After conquering Puzzle Master at Trapped nearby, I thought we were ready to take on Prison Break, which is TEG’s hardest game. We were definitely not ready, haha.
The coolest and most challenging part of this is the split start. Props to TEG here as this part of the room was the most immersive I’ve played, as we really felt we were trying to work together to break out. Split starts are also hard because it prevents your best player from coaching everyone through one part, and each person room had to do their own dexterity challenges.
We actually got out of the cells at a decent pace, but started getting frantic and missing small clues. Everything in this room is a clue, and you need to be sure to look everywhere at at every detail! We started using hints in the second room and the last room was basically a rapid fire series of hints, as this room is extremely puzzle dense.
I actually recommend 4-6 people for this room as there is plenty to do, though some parts went semi-linear, where you needed to complete one puzzle to unlock another. It is also the most difficult room I’ve done.
Overall, we did end up escaping, but used about a dozen hints. I still really appreciate what they did here in terms of the theming, and none of the puzzles were unfair. Some puzzles even made me audibly go “Oh wow!” when I solved them, which is what you’re playing escape rooms for.
I definitely recommend Prison Break, but be sure to bring your A game!
Big Bro: Very hard, lots of puzzles and locks. Also many different rooms. My favorite puzzles was unlocking the pipes. It was very hard because we had to use lots of clues when we couldn’t find things.
Team Capybara 
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