LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Photo above is property of The Locked Room Photos above are property of The Locked Room 📝   ETR DECODER 🔑 GAME : Quest for Excalibur 📅 DATE PLAYED : October 12, 2024 🎬 GENRE : Fantasy 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl) : 5/10 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS : 2-6 ppl 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME : 60 Mins. 💰 PRICE : $37.75/ pp (2 ppl), $34.25/ pp (3 ppl), $30.95/ pp (4+ ppl) ☎️ BOOKING TYPE : Private 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED? : Yes 📖 THE STORY Merlin has been captured by Morgana leaving the kingdom of Camelot defenseless. King Arthur has tasked you and your group to retrieve Excalibur from Merlin’s hidden chambers before it is too late. 🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE The room was realistically designed to fit the theme of King Arthur and medieval times. This ranged from the labels on the potion bottle to the old padlocks. Any fans of King Arthur will recognize a lot of the lore. There was a nice variety of puzzles that also ranged from tech and non-tech. They were clued well and logical. All of them solved smoothly and provided some nice eureka moments. The game moved from a linear to nonlinear design which would allow for more players to participate and not stand around too much. All the puzzles were also big enough for everyone to see. The ending was what was expected but it was a nice touch and a neat experience. A few small things that stood out overall was that they had a lock guide in the room so if there was a lock that you weren’t familiar with, you could see how to use it. We also had our own dedicated GM which was nice as they kept an eye on us the whole time. 🧩 MISSED THE MARK This was a solid game with no major misses. 🏹 TAKE A SHOT? " Quest for Excalibur " was a solid game overall. The puzzles were well clued and flowed together with each other and the story. There was a nice variety of puzzles, and none overstayed their welcome. The set design was effective in transporting us into the world of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. We played as 2 veteran players which we enjoyed as it allowed us to see everything, but this room would work well as a larger group of beginners. Any fans of King Arthur or solid puzzlers would love this room. Excalibur awaits! Photos above are property of The Locked Room ℹ️   ADDITIONAL INFO Free Parking Lobby area with seating available Free sticker after completing the game Lockers available Photo above is property of The Locked Room (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 "!) #MatthewLui #IRLescaperoom #EscapeRooms #TheLockedRoom #Fantasy #Excalibur #Alberta #Canada

Photo above is property of Paper Adventures Company:    Paper Adventures Game:   The Case of Auntie's Manor Country:    United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Language:     English Type of Game:    DIY Escape Kits 🖨️✂ Genre:   Kids, Mystery Date Played:    March 5, 2022 Difficulty (based on 2 kids):    4/10 Size of Team:    Unlimited (Recommend 6 ppl/ Ages 8+) Time:   Unlimited (Approx. 60 Mins.) Price:    £12.00 🆃🅷🅴 🆂🆃🅾🆁🆈 You and your friends have been invited to Auntie’s house but as you head there, you learn that a terrible event has taken place. Your Auntie’s painting of her beloved poodle, Fifi has gone missing. Are you and your friends up for the challenge to solve this mysterious incident? Video above is property of Paper Adventures 🆃🅷🅴 ❞🅻🅾🅾🅺🆂❞ This game is a print-n-play and there are a couple of printing options. There is the full colour version as well as a low-ink version if you are looking to conserve your printer ink. Either way, both look beautiful with the appealing artwork, theme, and the instructions of the game. They do also have an option if you want to print it in black and white but that would make a few puzzles more difficult. Photo above are property of ESCAPETHEROOMers 🆃🅷🅴 🅶🅰🅼🅴 🅿🅻🅰🆈 This game will require someone (preferably an adult) to set the game up and host the game for the children. The game has 4 different files when you purchase it. The full colour and low-ink version of the game, a document with details on how to set the game up with answers as well as a file full of posters, invitations and escape room finish signs. As the adult is setting up the game, read over the detailed document first with the answers to get a handle on the game. Keep in mind that you will need to cut things out for the set up, so leave some time for that before you begin. The game recommends about 20 mins which I felt was accurate. Once the game was ready, we sat in the living room as I proceeded to lead them through the story and give them the items for it. The game does suggest hiding some of the cutouts to add another elements to the game, which was one of the few suggestions that they made to help you tailor the game for your kids. The kids are given the pieces for each puzzle as we go from one chapter to the next. Once they solved the puzzle for that chapter, I read the story portion and handed them pieces needed for the meta-puzzle at the end. We then would continue on to the next puzzle. Photos above are property of Paper Adventures 🆃🅷🅴 🅿🆄🆉🆉🅻🅴🆂 For having only 6 puzzles, all of them were different and kept the kids engaged the whole time. Asking which one was their favorite, one of them loved the deciphering puzzle while the other enjoyed the jigsaw puzzles. The game had a nice build up to the end as they were able to get through the first puzzle easily but definitely had to stop and take their time on the last one. The game does suggest setting up a 60-minute timer (which they provide in a video with a timer and background music). Depending on the age of the kids, they may need more or less time. If the kids do get stuck, the game provides pre-written hints that the adult can give to help them through. Photos above are property of ESCAPETHEROOMers 🅲🅻🅾🆂🅸🅽🅶 🆃🅷🅾🆄🅶🅷🆃🆂 " The Case of Auntie’s Manor " was a delightful, family friendly game for the kids. The art, puzzles and overall theme was very wholesome. The age recommendation was 8+ but we found that my 6-year-old could follow along quite easily with the guidance of his older brother. If you do decide to host the game with a group of 6, I would recommend printing a few extra copies so everyone can interact with the puzzles. As the adult setting this game up, Paper Adventures provided a lot of guidance and instructions which were clear and easy to follow. There were also some fun bonus materials like invitations, paper props and decorations that could also be printed which was would allow you to turn this into an all-out party if you'd like. (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 "!) Disclosure : We thank Paper Adventures for providing us with a sample of this game. Although complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever. #MatthewLui #AtHomeGames #DigitalGames #PrintNCut #Mystery #Kids #PaperAdventures #UnitedKingdom

Photo above is property of Paper Adventures Company:    Paper Adventures Game:   The Great Space Escape Country:    United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Language:     English Type of Game:    DIY Escape Kits 🖨️✂ Genre:   Kids, Sci-Fi Date Played:    July 17, 2022 Difficulty (based on 2 kids):    5/10 Size of Team:    Unlimited (Ages 8+) Time:   Unlimited (Approx. 60 Mins.) Price:    £12.00 🆃🅷🅴 🆂🆃🅾🆁🆈 It is the year 2222, and your class trip into space is just finishing up when a Red Alert sounds. It seems an alien has entered the spaceship! But don’t worry... it’s a cute, friendly kind of alien. Unfortunately, Robbie Robot has locked all the doors and turned off all the engines. Can you navigate the ship, find Robbie Robot and turn off the Red Alert? Video above is property of Paper Adventures 🆃🅷🅴 ❞🅻🅾🅾🅺🆂❞ This game is the print-n-cut version, though they do offer a delivery version where they will send you a printed version through the mail, but only if you are in the UK. To start off, there is a “Read me first” file which will tell you what each file contains. There are a couple of printing options for the game. There is the "full colour" version and a "low ink" version if you are looking to conserve your printer ink. Either way, both look great with the appealing artwork, theme, and the instructions of the game. They also have an option if you want to print it in black and white, but they tell you that color will matter for certain puzzles so you can plan accordingly. For the GM of the game, there is a file that will give you a full walkthrough on how to set up and run the game. The game also comes with a file full of posters, invitations, escape room finish signs and you will have access to a video that will read the introduction for you and start a timer. Photos above are property of ESCAPETHEROOMers 🆃🅷🅴 🅶🅰🅼🅴 🅿🅻🅰🆈 This game will require someone (preferably an adult) to set up and host the game for the children. As the adult setting up the game, I read over the detailed documents first with the answers to get a handle on the game. Keep in mind that you will need to cut things out for the set up, so leave some time for that before you begin. The game says it takes about 20 minutes to set up, but I found the cutting, assembling and setup took closer to 45 mins. I suggest either assemble the items the night before or give yourself some extra time the day of. Paper Adventures did a fantastic job to include tangible items that can be made out of the paper to add to the game. There was a 3-D robot head, a cryptex and a puzzle that had the kids look through the cards to reveal instructions. All of these added a more escape room feel to the game and gave some fun variety. One feedback would be to see if you can print the cryptex page bigger as I had trouble putting it together with my big fingers. One of the nice things about this game is you are able to set this game up as immersive as you wish. For this one, I ended up having the puzzles in different rooms and hanging combination locks on the door handles of each room to have them “unlock” to allow them into the next room. This helped with the immersion and get them moving. If that is not an option, you can easily have this set up at a table or have everything done in one location too. 🆃🅷🅴 🅿🆄🆉🆉🅻🅴🆂 There was a variety of puzzles like word puzzles, matching, following instructions and more. My 6 year old loves to search for things and do jigsaw puzzles and a bulk of the puzzles start with either looking for pieces in the room, assembling the items or both. If your kids are not into that, you can easily just hand them the pieces at the start of each chapter. Each puzzle was different enough to keep the kids engaged. The puzzles flowed quite well and were just the right amount of difficulty for my kids (aged 6 and 8), where they were able to solve most of them on their own without much nudging on my end. Photo above is property of ESCAPETHEROOMers 🅲🅻🅾🆂🅸🅽🅶 🆃🅷🅾🆄🅶🅷🆃🆂 Paper Adventures UK put a lot of love and care into this game. This was a perfect activity for a day in the house. There was a lot of content for the kids and a lot of support for the adult putting this on too. Having played their previous game - " The Case of Auntie's Manor " , I appreciated the extra tangible pieces that added to the diversity of the game rather than just having a worksheet for the kids at every chapter. Running this game, I found everything very easy to lead and it was great to see the kids have a huge smile on their face throughout the game. (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 "!) Disclosure : We thank Paper Adventures for providing us with a sample of this game. Although complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever. #MatthewLui #AtHomeGames #DigitalGames #PrintNCut #Space #Kids #PaperAdventures #UnitedKingdom

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