DarkPark (Delft) - "The Dentist"

LOCATION:  Delft, Netherlands

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: The Dentist

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: May 20, 2023

• 🎬 GENRE: Sinister

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 3 ppl): 5/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl (Ages 14+)

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: Є92.00 (2 ppl) - Є115.00 (3-6 ppl)

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes [31:12]

📖 THE STORY

You’re in the dentist’s waiting room. There’s a painting of a sad little boy on the wall, an old lamp in the corner casting a grim light on the fancy wallpaper, and a radio playing classical music on a little side table. You hear stomping noises behind the door, then the piercing whirring of a dental drill, followed by a chilling scream not long after. The music coming from the radio seems to get louder and louder in a desperate attempt to drown out the screaming, but in vain. Your hands are clammy with sweat, are you next? Suddenly, the door opens…

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• The company have a beautifully designed and thematic reception area, complete with coffee machine, cool drinks and more. There are even some escape games, made by themselves, for purchase!

• The room itself is very large making it ideal for larger teams. It has been decorated to a high level with lots of authentic props and materials that you would expect to find in a dentist … particularly an evil dentist.

• The Dentist’s waiting room (not the company one), which is actually part of the game and where we begin our experience had the distinct smell of a dentist, which immediately helped provide a level of immersion.

• The room comes with a couple of little plot twists which added an extra layer to the game as we came across them.

• The puzzles relate well to the theme, so expect to count a lot of teeth, utilize numerous dentist’s tools, and check out some x-rays. Although the room is padlock heavy the designers manager to work that in their favor, yes, even the padlocks have a role to play in your escape!

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• We sadly didn’t find the room as ‘horrifying’ as the marketing may have suggested it would be. There are some lighting and sound effects in there but overall, the atmosphere isn’t too scary.

• It was disappointing that we left the waiting room so quickly and that it wasn’t utilized in the game in anyway. We had hoped that it would have also contained some puzzles.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"The Dentist" is a puzzle packed Gen-1 escape room. It may be Dark Park’s oldest room,

but it can still contend with many modern escape rooms.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

• Parking: There is limited free parking onsite or paid public parking on the surrounding streets.

• There is a waiting area with seating, drinks, snacks and games for purchase, and a bathroom.

• This game can be played in English & Dutch
  

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Disclosure: We thank DarkPark for comping our tickets for this game. Although discounted admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion of the review whatsoever.

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