LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: The Lair of the Puzzle Master
📅 DATE PLAYED: August 24, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Thriller
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 3-10 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $35.00 - $45.00/ pp
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
You've been tracking down "The Puzzlemaster" for ages and finally you've discovered the location of his lair. Upon entering, you realize that he's been waiting for your arrival... Will you be able to outsmart his traps?
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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
Being in a Puzzlemaster's lair, you already know that you'll be encountering a lot of challenges and this room had plenty. It was nice to be able to divide and conquer as well.
The game flow was great. Besides a few incidences on not being able to find something (we're just not great at "search and find" components), the game went quite smoothly.
Clues were well written in the sense that it all felt like riddles left behind by a Puzzlemaster. They were challenging enough to make you connect your observations with the physical objects in the room.
The game had an interesting alternate ending which pending on how well you did with the last puzzle, you might see one or the other. We did however successfully complete the last puzzle and were able to witness the happy ending (the game masters also showed us the alternate ending). To be honest, it's actually more exciting to fail since you'll experience a bonus puzzle too!
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
There was a physical puzzle that could be quite easy to solve being that I have small fingers. I wonder if a fail safe element could be incorporated to prevent that?
There was a button in the room that could be confused with an emergency exit button. Perhaps changing it to another shape would be the best.
The entrance to the next room seemed a bit obvious to enthusiasts in this room. Being that it's a Puzzlemaster's lair, we thought it would be more hidden.
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
This is one of their older rooms at Trapped! You'll see more traditional puzzle ideas and props rather than their other techier rooms. However, we love "locks and keys" and would take those all day long in and escape room. There were a lot of puzzles in this room that bought back some good memories. If you are just starting out your escape room adventures and want to learn the ropes, this game could definitely be a good training room to brush up your agent skills. Once you are warmed up, definitely check out their other rooms at this location: "Operation X-13", "One Eyed Jack" and their newest room "Pandora's Box"!
ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO
Free parking lot right in front of the location
Lobby with waiting area and puzzles
Drinks for purchase
Party room available
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Disclosure: We thank Trapped! Escape Room Las Vegas for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
