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So things have been moving forward for The Enigma Room, albeit not as quickly as we would like, but we are making progress towards an opening date.
Matt’s trip to PAX was a success with a great turn out for his panel and it was there that he piqued the interest of writers for Gizmodo. In fact, they were so interested in what he had to say, he was recently featured in an article!
That article led to us being featured in Geek In Sydney. As the article says we're going to be aiming to have a focus on Science and Technology based puzzles, but we are also looking to add more of a theatrical element as well to make sure that players get have a unique and fun experience when visiting us. Remember, our goal is to take the genre in a new direction.
If you have been checking the website regularly, you may have also noticed some other changes as well. First off, we have an address! When we do open, you will be able to find us at 262 Pitt St Sydney. As for the opening date, if things go well with our installation and testing phase, we will be opening in December (somewhere around the middle).
The next big reveal was the first of our two themes… “Dr Disaster” will be a Bond-esque comedy escape room featuring a bunch of science based puzzles mixed in with loads of references to supervillains, real life rogue-states and maybe a few other pop-culture surprises. We hope this room will be thrilling and hilarious at the same time.
Our second theme is still yet to be released (we have to keep some things mysterious!) but should be announced within the next week. Keep an eye on the blog to be the first to find out when this happens.
What do you think of Dr Disaster? Does he have the potential to be the greatest villain of all time? Who is your favourite movie / video game villain? Let us know in the comments?
Scott Monin November 23, 2014
I'm really looking forward to checking out The Enigma Room. My group of friends have now tried 3 of the 4 other escape room outfits that have opened up in recent months in Sydney (as well as others around the world). We'd be happy to be testers for one of your rooms if you are looking for honest, constructive comments (as well as an insight into how yours compares to the competition). Otherwise, we will no doubt check out one of your rooms when you have opened! Thanks Scott PS - Greatest villains of all time? For movies, I'd go with Keyser Soze and the Wicked Witch of the West and for video games, it has to be Bowser...Barry - Enigma Room Staff November 24, 2014
Hi Scott, Thanks for the kind words :) Testing is a big part of opening an escape room and things can only go wrong for the customer if it's not done properly. As part of our opening process, we are definitely making sure that our games are well tested so that they provide a the kind of great experience that we would want ourselves. If you are keen to sign up as a test player, feel free to drop us a line via the contact page. Make sure you give us plenty of details about yourself and your group (i.e. age, profession, experience level, etc). Just note though, we are a bit picky with our groups as we're looking to test certain demographics rather than just throw lots of different people at it.