my neighborhood complex but I never see anyone there.

I think they look fun, but I like puzzles. Seems like a novelty though, are you really going to do it more than once? I can't imagine the business model is sustainable.

Intesrested... but i am the only one interested among the people that i know :/

There is no escape . . .

The Saw escape room in Las Vegas is very popular.

no escape, I always fail....

this.

if i am about to diffuse bomb, the first thing i need do, is take huge dump. so i can think straight.

anyways looks like fun., will try some day.,

The same here. These rooms are somehow popular in Moscow, but that's not my thing for sure.

Did one here in LA. Was very difficult and I was confused... luckily the mothers we did it with were much more up to the challenge.

Yep, that case is a reason why i probably wont ever try them . They are here on every corner as well.

When there was that austin adult gathering we did an escape room my first and only so far.. it was pretty enjoyable.. so I can see why they are popular.

Nope :uhoh

Seems too much like work for me, why someone wants to pay someone to lock you in and figure a way out, has too much time on their hands. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

I did one a couple of years ago with some friends. It was zombie themed and was fun. We got stumped once and had to ask for help, but otherwise we had 60 minutes to get out and did it in about 50.

I love puzzles and games with puzzles in them so it was right up my alley.

Hello there . . .

I did maybe half a dozen of these, different themed - Pirates of the Caribbean, Mad Surgeon, Breaking Bad, Yakuza. All great fun, I'd do these more often if I had a group of friends as nerdy as I :D
The city is full of them, and they re-do the plot and theme once it starts going stale. There's even a set of 5 different rooms with different scenarios in the Harry Potter universe (a to-do on my list once I find any adult still interested in Harry Potter, lol)

plot twist the bomb is in the toilet

HAWT !!!
i lik toilet :)

I didn't really care to ever try one until.... and I'm glad I did. I hope to go back and try another one in September.

Definitely not. I wish there was a Nerd Pride Parade. (LOL!! How fun would that be...?)

WOW !!!!! I'm hooked. That looks insanely fun.

I've tried a couple of them. They are indeed a good time.
Some of them are crazy difficult, while others most people can figure out.

I hadn't heard of it before but it does sound fun smarter better than some other forms of entertainment.

the best escape rooms are with live actors imho, especially the horror-themed ones :2 cents:

Word of caution... don't go to one of these if your friends aren't as, um, bright. Yea you end up doing all the work. lol

not yet. but i worked on an ad for a local one :)

we have plenty of them around us, we did go once with a group of friends bbut usualy go with the kids and they love it.

I've gone through a few and enjoyed it every single time - usually end just short of completion but if you go in with the attitude of working as a team and just enjoying the game you'll get the most out of it.

I was in an Escape Marriage. Took me five years to find my way out.

I'm in!!

I tried once, the plot was imitating the "Saw" movies. Was quite fun :)