LOCATION: Edmonton, AB, Canada
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: The Imperial Palace
📅 DATE PLAYED: September 25, 2021
🎬 GENRE: Adventure
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 Players): 5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 PPL
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 45 Mins.
💰 PRICE: CAD $30/PP
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: YES
📖 THE STORY
After years of obsessive research, your friend has finally discovered the hidden dungeon in the Imperial Palace. Unfortunately, when they returned home with their claims, they were deemed insane and was sent away. Reaching out to you, your friend is asking for your help in proving the dungeon is real and to bring back evidence.
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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
There was a great audio introduction that really set the tone for the room and it also had some immersive background music playing through the game to keep us motivated.
All the props fit perfectly with the theme and we were impressed with how they were able to incorporate so many authentic looking props into many different varieties of puzzles.
There was one puzzle that we both got to participate in which was really fun as well as a simple puzzle we have not seen elsewhere which really made us go “Wow! That was creative.”
This might seem minor but there was a large table in the room that we could place items on and look closer at. Normally, things would be scattered on the floor or having to move things off desks to find room to lay things out, so this was nice.
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
Nothing major jumps out at us that could have been improved. This was a solid room.
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
This game was quite the enjoyable room with some authentic props. There was a good mix of different puzzles and some were so simple and elegant. This room also had a pleasant mix of tech and regular locks but the times they did use tech, it was used well. This game was on the easier side with the linear puzzle flow so it would be a great room for a group of people who are new to escape rooms or even a small group of enthusiasts. The room is small in size in terms of size so we would not recommend any more than 6 people. If you are fan of Asian culture and history, you would absolutely enjoy this room.
Additional Info
Lobby Area with Games
Free parking lot
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Disclosure: We thank Time Escape for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
