On Friday we headed out to Torbay, with a couple of friends, to pay some people at Breakout NL to lock us in a room. AH!
Breakout NL is a real life room escape game. They have a number of different theme rooms, such as a Titanic themed room and a kidnapping themed room... It's a lot less messed up than it sounds. We promise.
We opted for "The Scientist" theme room, where we played the role of a group of thieves trying to escape the office of a mad scientist before the police arrived.
We opted for "The Scientist" theme room, where we played the role of a group of thieves trying to escape the office of a mad scientist before the police arrived.
Once the timer starts, the aim of the game is to find clues and solve puzzles in order to break out of the room. If you get stuck there's also the option to ask for a hint. We started confident and energetic, but quickly realised it wasn't going to be quite as easy as we thought. After a lot of head scratching, and as the time kept ticking down, we gave in and opted for our first hint. Shortly thereafter, we needed a second. Then, when we'd finally run out of time, the staff took pity and walked us through a few more steps. Eventually, we managed to solve a few of the puzzles and escape, but left the experience pretty humbled by our inability to escape the room. Let's just say that we're not cut out for a life of crime.
Despite our epic failings, it was a really fun experience and we're definitely planning to return for another challenge, albeit armed with a few hard won lessons from our first time.
Despite our epic failings, it was a really fun experience and we're definitely planning to return for another challenge, albeit armed with a few hard won lessons from our first time.
