Labyrinth Escape Rooms - Game Night (formerly known as Excluded) Review (Sydney)

Hi everyone

Back in April 2021, not long after having been down to Canberra and playing all of the rooms there, my team returned to Labyrinth Escape Rooms in Parramatta.  We have been to Labyrinth several times in the past and this was our second time to their new premises (having previously played CirCurse).  We have always really enjoyed our experiences at Labyrinth.

On the other side of Victoria Road from their new premises is a Coles with an attached underground secure parking lot (not overly expensive).  After grabbing some dinner, we parked there and then walked across the road to Labyrinth.

At the time that we played, the room was called Excluded.  However, I understand that it has since been re-badged as “Game Night”.  Game Night was our 181^st room to date.  Here is the room description, from their website:

Tuesdays are for tasty food, tenacious friends and triumphant games. But when your neighbour Dave, doesn’t get invited, he devises a plan to take you and your friends hostage in the hopes he can prove himself a worthy game night contender. Is he just a lonely guy wanting to make new friends or has he been spying on you and has something more sinister planned? Make your way through his puzzle filled house to discover the truth.

Here is what we thought of Game Night:

• this was a really fun room!  Joan and Frank had let us sneak our heads in while they were building the room and told us about the theme and I immediately loved the idea.  It is a really nice take on an escape room – much more light-hearted than the typical murderous villain who has captured you in their lair.  There is a really lovely sense of humour throughout Game Night, including right up to the very end, which we really enjoyed;

• the puzzles were all fun and varied.  They were all logical and made sense.  I don’t recall needing to ask for a hint and we managed to escape in good time (we escaped in 33 minutes and 50 seconds).  So I think the room could probably do with a couple of extra puzzles, but I also appreciate that the target market is more for families and newer players (and this room definitely suits those markets well);

• the theming is really well done.  The props all make sense in the space and the puzzle elements all involve items you would expect to find in Dave’s house;

• there are no dark sections and this room would therefore suit families and younger players; and
  

• the room is rated “medium to hard” on their website.  Given we escaped in just over half of the allowed time, I think this room is more at the medium end (particularly for more experienced teams). 

Our fifth time back to Labyrinth Escape Rooms was as much as fun as the other four times.  Joan and Frank have a great escape room business with awesome rooms. 

Where:                         1B Victoria Road, Parramatta

Duration:                      60 minutes

Themes:                       4 themes (but others currently under construction)

                                   Price:                            $43 each (4 players)

Overall Rating:             A fun (and funny) room that we really enjoyed  

More details:                http://labyrinthescaperooms.com.au