Another highly immersive game designed by the team at Riddlr. Step back in time to 1986 - Face a snarky Zoltar machine - Direct Pac Man through a maze - Answer the Troll's riddles in Zork - all this and more in a beautifully presented room with a great 80's themed soundtrack. Can you and your team race through this gratuitous eighties-fest and escape back to the present day?
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Played: 23 Feb 2024Team size: 5Time taken: 38:55Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfamily friendlyillogicalquite difficult
Overall we liked this room, but there was one puzzle that really stumped us - we ended up using a clue, figured out the rest of the answer and then at the end of the room asked for an explanation - the host then had to give us a written explanation to properly explain. The whole thing kinda threw off the experience but I think could easily be adjusted to make it clearer to players! The set was really cool, there were some good puzzles that we enjoyed working through too. I think this room would be tough for a two player team as there some time consuming things (one that just required a lot of trial and error) that I think might be a bit frustrating with a smaller team? I think this is a good room but it could be improved a little. It was fun though!
Played: 17 Jun 2023Team size: 3Time taken: 50.30Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfamily friendlyquite easy
Enjoyed this room, possibly in places it was too linear, it felt like there wasn't a huge amount of "suspense" and not quite as clever as all their other rooms however it's still a good one to do! 🙂
Played: October 22Team size: 2Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive
We loved this room. From the second we walked in I felt like I had transported back in time to my childhood. I would have liked to have stayed in the room just looking around, but obviously the whole point was to try and get out as quickly as possible.
They also had a very unique clue system which I have not seen before.
Lots of fun in this 80s themed room. Good puzzles, some fun ideas (occasionally a little bit obtuse but we got there in the end). The styling is really lovely, there is a lot to do and the music really makes for an entertaining game.
As lots of other people have said, the GM function is a bit different. There is a flow chart on the wall which makes it clear what order everything needs to be done (not necessarily good) and each puzzle has a number. In this one help is automated through a Zoltar machine (remember the movie Big?) by pressing the number of the puzzle. The GMs will only come in if you get really stuck though I can't see why you'd ever need this since the clues will eventually give you the answer you need.
From the comments afterwards it is clear that there are no microphones in the room. It's a clever clue system but it does feel like a bit of a shortcut to minimise GM effort and possibly mean that one GM can look after more than one room. It works, don't get me wrong, but it feels a bit odd to know the flow without working it out yourself.
Don't let that put you off, these are solid enjoyable games.
I wish this was a 90 minute room, simply so I could have had more time to enjoy the space. This game was challenging but I loved every minute spent in it. Best game in Bristol? I think so.
