SCRAM Escape Rooms - The Pharaoh's Tomb Review (Sydney)

Hi all

Back in January 2022, my usual team of 4 headed out to Parramatta to check out the newest rooms at SCRAM.  We were there to play 4 rooms back to back.  It was our third time at SCRAM, having played rooms before at both of their Parramatta locations.

Our third room of the day was The Pharaoh’s Tomb.  The Pharaoh’s Tomb was my 206^th escape room experience.  The theme of the room is as follows:

There are many treasures and artefacts to uncover in the ancient tombs of Egypt. The most impressive treasures belonged to the Pharaoh. Can you outsmart the Ancient Egyptian's tricks to steal their treasures?

Here’s what I thought about The Pharaoh’s Tomb:

·         the theming in this room was pretty strong.  We all noticed a clear step up in the quality of the props and theming in all of SCRAM’s new rooms at its Church Street location;

·         there was an interesting mix of puzzles in this room.  I don’t recall there being too many traditional locks and keys in this room, but more a series of higher tech puzzle mechanisms (which were all well-concealed);

·         we escaped this room in good time, so I would describe this room as about a medium in terms of difficulty;

·         I think this room would be suited for families and children.  The experience is not extremely well-lit, but there are no jump scares; and

·         the puzzles all made sense in the space and followed along nicely with the storyline.

I have lost count of how many Egyptian-themed rooms I have played in the past 8 or 9 years.  My favourite is probably a room I played many years ago in Melbourne (with a heap of sand and an awesome overhead pulley-mechanism puzzle).  That being said, I thought SCRAM’s The Pharaoh’s Tomb was a strong Egyptian-themed room.  I thought the very final puzzle in The Pharaoh’s Tomb was not quite as elegant as the rest of the puzzles in the experience, which was a little bit of a shame.  We otherwise enjoyed the experience.

Where:                        SCRAM Escape Rooms

Duration:                    60 minutes

Themes:                     Many rooms (over 3 different locations)

Cost:                           $42 per person (assuming 4 players)

Overall Rating:           A solid Ancient Egypt-themed room

More details:              https://www.scramescaperooms.com.au/