The Room: Go West

By | March 20, 2019

by The Room (website)

Berlin

2-5 players

Languages: EN, DE

60 minutes

East vs. West vs. East – a Cold War prevails in Germany in the 80s. Your emigration application to the „Golden West“ has been rejected and things start to get tricky. But surprisingly you receive a tip from a secret source: There is a way to the West – you only have to find it. Set not only behind the Wall, a weird, nostalgic-cult time travel awaits you!
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based on ratings from 10 users
combined with 6 pro reviews

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Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 05 Jan 2020
EscapeVielSpieler experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 4 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalclevergreat hosting
Holger rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 22 Jul 2023 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivefamily friendly

Ein großartiges Spiel für die ganze Familie, mit dem sich den Kindern die deutsche Teilung zur Abwechslung einmal auf eine sehr unterhaltsame Weise etwas näherbringen lässt.
Tolle authentische Ausstattung mit Nostalgiefaktor ("weißt Du noch..?") sowohl im Ost- als auch im Westteil. Sehr abwechslungsreiche und unterhaltsame Rätsel auf mittlerem Niveau. Zu Anfang überwiegt stark eine Suchaufgabe, die sich ziehen kann, falls man etwas übersieht. Zum Glück spürte unser Gamemaster immer sehr genau, wann ein Tipp benötigt wurde, ohne uns den eigenen Rätselspaß wegzunehmen.
Fazit: ein toll inszenierter, sehr unterhaltsamer Raum, aus dem man garantiert besser gelaunt rauskommt als man reingeht!

Frauke expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 29 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 64:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
Jens (Bruteforce) expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 28. Dezember 2019
abooth expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 4 Apr 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 47 Outcome: Successful escape!
Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 4 Apr 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive

We are such fans of rooms that embrace local history so were incredibly excited to do this room in Berlin and it didn't disappoint.

The decor was absolutely fantastic and the puzzles were well thought out and on-theme. It was a little search-heavy but all done with care, wit and in keeping with thetheme. There were quirky nods to the era everywhere you look and we had a brilliant time in here.

FrlFuchs rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 36
beautifulclevergreat hosting
Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 11 Nov 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting

Whilst not as immersive as the other games at The Room, Go West offers a slightly lighter hearted (albeit the theme isn't!) experience and fans of the 80's will appreciate the details of the room.

Hosting was again excellent, and it is well worth playing along with all the other rooms.

🌵Juliette B expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 26/10/2019 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55:35 Outcome: Successful escape!

Definitely worth a play along with a tie in trip to the Stasi Museum to get you in the mood. Beautifully decorated. A little heavy on the searching for my liking compared to their other 2 rooms we played but some genuinely brilliant moments and a great experience overall. All good rooms at this venue but all quite different from each other. 

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We played the three games at The Room in the order in which they were created, starting with their oldest, in which your goal is to escape from Cold War era East Berlin through to the freedom of the West. That’s a theme that could mean a gritty, serious game, but here is handled with a light touch that combines fun puzzles with 80s nostalgia that encompasses both sides of the Wall.

Go West is definitely less sophisticated and showy than The Room’s other two games. It has a less elaborate set, a...

A review of THE ROOM, Berlin's best escape venue and home to The Lost Treasure, The Best of Berlin and Go West. Three great games with amazing theming and good, logical puzzles. If you're ever in Berlin, THE ROOM should be on your to do list.

Go West is just plain fun. The Escape Room manages to take us back to a somewhat different GDR apartment with a wink. Here, former citizens of the German Democratic Republic will surely find one or the other detail from their apartments at that time and become a bit ostalgic.

Unsere Aufgaben erschienen uns innerhalb der Geschichte immer sinnvoll und hilfreich. Im Laufe des Games weicht das ein wenig auf und wird etwas grotesker und im besten Sinne “bescheuert”.
This room was the second room we ever completed, and we probably owe a lot of our love for escape rooms to this very game. I’m too young to remember the 70’s and 80’s but as you enter this room, you are immediately taken back in time. 

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