A few months ago, we had planned a nice long, holiday weekend out in Colorado, mostly in Colorado Springs. We’d been chatting with Ryan, the co-owner and co-founder of Puzzah!, who invited us up to check out his location in Denver. So, we took one of our days to head back North to see what Puzzah! was all about.
We elected to do their Kazam room, since we were intrigued by this option of getting to do bonus puzzles (or “buzzles” – a new term [accidentally] coined by Mike). After the room, we were able to chat in-depth with Ryan and his lead designer, Nick, as to what makes doing a room at Puzzah! a unique experience.
Additionally, they’ve offered our readers a 10% discount on tickets when using the code ERG10 when booking the rooms.
Check out the video interview below [and apologies for the audio; Jason forgot his recording equipment on this trip]:
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Description (from the company website): Welcome to Jay Jayson’s Colorado Vacations, enjoy your slay…
The place is Colorado and the time is now. You and a group of your friends and family find a slammin’ deal on a rental vacation home nestled deep in the Colorado mountains. You imagine all of the s’mores you are going to make under the stars with your loved ones and without thinking twice you book your stay. After all, how could this possibly be the worst decision you ever make?
Shortly after arriving something doesn’t seem right, a menacing note left by the property manager reveals his true intentions and you begin to realize that your life is in danger. However, you are not alone. The spirits of his previous victims remain in the house, and they want to help you to escape Jay’s trap. Can you identify the forgotten belongings of his victims and follow their clues to safety? Or will you meet your fate at the hands of Jay Jayson? Only time will tell…
In A Colorado Slaycation, you and your team will have to work together and stay focused under pressure in order to escape. This type of room is something we like to call a “funnel puzzle” where the objects you find throughout the room all contribute to your escape. Funnel puzzles are great for larger groups as it includes all of the players in the experience. We have incorporated many custom built puzzles, traps, and special effects into this room for the ultimate experience. Will you be able to escape the full size guillotine trap? Can you decipher the electric chair puzzle? Book now to seal your fate and witness a truly memorable escape experience!
Difficulty (1-10): N/A
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $30
Identifier: R1
Party Size: 2-8
Staging Area: Lobby is mostly standing room, but there’s a water cooler and plenty to keep your eyes busy.
Metro Access/Parking: Parking lot is more than sufficient.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Note: The ERG were given the opportunity to try out this room for free, with the understanding that we would continue to provide an honest review and follow the same process we’ve used on all of our other ratings.
Logistics:
Description of the room: The room starts out… small. It’s a super tight squeeze. But it certainly looks like a cabin in the woods.
Understanding of the Mission: Escape the vacation home with your lives by using items and clues left behind by previous victims (and their spirits).
Did We Escape: BARELY
Time Remaining: 30.25 seconds
Our Suggested Party Size: 4, maybe 5/6 (it can get cramped for 5-6 people, but depending on your team, 4 may not be enough brainpower)
Did the room challenge the entire team? Absolutely
We escaped from Jay Jayson, but not before having some leftovers…
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Steph D, Aaron, Andrea, Kera, Seth
Description (from the company website): You and your team of treasure hunters have just discovered riches beyond measure in an ancient Egyptian tomb, but word has gotten out to nearby tomb robbers who are desperate to have it for themselves. Find encrypted clues, solve heiroglyphic puzzles and crack the code within an hour, or be captured by the robbers and locked within the tomb forever!
Difficulty (1-10): N/A
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $29 (All bookings are private)
Identifier: R1
Party Size: 2-8
Staging Area: Lobby has a couch and some puzzle games to play with. Water is available.
Metro Access/Parking: Glenwood Springs is a little touristy and a few hours from Colorado Springs, so you’re probably driving there. Plenty of street parking, though.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Logistics:
Description of the room: The room is supposed to be an archaeological dig site. You start in a giant tent and make your way to the hidden tomb. Nothing is really hidden from you except where the tomb is.
Understanding of the Mission: Find the hidden Pharaoh’s tomb, escape with your life
Did We Escape: Yep!
Time Remaining: 10:29
Our Suggested Party Size: 4 is sufficient
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Steph
We found the Pharaoh’s tomb and escaped before it was pillaged.
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After:
Smoke Modern BBQ – We went here before because we were super hungry after the hot springs. The food was great as was the service.
Description (from the company website): Iris Trenton, a famed thief and escape artist, has eluded capture for over six years. Known for her trademark puzzles left at each scene, many failed attempts have been made in cracking these clues. The latest puzzle has finally slid across your desk and as a young detective you are eager to prove yourself. Burning both ends of the candle you are about to call it for the night when you spill your coffee on the puzzle. Words begin to appear. It’s an address! Wasting no time you jump up and assemble a small police force to accompany you wherever this address may lead.
Arriving at a large mansion your team moves swiftly through the residence when a bang sounds from above. Racing into the attic the lights dim and door slams shut behind you. Surveying the room you see a letter
Greetings Detective…….
Difficulty (1-10): Hard
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $30
Identifier: R1
Party Size: 2-6
Staging Area: Small front room before the hallway where the rooms are.
Metro Access/Parking: This is in Colorado Springs, CO, so either drive or get a Lyft/Uber.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Logistics:
Description of the room: The room was sparsely decorated, but what was there felt like it would be in a weird attic.
Understanding of the Mission: Iris has been a step ahead of the police forever and you randomly stumble upon a lead. You follow it and come to a mansion. Upon entering, you hear a noise from the attic, which you investigate. After the door slams, you turn around and see a note from Iris.
Did We Escape: Yes
Time Remaining: ~15:30 (Leaderboard, bitches!) (Though we’ve been replaced already I think.)
Our Suggested Party Size: 2-4
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Steph
Jason and Steph were able to stop Iris in her tracks!
I can’t remember the last time I walked up to an Escape Room location and was all, “Hi, I’m Jason from The Escape Room Guys. Do you have any availability tonight for us to play?” Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever done it at all. But that’s what happened when we got into town in Glenwood Springs, after soaking in the hot springs nearby. We said we were going to go get some dinner and asked for any recommendations, then came back and completed the Egypt Tomb Escape.
The Manager on Duty, Emily, was nice enough to talk to us after we escaped, and you can see that video below.
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No trip out of state is complete without another escape room. I can remember back to the first time I (Jason) was in Colorado (once my escape room obsession began) and there were maybe 3-5 rooms in the area. Now, at least 12. It’s amazing!
The great thing is that they (almost) all have different themes or different takes on a theme. I do love a good detective-style room which is what led me to choose The Attic for Steph and I to do while vacationing in Colorado Springs. (This was also the first room she and I ever did on our own, so that was a big step for us. HAHAHA)
Big thanks to Don for getting us in the room at the last minute (we set it up a day or two prior) and for his willingness to be on camera. (And an even bigger apology for saying “Escape The Enigma” when it’s actually “ENTER The Enigma”.)
Additionally, they have a grand opening promo code of 20% (until 10/1/18) using the code ETNGS18. Furthermore, all military and first-responders always have 20% off.
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Description (from the company website): People go missing. It is a fact of life in our chaotic world. This is especially true of The Rocky Mountain National Forest. Such a vast and open area of land is bound to swallow the lost, injured, and scared. But something has been different lately, especially around the stories that have been making their way out of the forest. Some say that there is something living in the forest, a mythical creature that kidnaps hunters and hikers. Others speculate that strange weather patterns are the cause of these missing people.
To you and your team of investigative journalists, it is all hogwash. Just tall tales. You report on facts, not fiction. Your phone rings, one of your journalists has found a lead. Finally, something that makes sense! It’s a tip indicating a location in the Rocky Mountain National Forest. Rousing your team, you all pack into a car and head out. Arriving you are surprised to find an old abandoned cabin. Walking inside your team begins to look around. Wrapped up in the excitement of the discovery of the cabin, you forgot to grab your camera and notepad. Making your way back to the door you grab the handle to open it. But it doesn’t open. It won’t even budge. Locked. Who could’ve locked it?
There is more to this cabin than you first thought, it must be the epicenter of the mysterious disappearances. With only 60 minutes until the sun sets, you and your team start searching for the clues. Can you escape before darkness falls?
Note: The room gets progressively darker as the timer ticks down.
Difficulty (1-10): N/A
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $30
Identifier: R1
Party Size: Up to 6
Staging Area: Small lobby with couches and lockers for your personal items
Metro Access/Parking: Don’t know much about public transit out in Colorado Springs, but there’s plenty of parking in the lot.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Logistics:
Description of the room: The room is a woodsy cabin, complete with taxadermied animal heads, a fireplace, and a typewriter. Looks like someone rented it out so they could write the next great American novel. Then didn’t.
Understanding of the Mission: One of your colleagues has found a lead on what’s going on with all the missing hikers and such in the forest. You gather your things and get together with the rest of the lot and head on out to what you find to be an abandoned cabin. But…then you get locked inside, and you have 60 minutes before you are trapped forever.
Did We Escape: Yes
Time Remaining: 4:35 remaining
Our Suggested Party Size: 4 is sufficient, however you could do this with 2 if you had experienced gamers.
Did the room challenge the entire team? Mostly
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Marco, Holly, Wendy
We were able to save ourselves and radio to the Park Rangers to come get us!
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After:
We didn’t go anywhere after, so can’t give a recommendation.
Description (from the company website): Bobby Ray will be executed in one hour for a horrible crime. He claims he is INNOCENT! The Governor wants to get to the bottom and summons YOU to investigate.
Will YOU save an innocent life?
Difficulty (1-10): 8/10
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $30
Identifier: R1
Party Size: Up to 8
Staging Area: Small lobby with a few chairs and some…memorabilia.
Metro Access/Parking: Large lot behind the building, plenty of street parking.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Note: The ERG were given the opportunity to try out this room for free, with the understanding that we would continue to provide an honest review and follow the same process we’ve used on all of our other ratings.
Logistics:
Description of the room: Sheriffs office (desk, chairs, table), gas chamber.
Understanding of the Mission: Find all the evidence and figure out if Bobby Ray did it. And if not, who did.
Did We Escape: Yes, including solving the murder
Time Remaining: 11:22
Our Suggested Party Size: 4 would be a good spot for this.
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes, but any more than 4 people and they may get bored.
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Marco and Holly
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After:
We went somewhere closer to home, so nothing to suggest here.
Description (from the company website): Dr. Bonedigger went missing four years ago while searching for a Lost Kingdom in the Mediterranean. His family summons YOU to solve the myster of his disappearance.
Will YOU bring his family closure?
Difficulty (1-10): 7/10
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $30, but discounted for the summer.
Identifier: R1
Party Size: Up to 8
Staging Area: Small lobby with seating and some…antiques…
Metro Access/Parking: No public transport that I know of (it’s in Colorado Springs), but there was ample parking and you can get a Lyft/Uber if you so choose.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Note: The ERG were given the opportunity to try out this room for free, with the understanding that we would continue to provide an honest review and follow the same process we’ve used on all of our other ratings.
Logistics:
Description of the room: You start off at a very rough looking campsite with the bare necessities and everything you need to get your adventure started. If you wanted to take a quick nap, there’s a cot for you to do so.
Understanding of the Mission: Once getting to the campsite, you have to use Dr. Bonedigger’s journal to decipher clues and find your way to the hidden temple, and then make your way home.
Did We Escape: Yes
Time Remaining: 4:18
Our Suggested Party Size: Minimum of 4
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Holly and Marco
We found the Professor and survived to tell the tale!
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After:
We went out closer to their place after, so I can’t recommend anything. :/
Part of my trip back to Colorado Springs was to get back out to Locked In Escapes, where I had previously escaped from the Shattered Kingdom. Having emailed back and forth with Ken, and expressing interest in wanting to work together, I found it necessary to come try out another room.
We went through Darkness Falls this time (review is not ready yet), which is actually the one I wanted to do when I was there last year. However, I didn’t think it was appropriate for Marco and Holly’s first escape room.
That said, we escaped (it was close), and we’re coming back for another room in August, but while I was there, Ken and Dawn sat down with me for a few minutes to answer some questions on film (aka, an interview). They were also nice enough to give us a whopping 30% discount code, ERGuys30, so go on, book a room there. You know you want to!
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