Kategorie-Archive: Buenos Aires

Sinapsis: The Forbidden Classroom

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Generally in Argentina, the claim ‘available in English’ needs to be treated with a pinch of salt; I think this game at Sinapsis was the first one we found in the country that genuinely didn’t need any Spanish knowledge whatsoever.

It starts you off… (more)

Game House: El Otro Lado

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

El Otro Lado was the third room we played at Game House, and it’s based on the TV series Stranger Things. I’ve tried a few different escape rooms with that theme now, and it tends to work well – the setting provides some immediate distinctive element… (more)

Game House: Parana Airlines

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

You’d think that there could be only so many puzzle ideas available in the familiar environment of a plane cabin, but perhaps because it’s a relatively rare setting, each new take on the theme seems to manage a new twist. In this case the freshest an… (more)

Eureka: El Atraco

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

There are plenty of escape venues in Buenos Aires, but this branch of Eureka was just down the road from where we were staying, so we couldn’t not try one there. Their Facebook page suggested that El Atraco (The Robbery) was the newest of the ones av… (more)

Escape Obligado: El Reactor Atómico

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Having now played nine rooms in Brazil and Argentina, I’ve come to expect a simpler level of decor than what’s currently typical in Europe. So it was a pleasant surprise to find ourselves plunged into a convincingly high tech, atmospheric rendition o… (more)

Escape Obligado: La Caza de los Espíritus

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

The second room at Escape Obligado, La Caza had only been open a couple of weeks when we played it, and we heard about it via the Argentina enthusiasts FB group. It was not available in English, but we booked into it anyhow, hoping that my meagre Spa… (more)