Excape: The Vault

Excape: The Vault

Overview 

This was our second visit to Exmouth to once again meet Dan and Helen at Excape. Excape is located in the centre of Exmouth and there is a big car park just outside of the town centre, making it about a 5 minute walk to the building. You walk up one flight of stairs where we were greeted by Dan, our game master. The Vault had only just opened when we visited so we were looking forward to getting in and to get going. We were given a brief on the job in hand in breaking into the vault were given a walkie talkie to ask for help if needed and taken into a small lift to start. We won’t ruin the start but we hadn’t experienced anything like it before and we all really enjoyed it before the main event.

Room impression

The whole game was brilliantly put together and upon reflection was the best room we have done to date. With it being a new room, everything was in mint condition and the throughout the whole journey of the game, the attention to detail was really impressive. As we went through the story there were surprises and different mechanical elements which really were brilliant and submitted you into the who experience. The entrance into the bank was a security office before leading it not the main vault. We could go into more detail into the room and story but we don’t want to ruin it for you. 

Puzzles

There was a really good mix of puzzles in the game, making sure all 4 of us felt we contributed something. The game flowed really well and when trying to crack the vault you could be overwhelmed with amount of padlocks but because of how well the game was put together, we didn’t feel we were trying different codes all over the place and everything seemed to go into place. We didn’t need any nudges in this room and that is a testament to how well the puzzles are set up and the linear approach taken. The ending was also one of the better ones we had experienced in the rooms we have done, making it a nice ending to the story, which doesn’t always happen!! 

Game Master Clues

The game master gave us a walkie talkie but as mentioned we didn’t need any hints in the room but from previous experience with Excape, anything hints needed they normally see what kind of team you are first before jumping in and giving you some help. 

Round Up

We managed to escape with plenty of time and we all left saying that this was the best room we had done. We all really enjoyed the story and the room set top is fantastic. Dan and Helen have put a lot work into this room and it really shows. The game flowed so easy and even though some of the puzzles were quite tricky, we knew what we were looking for to get us there. The beginning and ending of the game are different from other experiences we have had and were enjoyable for us. If you visit Exmouth then you really must try this room. Yes we escaped with a bit of time left but this didn’t hamper our experience at all of this brilliant room.