Oct 9, 20232 min read

TRAPPED Edmonton Escape Room - "Room 057"

Updated: Mar 13

LOCATION:  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Room 057
📅 DATE PLAYED: July 26, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Thriller
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 ppl): 5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 3-7 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: CAD $36PP (2PPL), CAD $32/PP (3+PPL)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

In the year 2036, you wake up with a recurring dream of being trapped in an abandoned hospital and continually see a room labeled "057"; on a remote island. Saved by a rescue team in the dream, you have memory loss due to a mysterious virus from the island. Unsure if it was merely a dream or a lost memory from 30 years ago, you decide to recruit a team and revisit the hospital to uncover the truth behind your forgotten past.

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The puzzles and story flowed seamlessly together, leading to intuitive solutions that worked well with the narrative.
The bulk of the puzzles were either grand enough that allowed everyone in the room the chance to solve it or had enough pieces that everyone was able to be engage in the solve.
A few props stood out for their quality, creativity, and unique usage.
One particular puzzle distinguished itself for its inventiveness and led to a fantastic eureka moment that felt movie worthy.
The GMs were skilled at giving hints that were cryptic enough to help us solve the puzzle and not take away the excitement of our eureka moment.
Having some group members with some mobility issues, the GMs were very considerate in accommodating them.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

One puzzle could have been clued slightly better as we knew the solution but not the order of input which delayed a key part of the story.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Room 057" was a solid room that had some creative puzzles that gave us some great eureka moments. The puzzles and narrative flowed together smoothly for an immersive experience. The set design was creative with some appealing props. We played with 4 people and found that it worked out to allow everyone the chance to see everything and stay involved. Even an additional person would have worked well in the room. Anyone who is a fan of mystery or science type rooms should give this room a shot. Overall, our group had a blast solving this mystery, and the ending wrapped up the room beautifully.