Trapped

First time I’ve ever tried this kind of game. We decided to try the hardest level which consisted of being split up and working together to solve the problem at hand. It is a great place for everyone to go and try it out. The staff was pleasant, fun and interactive. It was rather difficult though. We didn’t have enough time to solve the entire mystery. We might be going back just finish it lol. Not sure yet. But yeah it was a great experience.

Heard a lot of hype for the escape room game trend, so we decided to give Trapped a try since they had a Groupon deal.
It was easy to make a reservation and the registration/​check-​in process was pretty quick and smooth.
The theme we chose was the «Lost Child» one. The entire game experience ran for ~45 minutes. Without revealing any spoilers, what I can say is that the rooms’ décor, props, and set up were all quite budget. like scrap furnishings and random cheap props. That led to us not having a very immersive experience, as it was hard to believe that we were really trapped in some haunted house. We used some hints, and for one of them the staff actually just came in to the room and directly pointed out the answer. Not cool.
Overall, quite a disappointing experience. I probably will give the escape room game trend another try as I do like the idea of it. Next time though, I’ll visit another facility.

3.5÷5 Stars — rounded up because the staff were extremely accommodating and helpful.
We came here using a Groupon and decided on the Lost Child theme. Our booking was on a Saturday night and it was quite easy for us to book using their online scheduling system. (There were tons of spots left even though we registered last minute)
Anyways, the concept of the room was quite fun and this theme in particular was a bit eerie/​creepy, which made it quite unique. However, the quality of the props used weren’t as good as the other escape rooms that I’ve tried, which definitely reflects in their prices. (They’re slightly cheaper than the bigger escape room companies)
The staff here are very friendly and they will help you if you’re really stuck. We chose a fairly large room that usually accommodates 4 people but we decided to attempt it even though there were only 2 of us. Some of the puzzles were very time consuming so in the end, we made it to the last puzzle. If you do decide to come to Trapped, I would recommend coming with 4 people!

Fantastic! We chose Trapped for my friend’s bachelorette party and it was a lot of fun! The staff was absolutely amazing and super nice. We solved the room successfully, which was very satisfying and they offered us to take some pictures in their selfie room. They have a million hilarious costumes, it was so so much fun!

Not my kind of thing… but the wife thought it’d be fun, and got a Groupon for it. So… after a while… we made a booking, and went to try it out on a rainy day.
We tried the Detective story… trying to solve a missing persons drama in Paris. I can see how the people are commenting on the low budget of the sets… but if they flip them around into other stories every so often, I guess that’s maybe why they go that route… I don’t even have a clue how much the wife paid for the Groupon.
The puzzles were not like … hmm… let me start over. I had no clue what to expect. We were explained the situation leading up to the thing… shown some locks, and how to open them… and then… on our own. If you were missing and my wife and myself were your only hope… well, you’re out of luck. We suck. We had 3 clues available to us, and used 2, and should have probably used all 3… we ran out of time, and of course when they explained things to us we were nodding «Oh yeah». But at the time… we just looked around, and messed around like clueless fools.
So… on a next time (if there was a next time), I think I’d be more prepared to look around the environment, and be more able to follow their puzzle logic… but for now… I’ll just shake my head at my ineptitude. ;)

[The Heist]
Diamond thief is most difficult albeit fun theme room Trapped has to offer. You’re a group of thieves who break into a rich old guy’s mansion to steal his diamonds undetected. So unlike other rooms where your main goal is purely to escape, you must do so with the prize.
This theme can accommodate upto 8 people unlike most other rooms. My one suggestion is to bring friends whom you communicate well with. You’ll be split into two teams and have to work cooperatively to free one another. Friendships can be lost! We ended up with only a single lock separating us from freedom which was a little more than frustrating. This marked our third consecutive room-​escape failure (the only one at Trapped) but arguably the most fun.
PS: See my previous reviews on other theme rooms

Pretty low budget rooms but it was still lots of fun.
Compared to other places we have been this one only has 2 rooms per escape and other companies give u 3 or more. But u get 1 extra hint with this company so that’s helpful!
Ive tried 3 rooms in this place and ALICE IN WONDERLAND was the best, LAS VEGAS was pretty low budget with taped casino plastic wallpaper in the room hahaha id suggest it to be re decorated!

I’ve done a few of the escape room type businesses in Richmond lately, and so far this one was my favourite. The puzzles themselves seemed a little easier (although possibly this is because I’m becoming more experienced), but I felt like this place built the story around their rooms a little more, so it was more immersive.
They also give you an hour to finish the puzzle instead of 45minutes, which is nice.

Good idea, not so fond of the actual execution.
Just try it once and see if you like it. If price is a concern, look around for a groupon.
My personal bet is that this is just a fad that will go away.

We were walking around after dinner when we noticed the sign. «TRAPPED: Interactive Gaming Facility». Curious, we went in to ask what it’s all about. Intrigued by the concept, we decided to try it out. Apparently this kind of gaming facility is very popular in China/​Japan/​Taiwan and starting to pop around here. The premise is pretty simple. You’re trapped inside a (real) room and you need to search the room for clues to solve a series of locks to free yourself. They started with a short intro story and put you in the room with a countdown timer — you have 45 minutes to solve it. They have a few different story line to choose from, but we took their recommendation since we don’t know any better.
It’s nothing super complicated. But since we’ve never done it before, we probably over complicate things a little bit and wasted time. We did end up solving it, but we used the 2 free hints given. The only complaint I have is that everything we needed to solve involved a combination lock — I thought it would be more interesting if they change it up a little (but this also varies by the different scenario you chose, so YMMV).
It was definitely an interesting experience and glad I tried it. I probably would do it again too.

It was okay, but I walked away from the experience thinking that I probably could have designed a better one myself.
We chose to do the basic Detective Story room, and the premise was decent but it felt less like we were solving a mystery and more like we were doing a sudoku puzzle. The entire exercise was a matter of finding hidden mathematical clues and using them to unlock boxes with more mathematical clues in them. They would suggest a story progression in a roundabout way, but the only way to finish the room was to perform simple math and use them for lockbox combinations.
As well, one of the lockboxes had a cheap /​faulty combination lock on it, we had actually put the right combination in and it didn’t work. So, we tried many other combos before we decided to try the original one again, and this time it did work. Would have been frustrating to not complete the game due to poor construction. Even after that, we still finished with over 25% of our time left.
To be fair, this is the only escape room I have tried so far so maybe this experience is indicative of the rest of them as well, but I was hoping it would be more like a solving forensic clues to solve a mystery rather than a play-​by-​numbers with little logic at its core.