Kategorie-Archive: International

Game House: El Otro Lado

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Rated 3.5 out of 5
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

Rated 3.5 out of 5
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

Rated 3 out of 5
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)

60 Minutos: Assalto ao banco

São Paulo, Dec 2023

Rated between 2.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Squeezing in a quick extra game before we left São Paulo, we booked into the hardest room at 60 Minutos at short notice. Most heist games involve breaking into a vault; in this one you’re trying to break out, though preferably still with the money.
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Escape Hotel: O Amuleto Mágico

São Paulo, Dec 2023

Rated between 3 and 3.5 out of 5
After not having been hugely impressed by this venue’s pirate game, it was a relief to find that the second half of the double bill we’d booked was a step up. The Magic Amulet is inspired by Harry Potter, with plenty of pretty blatant references to t… (more)

Escape Hotel: Navio Pirata

São Paulo, Dec 2023

Rated between 2.5 and 3 out of 5
Before anything else I have to give props to our host, who threw himself into his pirate character with unmatched energy, stomping and leering his way through his intro with gusto.
Escape Hotel is one of São Paulo’s larger companies, and all the gam… (more)

Escape60′: Pânico no Metrô

São Paulo, Dec 2023

Rated between 2.5 and 3 out of 5
With this game we walked into the venue and asked if they had any immediate availability, preferably for a game playable in English. They did have a room in English, in the sense that they had English versions of the pre-recorded hints and the conten… (more)