LOCATION: Louisville, Colorado, USA
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: Paradox | The Incredible Time Machine
📅 DATE PLAYED: August 29, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi, Time Travel
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $30.00/ pp (4+ ppl), $35.00/ pp (3 ppl), $40.00/ pp (2 ppl)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
You've been recruited by the architect to help him complete his secret project... a time machine. But you are running out of time as a huge storm is coming in one hour. You'll need all the power that you can harness from it in order to power up the machine and escape through time. Are you up for the job?
🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
I loved the design of this game which starts you off with what looks to be an ordinary architect's office, but as "time" progresses and you figure out how to proceed, a "wow" moment reveals itself right in front of your eyes. Don't spend too much time in the first room, there's a lot that has to be done in the latter part of this game.
This game has a lot of task-based puzzles. It really encourages teamwork, but you can also work on various puzzles in a non-linear way. As a two-person team, we opted to do most of the puzzles together which did bring that urgency feel towards the end as we were pressed for time.
Each task that we completed had a clear indication on the time machine which really made us feel like we were powering up the mechanism.
The set design for the centerpiece was amazing. It literally was the "brain" of the time machine and it serves as a location to bring you team together.
We were impressed by one the props and the ingenious design. It was actually temperature controlled which we rarely see in escape rooms.
The finale was a great way to conclude the room and round up the storyline.
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
I'm not sure how we skipped a puzzle that needed decoding, but we were still able to figure out the solution. Not sure if there's a way to enforce the players to have to solve that puzzle?
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
We played both "Frost Base Z" and this game at Rabbit Hole Recreation Services and it's really hard to pick a favorite between the two. Both games were strong in narrative, set design and puzzles. "Paradox | The Incredible Time Machine" was slightly easier mainly because of the amount of puzzles, but it does have skill-based puzzles that can be time consuming. Be sure to study everything in the room carefully. We completed a puzzle the hard way as we missed the instructions on a poster. My suggestion would be to play both of their games if you have the time. They are unique and entertaining in their own ways!
ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO
Free Parking
Lobby area with seating available and puzzles to solve
Merchandise available for purchase
This game contains flashing lights and strobes
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Disclosure: We thank Rabbit Hole Recreation Services 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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