Anyway, I had seen a bunch of posts on Facebook for Pikes Peak Escape Room, and since I was going out to Colorado Springs for work, I reached out to see if they would be interested in hosting me as well as doing an interview for the blog.

Their location (in the building) was a bit hard to find, but thankfully they put some specific instructions in an email to me, and the only trouble we had was finding parking because I forgot to park behind the building in the lot.

Originally, we were signed up for their Death Row room. But when we got there, we were informed we would be doing the Lost Kingdom room since no one had signed up for it at the time, and they wanted us to experience it on our own (meaning no strangers). So we did! Read on.

When we got into the room itself, the briefing we got was – thankfully – more in-depth. While traveling, he had heard many local stories about an uncharted island that held a source of immense power. Upon returning to his day job, he used what he learned to determine where it could be and planned to go the following summer. When he didn’t return to the school in the following semesters, you and your classmates decide to track him down and find his campsite, and this is where the escape begins.

The intro video itself well put together, if not a little stiff sounding, but helps to set the stage.

Rating: 8/10

Rating: 6.5/10

There were several nicely subtle puzzles that I was able to pick up on based on my escape room experience, things that would end up helping the group in subsequent rooms we did that weekend (since we did 3 in total). There was just nothing typical about the puzzles in this room. I will give you one hint below, though, if you know how to find it. HINT: Yes, you do need to use the periscope. Not going to tell you what for, obviously, but I couldn’t figure out how (well, I knew how, but just couldn’t do it).

There were a couple of combination locks, but they are kind of expected, being out in the jungle and such on a campsite. Everything else was tech or something custom, so well worth the experience.

Rating: 10/10

You do have one or two combination locks, as I said, but that’s just to get you started. There’s a couple of things that you may recognize as toys of your youth that, while totally unexpected, were fun to use.

The second half is where the real fun begins. Most puzzles are custom designed for this room, meaning I have not seen them anywhere else, with the exception of one that I will say no more about other than that it’s one of my favorite types. I will, however, say that there is a fair deal of transcription/translation to be done in this room. It’s not difficult, just a bit tedious. However, with everything you find in Dr. Bonedigger’s Journal, it’s both somewhat expected and simple enough.

The final puzzle, however simple it may have been in retrospect, threw us for a huge loop when it came down to crunch time and we needed that second clue.

Rating: 7.5/10

That said, the decorations are well done as it does look like a campsite. The items found in it are both relevant and, for lack of a better term, timely. (I don’t want to describe the second half; you’ll just have to experience it for yourself.)

And, as Marco wrote on our time card at the end, we didn’t die. So there’s that!

Rating: 7.5/10

Les was pretty hands off until he caught us struggling or spending too much time doing something.

Rating: 0/5