Hi all
The fourth
escape room venue that we checked out in Paris during our European adventure in
December 2023 was The Game. The Game has
2 venues (so be careful and make sure you are going to the correct location when
you play!).
I had
heard good things about their newest room, The Secret Mission, from other
enthusiasts. I tried booking over a month before we left for Europe and there
was one session left for that entire week – so I quickly booked it and then
moved our itinerary around playing that room.
And I am very glad that I did…
We played
3 rooms back to back at The Game (with some awesome crepes for lunch in between
right across the laneway). Here is what
we thought:
The
Secret Mission – The Game, Paris (Room 272)
The fun
starts when you are on their website trying to find more information about the
room. There is a link for more information
but when you try to click on the link, it moves around the screen. This is consistent with the theme – it is a
total secret. You go into the room
knowing nothing about the room and when you finish, you’re asked to not mention
anything about the room either. So it is
very difficult to provide any useful information about the room, other than to
say that it was incredibly well done, with fantastic game master interactions,
phenomenal theming, fantastic puzzles and a great room flow.
This was
our favourite room in Paris (and in fact, our favourite room of the trip).
The Far
West – The Game, Paris (Room 273)
This was a really nicely-themed room. We, along with
our daughters, really enjoyed the theming and the quality of the props and
puzzles. There are a lot of puzzles to
solve in this room, with several different spaces to discover. There were some nice interactions with NPCs
in this room as well. It was one of our
favourite rooms of the trip.
The Metro
- The Game, Paris (Room 274)
This room was the first room opened at The Game in
Paris. They acquired a metro carriage
from the Government and reconstructed it in their room, and of course added
some cool effects and a bunch of puzzles.
I would describe this room as being the trickiest of the 3 rooms that we
played at The Game – it took a very keen eye for detail to escape in time,
which we did. It was a lot of fun, but
probably our least favourite of the 3 rooms that we played at The Game.
Overall, we really enjoyed all 3 rooms at The
Game. I was concerned going in that they
might be a bit like an Escape Hunt in quality, but I was very pleased to learn
that they were worlds apart. Although
they are a large escape room outfit with 2 venues and multiple rooms, their
rooms are themed beautifully, with really varied and challenging puzzles. Their latest room, The Secret Mission, has debuted
at 147 on TERPECA. After having played a
number of rooms now lower down the TERPECA list, I think The Secret Mission
deserves to be in the top 100 (if not the top 50).
Where: 6, rue de la Harpe, 75005
Paris
Duration: 60
minutes
Themes: 12
themes
Cost: 132
Euro (4 people)
Overall Rating: Excellent
rooms, especially The Secret Mission!
More details: https://www.thegame-france.com/#/
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