Level 1 Escape

Walking in here on a Saturday afternoon we were greeted by a cramped waiting area full with two different groups. One had finished their room and were watching their friends attempting a room on a monitor and a second group of ladies were waiting for the group that was being watched to finish so they could go in.
The group that was watching their friends were quite loud and obnoxious. They were discussing the different puzzles and solutions while the group of ladies were waiting to go into that room. The female employee working asked them to quiet down and not discuss anything because the ladies were going into that room next, but one guy just kept going on. Terrible. Also, the male employee behind the desk showing the group the feed didn’t seem to be helping and was quite into what was going on.
Gladly my group wasn’t doing that room so no spoilers for us.
We did the 911 room. The premise of the room is that 4 university students have been murdered. The murderer has set a trap for the detectives (you) and you’re locked in the room with a bomb that will go off in an hour if you can’t solve the murders. We escaped with 2 minutes to spare, using one hint. One hint for a very poorly worded puzzle that was very misleading. I won’t say anything else about that. No spoilers!
Overall the room was ok but not extremely challenging. The different types of puzzles varied enough that it wasn’t repetitive. There was really only the one poorly worded puzzle that stumped us for about 20 minutes, otherwise we would have escaped the room with tons of time.
On a more positive note, the signs they give you to hold for your group photo when you finish are a fun addition.

Fun fun fun
The best part was the super engaging staff. Several of them helped us out and they were all awesome! I particularly like how they encourage and basically won’t let you start your room until you pick a team name. A great way to encourage people to get their team spirit on! Top it off with a picture after your done your room regardless of if you finished or not. The variety of coroplast signs you can hold up were a super great touch! I noticed several times if a doorbell for a hint was requested the staff would run– something I really appreciated seeing in the staff as when your time is ticking and your stuck the worst is waiting for your hint man to come.
Having been to several rooms before we have experienced our share of rooms and found the 911 room challenging but very accomplish-​able. The puzzles were well designed and little difficult math was required to solve them. All the gadgets and locks in the rooms worked with no issues. Plus we had the staff demo how to use the locks we would encounter in the room before we started– very appreciated!!! The ‘bonus’ part of this room I don’t think we ever would have gotten without a hint but before we called for a hint we made a guess and our time was up– kaboom! Having basically finished the room we still felt great and all had a fun time. They did advise us they re-​vamped this room and it is no longer considered their easiest starter room but the second most difficult. The more linear layout of puzzles makes this not as difficult as some other rooms we have experienced.
Definitely recommended!

awesome design, creepy room and challenging puzzles. ⁵⁄₅

Went at midnight and did apartment 103. As someone who hates typical scary movies I had no idea what to expect. Looking back now it was so much fun! The room was definitely creepy, but done so in an amazingly tasteful manner. The interweaving of tech and classic clues made the experience even better. Will go back and try some other rooms!

Pretty neat! I had no idea what to expect, and was quite pleasantly surprised. We did Apartment 108 and it was definitely pretty creepy. Very immersive experience, and will be back again!

I went tonight with my brother and sister-​in-​law. The game is challenging but mixes up the type of puzzles and problem solving required. We had a lot of fun and are already looking at which room to try next!
The staff are friendly and very helpful — hints are available when you need them without any consequences!

The only multi-​room escape adventure in Calgary that I’m aware of!
Our team of six went for the «Escape from Death Row» room and we managed to get out with 8 minutes and a bit left (with 2 hints in the last room).
Overall, so much fun, great storyline. I loved that there IS a storyline and everything made sense. Hint: Remember to WORK TOGETHER as a TEAM! ;)