West City Prison

This is a review of the Escape Room “West City Prison” offered by Trapgame in Charrat, Switzerland.
  • ⭐️ 9/10
  • 🌡 Medium
  • ⏳ 85 Minutes
  • 👥 2 – 16 Person

Like in a real western, you are first dressed up as cowboy in the lobby – the players are given authentic vests and are immediately accompanied into a carriage by a friendly but obviously shady cowboy or is it more of a crook? The ride in the carriage through the prairie seems idyllic at first, until it turns out that we are apparently not welcome guests in West City. As soon as we arrive, the sheriff puts us in the jail cells, which are considered escape-proof. But we wouldn’t be real crooks if we didn’t quickly figure out a way to realize the actual plan: Namely, a brilliant gold heist from the West City Bank. The break-in into the building takes us through the saloon, hotel rooms and secret passages directly into the bank’s interior: A lot of work for a crook, but if you want to be rich you have to accept certain risks and in return you experience thrills and an unforgettable escape adventure.

Teamwork and thinking outside the box are required several times during the adventure. Some tasks are tough and are designed with a lot of humor and ingenuity. The puzzles are very creative and the adventure offers some surprises and special effects. A must-play in French-speaking Switzerland, which is rightly placed at Terpeca in 2024.

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Marco Torsello

It all started in 2017 when I was looking for an alternative program for Florence for my graduating class: In addition to the many cultural visits, the teenagers also wanted to experience something action-packed and adventurous and that's how I came across Fox in a box. The description on the internet sounded really cool and so I booked a few slots for my class. One of my students was afraid to play, so I jumped in and enjoyed game. The only stupid thing was that my inner circle of friends couldn't be won over by this passion - but my godchild's wife was. She was already connected to the scene via social media and immediately she received a request from Heiner to take us part in an escape tournament. So the story started and right noe I celebrated my 500th Escake.