This was my very first escape game and damn was I impressed with what Casa Loma has brought to the world of escape games. For me it would be really hard to top but we'll see. We were here during the weekday because the weekends were booked up months in advance. We did the Prohibition Scenario one which sets in 1921 Toronto.
First Impressions: Pretty creepy to tell you the truth. You walk to the basement where someone is waiting to check you in and the whole vibe just felt creepy in a fun exciting way. Even though we had 12 people we still had 3 random people join us. They take you into this small auditorium where they explain the rules and then you are off.
Game Impression: Without going into too much detail I just want to let you know what you are getting yourself into. This is a co-operate style escape game. Your group will be divided up into different rooms solving different puzzles. All three rooms are different themed but still stays within the same story. Each room has an actor that helps monitor the room but love the fact that they stay in character. The challenges are not that difficult, I would say moderately challenging but it does take time so watch your time carefully. You get about 1 hour to complete all the task and just a hint there's more to complete after the rooms. The actors will interact with the group so just have fun with it.
Opportunities: There not much I would change with what Casa Loma is doing. One suggestion I may have for this scenario specific is to be more vocal about the time that is left or have some sort of display. We were discouraged from using our phones, some privacy policy I think so it was hard to tell time and we didn't know when we officially started
Overall Impressions: Our group could not stop talking about it after we were done. Unfortunately, we did not complete the story but it was for sure memorable. The production here was amazing from the set design to the actors costume it was simply perfect. I would definitely like to try the other escape game that Casa Loma provides. They said a new one is coming at the end of March, something along the lines of secret agents!