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Great to have a game lasting more than 60 minutes! Loved the story, the setting and the vibe of this room. Really liked one of the first puzzles that was creepy and funny at the same time. :D (no spoilers)  Loved that the story was super well integrated into the puzzles as well. A linear game, so it was perfect for our small team, but I can see it working well for bigger teams, too, as there were multiple puzzles where we even had to be in different rooms to put things together, so having 2-3 people in each "team" to work out the solutions can easily work. A big 5/5, also thanks to the game moderation - super welcoming, fun and sweet. Can't wait to try their other rooms we haven't ticked off our list yet!

Nice atmosphere, as a Da Vinci fan, maybe I'm biased, but great theme :D I've played some other Da Vinci themed rooms on my travels, too, but this one was probably the best out of those in terms of atmosphere. interesting game, but we were not loving the hint system, and even though I'm aware that as a more seasoned escapee I will get out of rooms earlier than average perhaps, I still get a bit disappointed if I escape too early for my liking (10-15 mins earlier is alright, when it's 20, I start to get a bit itchy). Maybe it is a normal difficulty and not quite easy for most. Also, some others may actually take pride in escaping sooner, so it's a very personal thing. Anyway, that's why it's 4 stars not 5, but for escape room newbies it could be a 5. :)

This game is one of the best ones we've played in Glasgow so far! Ticks all the boxes for cool atmosphere, good puzzles, logical game flow, interesting storyline and attentive game moderation. 

The theme is sneaking into the office of a fellow spy, to find evidence on suspicions that the agency has (not sure how much I'm supposed to give away here). The office setting may not be as alluring for some, when there are games that are set in a western saloon or hospital, but we found the space to be extremely well decorated, we kept wishing it was our office and joking that we would just not escape and work from there the next day haha! Think industrial vibe, brick wall effect, cool industrial style furniture set, those fancy lightbulbs, you get the picture (if not, there are some photos on their website :D). 

The tech involved puzzles were very cool, original, loved that there was a well thought-through storyline that immersed us - we felt properly invested in finding out what was  happening and why. The puzzles were fun, a good mix of searching, tech, opening locks, thinking hard, working together, etc. 

Due to the non-violent theme and the nature of the puzzles, we concluded that the website description of it being good for families with kids is accurate - some of our team members (group of girlfriends) were considering bringing back their hubby and kids to play.

5/5, Recommended!

I was surprised to see an escape room for such a large team, couldn't imagine how it could work, but it did work brilliantly indeed! We booked it for a birthday, because this was the only game that could take all of us together. The game has a lovely decor, and the moderators were in the room with us - which was unusual, but it actually made it a lot more fun! They were great, invisible when not needed, but this way we could really feel and be sure about the undivided attention we were getting, so the help when needed was always super on point - and they were lovely to be around, too, made it feel even more like a party! Thanks a lot GMs for that! :) (sorry I'm horrible with names, I'd mention if I recalled...) Anyway, the room has  lot of different kinds of puzzles, a good storyline, some cool "doing" puzzles not just "thinking" ones, a good mix of things, really. We were divided into mini teams (without it I think it would really not be possible to have such a large group play together, so this was expected), but the good part was that the teams needed to share info and interact. Also, if you were not necessarily drawn in with the thing your team was working on, you could always jump into another team and help them out, so it can be very dynamic based on your preferences. We all felt super immersed in the storyline, too, and thoroughly entertained - lots of laughs. So yeah, sorry for being a bit chaotic with this review haha. The point is, it's a 10/10, 100% recommended for large parties.