GenericAtheist

The worst escape room I did required knowledge of the origins of different alcohols with no actual hints in the room. At first I thought we made a mistake but after asking when we inevitably failed, no, it was part of the game.

Felt super cheated. Another recent one required knowledge of the last supper painting and the meaning behind it. Like..come on man.

Plot twist, the OP was wrong. It was actually a caboodle of kittens.

Yes but me and my partner were being stubborn and insisted that there's no way that could have been the real puzzle and that we must have missed something. By the time we finally gave up and asked for a "hint" the answer was just put up on the monitor and we didn't have time enough for the next portion of the room.

The last supper one was explained but seemed pretty convoluted/cheap to me. You were supposed to reason that you needed to find out which person was Judas and then also find 2 hidden letters and then how many people were on one side. Without knowing the backstory beyond that it was the last supper, I don't think many people would guess or be paying attention to the cups on the table. So..while being interesting and teaching me something I didn't feel it belonged in a puzzle room.

If I wasn't on mobile I'd photoshop it onto a Joker image to give this a much darker feel. Or maybe a Saw character :p

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