Elite Event: Real Escape Game – Escape From The Time Travel Lab

Yay, I was lucky enough to be part of the super 11 for this Real Escape Game San Jose. It was my first time doing an escape game so I was nervous and excited at the same time. Thanks to Jon S and the Unilocal team for putting this event together. All the e-​mails prior to the actual event were super helpful especially the picture from google maps of the building. There were no signs for the Escape Game and it looks like just an abandoned office building. Perfect setting for this type of game. Haha. Also picked up some Unilocal swag — a drawstring backpack, a notebook and pens. So cool.
So the name of the game was Escape from the Time Travel Lab. Such a cool concept because you can incorporate a lot of those time travel elements into the game. We spent a little time at the beginning with instructions and getting to know everyone. And then had 60 minutes to escape. Sad to say, we failed. But it was the most fun hour. Very challenging but awesome working as a team. I don’t know if I contributed too much as it was my first time. But I hope I helped with some of the clues. Afterwards, they did explain how we could’ve escaped and answered any questions we had about the clues. All the staff there werer also really friendly and funny and helpful. We were also the 30^th group and no one had escaped yet. Though I checked their facebook page recently and a group finally did escape.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes escape games. And I would be interested in checking out future escape games this company does.

I’m not super competitive or anything but I couldn’t escape the time travel lab, and I was feeling a little bitter during the debrief period when our puzzlemaster tried to make us feel better by demystifying the puzzles for us. Thanks to Jon S. for organizing the event and making sure all 11 of us were able to make it. I got a snazzy Unilocal notebook, although I was expecting a real backpack instead of a drawstring bag for checking in.

Just in time for my first Unilocal Elite event, this was pretty dope. Free swag is always nice, but these activity based events are awesome. I felt that I as an escape game noob got as much enjoyment from the escape room as the local veterans. However, I didn’t feel a divide at all, as we all came together as a team throughout this hour challenge.
For the event itself, one hour trying to escape a room is seriously daunting — in a good way. We all kept pushing our brains to the limit, to the point where we lost track of time after getting so deep in solving these riddles. Honestly, the exhilaration of the final push at the end was the best. Even though we didn’t finish, chasing that finish line in sight was a blast!
All theses 5/​5s are totally warranted. All fun and no drawbacks while meeting awesome people. Hopefully I can return to a future escape game event to give my teammates redemption!

This event was awesome! Being how my schedule has become this was my first Unilocal elite event I attended this year and I really enjoyed it! The event is held in a building that formerly hosted a church but has been converted for these puzzle games. The parking lot was a little dimly lit and there is currently no signage there so it was kind of rough trying to pick out he building from the road. I just knew it because I am a local. Once inside I met up with fellow elites and off we were! As always the Unilocal Staff, this time the Unilocal Intern Jon, put on an exemplary event and one that I will definitely tell my coworkers about. This puzzle is a doozy and I won’t ruin anything for you now, but really keep your mind ready and eyes open and try to escape! I mean we failed miserably but I’d be down to try it again! In fact I’d advocate for Unilocal to do more of these types of events if possible! These are one of the best activities you can do with a group!

This was my second escape room event and I’m glad to say it was pretty different than the first one! I got to meet new people and know their favorite ice cream flavors.
I liked how we were able to interact with the different people working there and how friendly and enthusiastic they were!
I would definitely recommend doing this escape room with friends or even as a team building exercise for work!
Thanks Jon for organizing and hosting this event!

And another one bites the dust… I am now ⁰⁄₂ in these great escape games but I still emerge with a huge smile on my face. The theme we had this time was around Time Travel and I thought it was so clever on how it was structured. Completely unexpected! But once we got the big picture solved my brain began to process information collected at the speed of light! Wink Wink ;)
The event itself is a bit intimate because of how small the rsvp list is versus the amount of elites out there. I will always look forward to being invited to participate in these puzzle solving game.
If your city offers these games try it out with your friends asap!

My first Unilocal event, and I would say it was a great experience!
I have done 2 previous escape the room scenarios before, one of them being from the same company, Escape from the Mysterious Room. I would say that this one was much better than the Mysterious Room — better story line and better puzzles. The other room was more about finding the clues that are hidden, with the puzzles being easier, while this one had a better story and more difficult puzzles.
I don’t want to give anything away, but I would recommend this one over the Mysterious Room if you have to choose!

Yay, I had such a great time at my 2^nd Escape Room through Unilocal’s Elite Events! The first one I attended was a couple months back called Escape From Werewolf Village and the puzzles were all solved by hand. However, Escape From Time Travel Lab actually requires your group to look or move certain objects, as well as solving handwritten puzzles. Although I enjoyed both escape rooms, I personally like being in a physical room with items and clues — it adds more variety to the game.
Since we cannot explain too much into detail about what happens during the game, I will say that I absolutely enjoyed my experience :) The main hostess (narrator of the game) and the male hosts were all very articulate and friendly. I bet they had a great time watching us tear apart the room as we stressed over the mind-​boggling puzzles that lay before us, haha.
We all entered the Time Travel Lab as strangers and came out of the room as a team. Although we did not pass (darn that low pass rating!), I am sure all of us had a great time putting our minds together to solve these difficult puzzles. I cannot wait to go to my 3^rd Escape Room!