REMOTE: Hourglass Escapes - "The Ghostly Galleon"
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REMOTE: Hourglass Escapes - "The Ghostly Galleon"

Updated: Apr 6


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Company: Hourglass Escapes

Game: The Ghostly Galleon

Country: USA 🇺🇸

Language: English

Type of Game: Remote Escape Room 🗣

Genre: Supernatural, Pirates

Date Played: February 15, 2022

Difficulty (based on 9 players): 5.5/10

Size of Team: 3-8 Players (Ages 13+)

Time: 60 Minutes

Price: $30.00/ pp (Min. of 3 ppl)


Check out our reviews on other games from Hourglass Escapes - "EVIL DEAD 2: Dead by Dawn" and "Rise of the Mad Pharoah".


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You are a member of a remote team ready to explore the Bermuda Triangle. Just when you're about to start the mission, your drone got stuck inside a cabin of an abandoned galleon somewhere in the ocean. The spooky voice tells you that you are spiritually linked to the cursed captain of the ship, the Banshee Buccaneer! Using the eyes of the cursed pirate, you must find a way to lift the curse. Otherwise, you will lose your memories forever. Can you save the cursed captain as well as yourself?

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This game is played with a live avatar paired with an online inventory system. We join our team on Zoom to communicate and direct our amazing game master who acted as a cursed pirate. Telescape is what we used as the online inventory system. Every time we spotted items in the room, the host will give us a code to reveal more information on those items. Once one of our team members enters the code to Telescape, it'll automatically populate the items for the rest of the crew. The system is very easy to use. The 360 floor plan does look a bit different now than the one in the Telescape but it didn't really hinder our play. Some items can also be removed from the inventory after we solved the puzzle. Our cursed pirate was definitely a friendly one as she was great at subtly giving us hints if we were stuck (although we didn't really need any. I'm quite proud our team came in close to breaking the time record).

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“Ghostly” sounded like a horror theme, but it was not. It was a fun pirate-themed game (our game master was really great at puns and jokes). The room was nicely decorated like a cabin in a galleon. All the puzzles and items in the room were flawlessly fit to the pirate theme and those definitely enhanced our immersive feeling. The room seemed relatively small and the puzzles might be easy for some experts (especially if they would play in person). Yet, there was a good number of puzzles to solve in the room, and it had a variety of types of puzzles from mechanical to logical ones. Some of those puzzles were witty and playful. Everyone from beginners to experts can enjoy this game, and everyone in your team has a chance to contribute to your team in some way.


One thing that we did give suggestion to the owner is the fact that experienced player might be able to solve one of the puzzles without using the info from the other one. Thus creating an awkward moment for the avatar since she can't show us what's inside the box even after we opened it. In the middle of the game, several pieces of information for different puzzles are available at the same time. Depending on what order each information is revealed, it may be a little bit confusing for beginners or even some experienced players at first. But it is a part of the challenge. The company did a great job thought with connecting each piece of information.


Our host, Joules who guided us as the cursed pirate, was very friendly and helpful. She was

totally in the character with speaking a funny pirate language during the game. She made us smile many times. Her camera work was also really smooth. The set, the puzzle, and the wonderful host elevated our adventure to an exciting level.


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"The Ghostly Galleonil” is an exciting and satisfying pirate-themed game to have fun with friends and family. This is the perfect game for those who seek an adventure with a pirate flag, skulls, and treasure boxes. Even if you play this game remotely, all the details of the room such as the props, the puzzles, and the game master will take you to imagine how this game could be played in person. Moreover, when you book the game, you will receive a player packet. It will provide information like how to dress, speak and drink like a pirate! Time to assemble your crew and say “Ahoy!” to the ghostly captain!


Note: This game can also be played in person if you're in the Seattle, WA area.

 

Check out our interview with the creator to understand more on the development side of these games:

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*** This game can no longer be booked as a remote game but can still be booked as an in-person experience ***


(If you do decide to try this experience, give us a shoutout or tag us on social media so we know you heard it from "ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)


Disclosure: We thank Hourglass Escapes for comping our tickets for this game. Although a complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.



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