Central Bank
Introduction: You are a group of well-informed thieves. It has come to you attention that the general manager of Central Bank has a stash of diamonds hidden in his office. Under the cloak of night, you sneaked into the bank and reached the office of the manager's assistant, from there you deactivated the alarm, but it will sound off in exactly one hour. If you get to the diamonds in time, you will be rich beyond your wildest dreams. Fail, and you will end your career behind bars.
Location: Fox In A Box - Orange County
Parking: Shared parking lot in-front (Can be busy at night due to party scene)
Date Completed: December 9, 2017
Number of Escape Artists: 2
Hint System: Unlimited via Speaker System
Result: ESCAPED - ~ 54 minutes
Creativity: 4
Difficulty: 4
Immersiveness: 4
Fun Factor: 4
OVERALL: 4
Note. For OVERALL means, 1 = WTF?; 2 = Take a gander; 3 = You can book it; 4 = You should book it now; 5 = OMG! You should've booked it yesterday!
Summary
- Recommend 3-5 escape artists
- Abstract puzzles
- Immersive AF
- Good for seasoned escape artists
- Don't pull the letters off the wall
Just like Cold War Bunker, this escape room felt like a office and bank. Unlike Cold War Bunker, these puzzles were more abstract. I, again, got in trouble with our game master due to pulling a metal letter off the wall. SO DON'T DO THAT! NOTHING IS THERE! LOL.
A tip for this escape room is to not overthink things as some of the puzzles are easier than it seems. There was a puzzle where teamwork and communication is needed. When we got into the bank vault, it was cool to see that you needed to solve a series of various puzzles to escape the room.
Overall, this was an incredible room. Fox in a Box is one of my favorite escape room companies.
Quote of the Game:
[Shane pulls off a metal letter out of the wall]
"[sigh]" - Game Master