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| - There are a lot of different escape rooms in Calgary. You can find their posters on community boards in Starbucks or hear about them on the radio, but if you want a true escape room experience ignore all those advertisements and go with the best.
Most escape rooms will make things harder by making you work in the dark with a flashlight. Most escape rooms will give you a buzzer or button to call in an attendant to help you if you get stuck. You won't find any of that cheap, time-stealing nonsense here. You want it harder? Escape Hour gives you more challenging puzzles and more of them. You want help? There's a dedicated staff member watching and listening in and if you need help they will put hints on a tv display in the room for you to use (or ignore as we did most of the time) rather than coming into the room, disrupting your experience and not knowing what stage you're at before they help you. This means you don't lose time, you get immersed in the experience, and the best part? They will never give you the answer, just hints to help you figure it out for yourself.
They have four rooms that rotate in theme and when we went, and will be for a few months still:
-The Lost Jewel of Zanzibar (african safari)
-The Curse of the Evil Genie (arabian nights)
-Prohibition - the Lucky Duck (speakeasy)
-Cypherspace (interstellar)
I did the Zanzibar one. The rooms are amazing, with authentic antiques and period items fitting each theme. They are all based on true stories, and are so much fun that you can't help but dive into it. When we went into our room the door closed and we just scattered. It was so much fun, I can't wait to do the other three themes!
The puzzles and setup is great for all ages and experience levels. With the different themes and difficulty levels, Escape Hour rooms are great for families, professional groups, or just having fun for an hour. The staff are friendly and you can tell they care about the experience with the dedication and quality put into the rooms.
If you want the best escape room in the city go to Escape Hour. You'll have a blast!
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