Department of Magic: Prophecies Quest

By | March 20, 2019
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by Department of Magic (website)

9 Blair Street, EH1 1QR

Edinburgh

2-6 players

Languages: EN

50 mins
As the last hope for the magical world you must collect The Prophecies and use them before it's too late. The Dark Lord has hidden The Prophesies so you must find them in The Department Of Mysteries before using them to defeat him. You need to hurry, The Dark Lord is on his way and only you can stop him.
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based on ratings from 6 users
combined with 2 pro reviews

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elfgrunge experienced rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Team size: 3 Time taken: 41.10 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalbroken techno signpostingvery easy
This room was not very enjoyable. It’s clearly built to be for franchise fans, and not escape enthusiasts. I had high hopes going in, having decently enjoyed Dark Lord and had heard this one was better, but it was a complete let down. You’re physically walked through the room by a GM before you even begin, and then basically walked through it via voiceover during it, because apparently that’s easier than including literally any form of signposting. I’m not a franchise fan, but by virtue of being an escape room person I’ve played a few wizard games in my time, and this was easily the worst. A lot of the props are incredibly tired and worn out, and we had a couple of tech issues. Some puzzles were so nonsensical we basically just had to trial and error the answer.
Pegz241 rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 7 Nov 2019 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
beautifulstory-drivenmagical
Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersive

Lots done by 'magic' as opposed to traditional locks in here. A really immersive game for aspiring witches and wizards!

WinglessArchangel experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hostingfamily friendlyquite difficult

As Potter fans, we just LOVED this room! No spoilers, but it’s got several cool surprises, and some really clever mechanics. There is so much to do that a larger group can be quite happy here, and can work in parallel. So much so that I have since been back to this room with a different group, and simply followed a different path, standing back when I happened upon any puzzles which I already knew the solution to. The playing space feels spacious and is beautifully themed, as is the rest of the venue, which includes a cool bar (full of different games to play!? serving various themed food and drinks, and another wee mini-game just outside the entrance to the escape itself. We have played both this and the Dark Arts room from the same company and we preferred this one. Highly recommended.

nanocatsammy experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5

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Ultimately, this escape room is best played between a round of cocktails. I would expect 99% of players to go into this room having just come from the bar, so none of the puzzles are incredibly puzzling. Many of them require physical actions and working together in a silly way. So whilst it won’t necessarily challenge the most hardcore escapers, it will encourage you to have fun, and that’s a double thumbs up from me.

6.6
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