Real Escape Game - Toronto

Has anyone been? Looks pretty cool:
http://www.realescapegame.ca

My friend was just telling me about this yesterday. I'm so down to try it! We have a friend's bachelor party coming up in the new year and I suggested creating a SAW themed escape game, getting the groom hammered and then let him sleep it off in the game room lol

AF4iK said:

My friend was just telling me about this yesterday. I'm so down to try it! We have a friend's bachelor party coming up in the new year and I suggested creating a SAW themed escape game, getting the groom hammered and then let him sleep it off in the game room lol

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Might want to book a little bit of extra time for him then! Lol!

Neat concept, I'll for sure put the woman into one of these and get myself a hour of freedom! Thanks for posting!

There are a few of these in Toronto apparently...

http://mysteryroomonline.com/
http://www.escapegames.ca/
http://www.greatescape-to.com/
http://www.atescape.ca/

A few? There's like 8 of these that have popped up in the GTA. I see the appeal, but I also see maybe 7 of them folding up in a year or so because this is a fad.

so enjoy it while the fad's thriving

I found one in Kitchener as well but havent had the chance to try it, figure it would be interesting.

AF4iK said:

http://mysteryroomonline.com/

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All clues can be found easily by looking. Clues are not placed out of reach, behind picture frames, or under carpets. We have placed green tape on numerous objects within each zone to indicate objects that are not part of the game.

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For some reason, that kills it for me.
Escape games Toronto on the other hand, looks pretty cool.

I think they're just saying that certain objects shouldn't be messed with like light fixtures, etc. But yea, it might diminish the experience a bit.

Jeff, I read the one in Kitchener is pretty good. I'm trying to decide which one to go to first and leaning toward the one at downsview park just due to the size of the facility.

i've been to the one in Kitchener. i enjoyed it, but it took a long time to get there from Toronto!

i've also played Real Escape Game Vol I in Toronto and Vol II in San Francisco. In all three cases, i wished that the rooms had more of a story to them. We were just sort of standing around in an Ikea-furnished room looking for conspicuously out-of-place clues, trying to get the front door open. Why? Because it was locked.

My love of the escape game concept (and my frustration with its shortcomings) inspired me to launch LockQuest in downtown Toronto. We're at Summerhill TTC station on the Yonge line, two stops North of Bloor.

http://www.lockquest.com



Our debut game is called Escape the Book Club Killer. AF4iK, it's a tiny bit like Saw because you're trapped in a serial killer's apartment, and he's coming back in an hour to murder everybody. The killer's voice rings out on the loudspeaker every so often, taunting you. Unlike Saw, the game isn't gory. You can chop your own limbs off if you feel like it, but it won't help you escape.

And you guessed correctly: escape game owners have to put "do not touch" indicators on things like thermostats, radiators, and electrical sockets. In our space, we have a closet that we would've loved to include in the game, but the faucet inside turns off the water to the unit upstairs! That's where those signs, while immersion-breaking, are a necessity.

If you have any other burning questions about LockQuest or escape games in general, i'm happy to answer them!

- Ryan

I did the kitchener one a month or so ago.
www.adventurerooms.ca

Outside of the box thinking and Team work = escaped with 10:41 to spare.