by Escape Rooms Island Phobia (website)
Playa de Las Americas, Calle San Eugenio Domínguez, 23 Hotel IBEROSTAR BOUGANVILLE
2-6 players
Languages: EN, ES, RU
60 minutes
You have exactly one hour to break open the safes, find the jewelry, overcome invisible obstacles and not fall into the clutches of the cops who are already on their way to you. Go ahead! Only the bravest ones will get all the money!
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This one wasn’t a favourite. Too many of the puzzles felt like they relied on patterns that only the designer could “see”, and I mean literally see, in one case. There’s a puzzle under strobe lighting that was practically impossible for me, though thankfully, my partner has a higher tolerance for nightclub-lighting chaos than I do.
We got snagged early on with a couple of puzzles, including one where we had the correct solution… but the lock didn’t agree. Sigh. That ate up far more of our time than it should have and meant we didn’t make it out within the 60 minutes, eventually escaping about five minutes over.
The hosts were lovely and reassured us that this was actually a good time, as most people need more than an hour and a half. But honestly? If a room routinely takes 90 minutes, maybe it shouldn’t be pitched as a 60-minute game. We handled the “hard” puzzles better than the easy ones, mainly because the easier ones felt unintuitive, so we overthought them to death.
Overall, definitely the weakest of the four rooms we’ve played at this venue.
Accessibility notes:
There are steps and hills on the walk to the rooms, which doesn’t sound like much until you’re doing it in 30-degree heat. Inside the room, being able to see in near-darkness is unfortunately an advantage (eye roll). If you’re sensitive to strobe lighting, migraines, or fits, be aware that one section involves a few minutes in flashing darkness.
