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Company: Funny That
Game: The Inventor's Vault
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Language: English
Type of Game: Live Stream Puzzles W/ GM 💻
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Date Played: 6/6/2021
Difficulty (based on 6 players): 5/10
Size of Team: 4-24 Players
Time: 60 mins
Price: £99.80+ (per group)
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You've found a mysterious vault in an abandoned house. Since it's been hidden so well, there must be something valuable inside. The only way to get into the vault is with the right code as too many guesses will cause the it to self destruct. Are you witty enough to solve the puzzles left inside the house in order to crack open the vault in time?
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This game was played over Zoom with an virtual inventory system called Telescape. This is not a game staged in a real escape room. Our GM utilized various displays of virtual backgrounds to act like we are exploring the different areas of the house. If we wanted to search a particular room, he would inform us what he was able to find and bring the actual item to the front of the computer screen. During the game, you'll receive images and documents through Telescape that will help with solving the puzzles and opening up locks. You'll also receive website links that'll lead to interactive puzzles.
We were genuinely impressed by Stephen's ability to host this game as a one man show. He was quick on his feet and fast with his hands. Items were bought to us to be examined while links were being send in the chat for us to review. At the same time, he was also able to remove items we've already used in Telescape.
We played the standard one hour version of the game and got out with few seconds to spare. You'll get a score of how much you've stolen at the end based on time and how many hints you've used. If you want more puzzles and a longer play time, he has harder versions that would run for 1.5-2hours.
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There were a good mixture of traditional escape room type of puzzles and innovative types that we had to think out of the box for. Pairing the narrative with a bit of comedy and stirring in just the right amount of puzzles was what made this game really entertaining. Since there's a good amount of places to explore in the house, we divided our team to searchers and solvers. There was one puzzle that felt quite magical and futuristic and we were truly impressed by his creativity.
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Our GM, Stephen, comes from a Comedian background. He hosts other virtual events like trivia and comedy nights but this is his first escape room game. We were impressed by the game flow being that this is his first attempt. You can tell he's put a lot of work into making this happen as a one man show. There's some tech props that we haven't seen in other games use before like the close up camera. We love seeing innovation in the community and this one was definitely special. No matter if you are the competitive type of player that's looking to steal the highest amount possible from the vault or a casual player that just wants to be entertained with funny jokes throughout the game, this is a great choice for you and your family and friends. Maybe we will get to see some actual magic in his next game? 😜
(If you do decide to try this game, please remember to let them know that you heard it from"ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)
Disclosure: We thank Funny That for comping our tickets for this experience. Although a complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
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