AREA 51½
We already played four rooms of Escaporium in Halifax in April 2022 and were very excited about the latest adventure Area 51 1/2, which we had already heard a lot of good things about. A 208th place in Terpeca’s first year (second best newcomer from the UK) also bodes well for a great experience.
What’s it about?
Professor Ross Wells is a conspiracy theorist and alien hunter. It is suspected that he discovered and abducted an alien. We are now standing in front of his house at 51½ George Street and have little time to get to the bottom of the matter. The mother ship is already approaching Earth to search for the missing friend. Will we succeed in freeing the alien from the professor’s clutches?
Area 51 1/2 is actually a 60-minute room. However, if you play with two people, you get 75 minutes of game time due to the quantity of puzzles and their mainly parallel structure. Some tasks require teamwork and good communication. We needed almost the entire time because there is really a lot to do. Puzzle lovers will get their money’s worth here.
According to Escaporium, it took almost four years to build this room. The result is something to be proud of! An unusual story combined with appealing and well thought-out settings. Beautiful props, strong and varied riddles and tasks. I really liked the signposting, so that you don’t lose track of what still needs to be done, even with so many puzzles.
Last but not least, the strong finale should be mentioned. It was really satisfying, cool and very well done. If you’re in the area, you shouldn’t miss this great game!
