Cici Cao
Jul 5, 20193 min
Updated: Apr 7
LOCATION: Arlington, Virginia, USA
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š GAME: Enchanted Castle
š DATE PLAYED: July 5, 2019
š¬ GENRE: Fantasy
š§ DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 7/10
š„ TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: Up to 6PPL
š LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
š° PRICE: $27/PP
āļø BOOKING TYPE: Public
š ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
Read our review on āSaddlewood Saloonā to find out details on Bondās Escape Roomās location.
After the debriefing on the TV, we were ready to be challenged in the āEnchanted Castle: Battle for Gahl-ZaanāĀ room. What was once a peaceful town, is now being attacked by a sickness and itās our mission to rescue the town. We need to venture deep within the magical woods where the elves live and find the mythical tree that can heal the village. But first, we must manufacture a magical sword so we can pass the barrier the elves have created to stop us from getting to them.
As we enter the room, all the set design was meant to feel like weāre in the medieval time frame. The props once again felt very authentic. Weāve played several similar themed rooms before and it seems like all the escape rooms love to make a solid throne! All of their props are made in-house so itās quite impressive to see the quality and how they all connected with each other. There were a few technical issues that day, but it didnāt bother us much with our adventure. We liked how there was a lot more to do in this room in terms of puzzles and they were very creative in how it intertwined with the storyline. It was as if the puzzles were also telling the story and as we continued to solve them, more details started to unravel. We completed the room with ample time with just the two of us. From a difficulty standpoint, this one had a lot more to do but the puzzle flow was great so itās not too challenging. The room is more spacious than their "Saddlewood Saloon" room so you can have a group of 4-6 novices playing the room and have a lot of fun with exploration.
Overall, we feel that Bond's Escape Room's designs are not really about search and find. Their puzzles are very straight forward with a clean hint system. Each puzzleās solution will lead you to the next puzzleās clue. This is a great system for beginner players or organized players who likes a very direct approach to puzzle solving. As enthusiast, we love a bit more challenge on the side of room design and we hope Bondās Escape Room can perhaps add in some ADDitional āsurprisesā since we really enjoyed their set designs. Ā
The āEnchanted Castle: Battle for Gahl-ZaanāĀ room can be played as a competition room with āElven Forest: Battle for Gahl-Zaanā. We canāt wait until itās done so we can complete our journey into the magical elvesā world and save the village! Interesting fact: Gahl-Zaan is actually one of their game masterās name. If you do encounter the original Gahl-Zaan, make sure you say hi!
(If you do decide to try this game, give us a shoutout or tag us on social media so we know you heard it from "ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)
**We don't want to go into detail and ruin any surprises for you, but you want more info like if the room is a multi-room or what other additional tips we can provide to you, feel free to email us.
Disclosure: We thank Bond's Escape Room for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.