Escape Reality Glasgow - "Conspiracy"

Updated: Mar 21

LOCATION:  Glasgow, United Kingdom

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Conspiracy
📅 DATE PLAYED: May 10, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 4/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: £20-25/PP (pending on the group size)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You haven't heard from your friend Richie Walsh for a while now. He has always had an interest in extra-terrestrial activity. Did something happen to him because of this? You decided to visit his apartment to investigate further.

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The focus of the first part of the room revolved around assembling something that could be of use in determining where Richie went. That was a neat transitional prop to open up the next chapter.
The puzzle flow was quite nice. We didn't really feel stumbled at all and knew exactly which clue went with which lock.
The designer wanted us to feel like detectives and find the subtle hints that Richie was leaving for us. It worked!

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

Some answers felt too obvious. It might be better to make it a bit more difficult to guess to avoid players from brute-forcing the puzzle.
A few props (especially ones involving clues) could use some updating.
The second room's decor needed more relevance to the storyline.
Although there was some information given about Richie throughout the game, we were unsure about a conclusive ending.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This game was designed by the Gamemasters at Escape Reality Glasgow. We were pleasantly surprised by the creativity that went into the set design and puzzles. The best thing is we didn't have to use the Ipad for clues at all! We were a bit upset when we found out a cool prop doesn't work anymore due to an incident with a previous player. It's unfortunate as it could have made a very cool ending for the room. We were fortunate to be able to peak into their next project and it definitely looks like it's on another level. We have high expectations for the future of Escape Reality as they definitely have a lot of hidden talents and I'm glad they are letting their imagination run wild!

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Street Parking, please check out signs for parking restrictions
Located inside "Merchant Square" with food available for purchase
Located on the lower level (elevator available)
Lobby area with seating available
Merchandise available for purchase

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