Hourglass Escapes: Tales of the Ghostly Galleon

By | December 29, 2023
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by Hourglass Escapes (website)

3131 Western Ave Suite 422B, WA 98121

Seattle

2-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Come aboard the  legendary ghost pirate ship of the Banshee Buccaneer! You start your adventure at Hourglass Escapes, where you will get tattooed, be fit for your pirate disguise and get sworn into the crew of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteaudian, and then board the Ghostly Galleon itself. Then you have just 60 minutes to break the Buccaneer's curse before you sink with the ship and become disembodied deckhands, doomed to swab the poop deck for all eternity! Only you can help this Ghostly zombie escape the curse!
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Overall rating

Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5 (estimated, based on ratings for other versions of this game)

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Player reviews

Moosehead expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
PuzzleParrot expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Charly expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!

Some fun, different puzzles. Enjoyed the character of the avatar, and there were lots of different style puzzles which kept all of our team involved.

Darren Miller expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

Well themed game with lots and lots of all things pirate! The game uses telescape and uses it well as there are a number of puzzles that you can interact with in the inventory and the avatar works well with the ghostly theme (even if his skeleton hands are useless for opening locks!). The puzzles flow well and are well signposted and the avatar is a master at subliminally clueing you to what you missed with some very classy and subtle camera work. Not quite as much to do as there is in Evil Dead, but I found it just as enjoyable, its an excellent room.

msilcox expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: Aug. 16, 2020 Team size: 4 Time taken: 58 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!

Very nice set, and a good avatar who actually donned very cool skeleton gloves to add to the atmosphere!  Mostly straightforward puzzles with a good integration to the theme.  Unfortunately the key puzzle upon which the "escape" rests was made much more onerous by a rather clunky approach to solving it.  I can't say much more without providing spoilers but...don't bother with the chart!  It doesn't have to be that hard.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5

Reviews by escape room review sites

The Ghostly Galleon was a really fun pirate themed room, that was enhanced by a great gamesmaster. For us, it was not quite as good as their Evil Dead II room, but they did set the bar very high with that game. Any way you look at it, this is a good game.
reviewed as a remote livestream game

"The Ghostly Galleonil” is an exciting and satisfying pirate-themed game to have fun with friends and family. This is the perfect game for those who seek an adventure with a pirate flag, skulls, and treasure boxes. Even if you play this game remotely, all the details of the room such as the props, the puzzles, and the game master will take you to imagine how this game could be played in person. Moreover, when you book the game, you will receive a player packet. It will provide information like how to dress, speak and drink like a pirate! Time to assemble your crew and say “Ahoy!” to the ghostly captain!


reviewed as a remote livestream game

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