Apr 23, 20223 min read

Find and Seek - "The Curse of Madam Zita's Curiosities"

Updated: Apr 22

LOCATION:  Vancouver, BC, Canada

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: The Curse of Madam Zita's Curiosities
📅 DATE PLAYED: April 14, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Occult
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 Players): 7/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 PPL
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 45 Mins.
💰 PRICE: CAD $33/PP (Adult), $30/PP (Child)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: YES

📖 THE STORY

Working for the time travelling agency, Professor Magnus continues to elude us. This time, he has hidden a necklace in Madam Zita’s Curiosities shop that we must retrieve. Can we navigate the secrets of the shop and find the necklace before the portal home closes?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The props were high quality and well maintained. There were a few items that felt like we were the first people to use as well as a few props that we expected to have deteriorated over time which were still in great condition.
The layout and décor of the room was marvelous. There were so many items in the curio shop but never once did we feel they were overly distracting. We knew what we needed to check out.
The puzzles were not overly complicated, especially if you are able to make the right connections, but we found a lot of them promoted teamwork which allowed us both to be involved in them.
There was a lot of tech used in this room but also some low-tech items which was a nice mix as the game seemed to flow as we went from puzzle to puzzle.
The hint system was set up through a screen where the GM would type personalized hints and messages to us and not break the immersion of the game. Chimes were used through the game as well that the GM informed us on at the start. One would tell us if we solved a puzzle and something had opened while another would tell us to look at the screen as our GM would try to communicate with us. This was helpful to keep us on track.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

We were on the final puzzle at the 45-minute mark and the GM was generous enough to give us an extra 5 mins to complete the game. There were a few times though, we encountered a puzzle and felt with an extra minute or 2, we could have solved it on our own but with time ticking away, we opted for a hint. If the game was 50 mins to an hour, we feel we would have been able to complete more on our own.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"The Curse of Madam Zita’s Curiosities" was a room designed with high quality and care. All the props and décor of the room were top notch and made for a fully immersive game. For

experienced players, the puzzles were not overly difficult but with the tight timeline, you were always moving for sure. The game says it can hold 8 but it's definitely doable with 2 people. With the linear flow of the room even with 4 people, we found some of the puzzles would have been tough with too many cooks in the kitchen. Overall, this game made for an amazing adrenaline pumping experience.