by Agent Mark H.
Review of cQ ORIGENES - 1 month ago
You can see why this one has been around for a while (and racked up awards) - it strikes a nice balance between challenging and satisfying. This was perfectly suited for a team of 2 enthusiasts; 6 would be utter madness. I wouldn't go more than 3 (MAYBE 4 if your group isn't confident with puzzles).
Wonderful theme and set, lovely GM'ing by Sadie, and excellent puzzle design!
My only critique is occasionally you hit a wall of "which path is next in sequence", but that's less to do with "these components could be a code for multiple things" and more about seeing "what do we have complete information for and what are we missing", which is part of the fun! Things are signposted appropriately once you know where they belong.
As a bonus, the rooms were very well air-conditioned even though we did this during a heatwave!
One of the best escape rooms we've done yet! More than your standard code/padlock approach. Real puzzles which really got us thinking. Lots of fun.
We were a team of 3, and played the cQ ORIGENES room. We had so much fun. Our agent was Owula and he was great and helped us when we were stuck! The room itself was amazing, and very immersive. Thank... more
We had such a great time completing the escape room. Staff were very friendly and helped make the experience wonderful. Would definitely recommend as a fun activity. Thank you!
Great room. Full of logical and nice riddles. Nice and helpful host :)
Maybe too many riddles for just 2 people. On the other hand, maybe we were simply too slow ;)
Great team and well thought out escape room. Had a great time. The facilities are really good and accessible. We were a team of 4, managed to get out with 3 minutes to spare.