Dream Escape - "The Abduction"

LOCATION:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: The Abduction

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: March 17, 2023

• 🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 5 Players): 6/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-8 PPL

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: CAD $32-$50/PP pending on group size

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: YES
  

📖 THE STORY

Waking up, you find yourself restrained on an alien spaceship. With no memories of how you got here or what the aliens want, can you and your group escape and figure out how to get back to earth?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• The puzzle flow was easy to follow by the lighting which highlighted areas that needed to be looked at and solved.

• The puzzles had no reading or words required to solve so there were no language restrictions to play this game.

• The room was set up to feel like a starship with the décor, the high-quality props used everywhere and navigating the corridors.

• The final puzzle was fun to experience. There were multiple endings that could be achieved which was simply implementation, fit into the story cleanly and was well executed.

• Depending on how well the team scores with time and how many hints taken, you can all earn yourself a discount for a round of drinks, up to a free round.
  

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• There was a great story to be explored but we found it was difficult to understand through the game. We only caught on to the details at the end once we debriefed with the GM. It would have been more fun to discover and learn more of the story throughout the game.
  

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"The Abduction" had a spaceship and alien themed set that was fun to navigate though. Though not intentionally scary, they had some minor surprises to be found. The puzzle flow was easy to follow and most of the puzzles encouraged teamwork. The highlight was the finale and the multiple endings really made for an exciting finish. We played with 5 of us and found that to be an optimal amount that allowed everyone to be involved and experience everything. Any fans of fun set designs and alien themes would enjoy this room. Whether you set a new room record to get a free round or not, check out the bar after to have a drink and debrief as a group.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

• You are restrained at the beginning and there is some crawling required in the game. Not everyone will need to crawl.

• Some fog effects

• Located in the basement, one flight of stairs to go down

• The escape room is managed through the bar attached

• Paid parking lot nearby

• Right off Line 2 (Bloor – Danforth) subway, at Balhurst station

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Disclosure: We thank Dream Escape for offering us a media discount for our tickets to this game. Although a media discount was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.

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