The Chamber - "Opus Magnum"

LOCATION:  Prague, Czech Republic

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: Opus Magnum

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: May 8, 2024

• 🎬 GENRE: Horror

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 3 ppl): 6/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: 1890-2690 CZK

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes [48:02]

📖 THE STORY

As a team of experienced investigative adventurers, you have been contacted by the grandchild of a notable Czech scientist. The scientist’s work was very important, potentially world changing, but during the second world war his office was bombed and the evidence of his findings was lost.

So, how do you search for something buried 20 feet underground?

How to manipulate the past without destroying the future?

Do you truly know what you are doing? Mind the consequences!

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• Perhaps the most successful and interesting part of this room is the ending, of which there is more than one possibility. Unfortunately, I cannot mention more for fear of spoilers or influencing your game. But this is a design feature you don’t often find in rooms and we enjoyed discussing the numerous outcomes with the game master after.

• A lot of effort has been put into creating a grand and stylish space with only high-end materials being used both for construction and decoration. The scientist certainly worked in a luxurious office with evidence of his world travels proudly displayed throughout. These thoughtful touches added to the immersion and impressive nature of the game.

• We enjoyed how creative and dynamic the puzzles were. Tasks were often completed with the help of the different items adorning the office and its adjoining rooms. Although there weren’t many cooperative puzzles, we did find that they still had us all involved, discussing how we might best solve the problem.
  

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• Although our game master delivered the introduction to our game in character, actually in two characters(!), we found it took way too long and we began to switch off.

• It’s a shame that the set was so beautifully crafted and seemingly underutilized. There were a couple of rooms we would have liked to have spent more time in.

• Since time traveling is such a major component of the game play and story telling it would have been nice to have seen some special effects that would better emphasize and enhance this monumental action.
  

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

For players who want a more thoughtful room experience this is one to try. There are consequences to your actions, so paying attention to the choices you make and the information you gather along the way will impact how you finish the game.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

• Staropramenná (Wonderland, Opus Magnum) – Parking is recommended at the “Nový Smíchov” shopping centre. Parking is free for 2 hours on working days and for 5 hours on weekends and holidays

• There is a lobby area with comfortable seating and lockers.

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Disclosure:  We thank The Chamber for providing a media discount on the tickets for this game. Although discounted admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion of the review whatsoever.

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