Hi everyone
The second room at Riddle Room that my team played during our March 2021 long weekend was The Dungeon.
The summary of The Dungeon is as follows:
Gone mad with power, the old King decided he only wants the greatest minds to dwell within his kingdom. Will you pass his tests, or will you be banished forever?
Players: 3 - 7
Recommended players: 4 - 6
Difficulty: 4.5 / 5
Scare factor: 0 / 5
The Dungeon was our 5th room in Canberra and our 172nd room to date. Here’s what we thought:
· Dungeon is a poorly lit space but I would not describe it as scary. For that reason, I think the room would be suited to families and younger kids, provided they were ok with dark spaces;
· the room flow and design in Dungeon is really interesting (and a little unlike any other room we have been to). The room is designed with 2 paths that players must take (each of which is linear, but both paths can be progressed simultaneously). So I think then I would describe the room as multi-linear, rather than non-linear? Either way, it was really well designed. To assist players in understanding the order, the game includes iconography on a wall which signposts each step along the way for both paths, with a convergence point towards the end. We hadn’t seen this done before and it was really cool;
· the puzzles in Dungeon are truly varied. Some of the puzzles involved hunt and seek fun (which held us up for a few minutes), others use spatial awareness, pattern recognition, the works. It was a great room for enthusiasts like my team, as we really enjoyed the diversity of challenging puzzles;
· the theming in Dungeon was excellent. You can really tell that Riddle Room has spent a lot of time and expense in fitting out their rooms. Dungeon is quite a large space and given the multi-linear paths in the room, I think this room could probably handle up to say 5 or even 6 players;
· we escaped Dungeon in 32 mins and 22 seconds, which was the monthly record. Despite escaping so quickly, I still felt that the room had a heap of puzzles and we were all kept very busy throughout. My team always does better in non-linear rooms, as we can break up and each attack different puzzles at the same time. The same was true in Dungeon. The downside to this is that at the end of the room, we then need to walk back through each of the puzzles and see what our team mates solved without us;
· as with their other rooms, there is a lot of well-concealed tech in Nightmare. But again, one of my favourite puzzles in Dungeon was a simple, low-tech puzzle that relied on coloured rope. It was really nicely done. I also really liked the last minute hunt and seek puzzle thrown in for good measure (which now that I think of it, was a common element in the other RR rooms as well);
· as far as theming goes, all of the props were of a high quality and both the props and puzzles all made sense in the space. There was also a strong storyline that continued throughout the experience and brought everything together nicely;
· again, we had great customer service in Dungeon. Our dedicated game master watched our every move – she was friendly and helpful and she offered to take us back through all of the puzzles at the end of our experience; and
· I am pretty sure Riddle Room uses the Voice of God system in their rooms (although we didn’t ask for a hint in Dungeon so I’m not 100% sure).
My team loved Dungeon. It was themed really well, there were a heap of challenging and varied puzzles and the multi-linear room design was something we hadn’t seen before.
Where: 8 / 160 Lysaght Street, Mitchell ACT
Duration: 60 minutes
Themes: 4 themes (with plenty of space for more rooms)
Price: $40 per person
Overall Thoughts: Awesome theming and challenging, varied puzzles.
More details: http://riddleroom.com.au
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