QUESTION GAMES: Montréal Escape Rooms - "Mafia"

LOCATION:  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: Mafia

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: March 11, 2023

• 🎬 GENRE: Crime, Thriller

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 3 Players): 6/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 PPL

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: CAD $30/PP

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: YES

📖 THE STORY

In Mafia, players are tasked with investigating the murder of a prominent member of the organization known as "Numbers", who served as the bookie and accountant for the mob.

The Godfather has assigned players with the crucial task of finding out who could have committed this heinous crime and recovering the hidden money that belonged to "Numbers". Time is of the essence, as the police are hot on the trail and could potentially compromise the investigation.

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• The setting and story are well-established, providing players with a clear goal for the game.
  

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• The hint system in the room was very poor. A hint comes to players on a 5-minute timer on a screen in the room. If you miss the hint, there is no recovery built into the game and the game assumes that you have moved on.

• When it comes to the puzzles in this room, the feeling of satisfaction upon successfully solving them may be hard to come by. The majority of the puzzles are heavily focused on word and reading comprehension. This means that players will need to pay close attention to details, analyze language, and think critically to decipher the solutions.

• As we approached the final puzzle, our team found ourselves uncertain if we had completed the room or not. The transition between the puzzles felt disconnected and disjointed. While the puzzles were tangentially related to the overarching theme, they lacked cohesion and failed to fully immerse players in the narrative.
  

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Mafia" is a room with a simple storyline that follows the familiar trope. While the initial set-up of the room and story is fine, the puzzles and challenges throughout the game are largely uninteresting. Many of the puzzles are simplistic and do not require much thought or problem-solving, which can make the game feel dull and monotonous.

Additionally, the hint system used in the game is subpar and frustrating. Instead of providing helpful and relevant clues to progress through the game, the hint system often led to confusion and resulted in having to leave the room and seek assistance from the game master. This can be disruptive to the flow of the game and detracts from the overall experience.

While the "Mafia" escape room may have an intriguing concept and a decent set design, the lack of engaging puzzles and poor hint system made the experience feel underwhelming.

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

• Paid street parking

• Located on the second floor

• Party Room available

• This game can be played in English & French

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Disclosure: We thank QUESTION GAMES for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.

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