I was really happy to have been given an opportunity to take part in the Phantom Joker Escape with a few other bloggers because everyone is talking about it recently and the concept sounds really cool! It's super coincidental actually cause just a day before I received an email on this, I was out with Vanessa, Shericia and Lynn and we were talking about trying it out someday!
I'm sure most of us are kind of aware about how the escape room works. You're basically put in a locked room where you have to think like detectives in order to piece the clues tgt and find a way out of the room! The Phantom Joker is actually founded by a group of real escape enthusiasts who wanted to present their own inspiration and understanding of the real escape game after trying so many in Sg and overseas. Thank god for this group of ppl cause now we get to play it too!
Here's how the place looks like. Pardon the poor lighting but it was really late when I took it so it's not really clear. It's located in the conservation house near Outram. It's super easy to get too actually and is about a 5mins walk from the MRT. Plus points for its convenient location! (Especially since most of us can't drive hahaha)
When you walk in the Phantom Joker Escape, you'll see a reception desk and the rooms can't really be seen at first. You have to walk down the hallway to go to those rooms. At the back of the place, there's also a spacious resting area and that's where I made friends with the other bloggers before the event! Since we're going to be tgt for an hr, it's best to get to know one another so things won't be awkward haha!
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Here's the game master explaining the backdrop of the game. So for every room you enter, there's a story behind it. You find out information such as who died, what happened, what role you're playing etc. It's pretty interesting actually cause you get to be someone else for as long as you're in the room.
He also shared with us that they have 3 rooms with different scenarios to play. The first room (Episode 01 Mysterious Lab Lost in Time) is their most popular room because they don't use locks in there. So that means that everything is triggered by something that you do. I really wanted to go for it but it was occupied at that time so we went for the other 2 rooms instead.
We were split into 2 groups, 1 with 5 ppl each. The one I went for was Path B, The Fallen Star in the Ancient Villa. We chose that room cause the game master did say that the other room is scarier. It isn't like horror kind of scary but we're just all really timid so we took the safer route hahaha! It'll definitely be fun though if you're up for those kind of things!
So we were brought inside a room and given walkie talkies to call for help if we needed. We were given 2 chances to use it and in the end, we used all of it haha! Both times, the game master came in and walked us through the steps. He didn't just gave us the answers but guided us through it instead. So that's really nice cause then you get to try it out still! I won't reveal the details cause that it won't be fun for you guys to try it out if you know what's gng to happen. I'll reveal this though that everything is not what it seems.
My group all cracked our brains trying to solve the puzzles and had so much fun in the process! It's just such a great sense of achievement for being able to solve even 1 puzzle. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to escape (boohoo). But the game master did come in after to explain to us how to solve the last puzzle which we were stucked at and it was the "ohhhh" moment when we realised.
Well here are some photos from inside the room. I only took photos of certain items to give you an idea of what you can expect so that I won't spoil the fun! Oh yeah, do note that usually, you aren't allowed to bring your phones or cameras in! They do have lockers for you to place your bags so it wouldn't be a hassle for you to carry it around (:
If you're close to solving the mystery and are running out of time, don't fret cause the staff there are really friendly and will usually provide addition gaming time if you ask!
And here's my group for the day (except for Corliss) and I made friends with all of them!
And here's a really cute chalk board at the entrance!
If you're interested in checking this place out, here are the price rates!
Mon-Fri 12.30pm-6pm: $22/pax
Mon-Fri 6pm-10.30pm: $28/pax
Sat, Sun, PH 11am-10.30pm: $28/pax
Personally, I think that Phantom Joker Escape is definitely a suitable place for corporate events or for team building purposes. You really have to work tgt to try and escape the room so teamwork is essential! It's also definitely a good alternative from the usual movie and shopping dates. It gives you a better sense of satisfaction! I'm looking forward to coming here with my group of friends one day for a change!
Phantom Joker Escape - 146 Neil Road
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"Life is more fun if you play games."
Roald Dahl
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