Escape rooms in Qatar

Picture this. You’re locked in a jail cell, you’re confused, you don’t know what to do. A screen on the wall displays the time; you have about an hour left. You’re looking around to find anything that could get you out. Around you are a bunch of lockers and a disk with weird symbols hangs on the wall. You still look around and you spot a key on the other side of the room. You realize that that key is your way out.

Now that was a little dramatic, but you get the gist of it. You decode a mandarin message only to end up doing a bunch of math equations. You stretch your arm as much as possible for a good three minutes (which you will consider as your weekly dose of exercising) only to find out that there is another – smarter – way to get ahold of the clue. You look at the time, twenty minutes are left. You comfortably unlock what you think is the last door only to find another locked door behind it. You freak out and desperately try to decode the many clues left. That timer really does get to you.

If you’re a fan of games and puzzles (and stress), escape rooms are made for you. In a team of at least two people, you will have to use your set of skills and critical thinking to escape a themed room in less than an hour. If you’re more of a competitive player, you can play the duel mode where you will be racing against another team – and the clock of course.

Escape rooms are a fun activity to stimulate your logic, problem solving, communication and team working skills. They are suitable for friends, families, tourists and companies (for team-building exercises).

The games available have different themes and difficulty levels. The fees differ according to the number of participants.

 Here’s a list of the escapes rooms in Doha:

Adventure Rooms

• Four in-house games: The Crazy Scientist, The Black Queen, The World Trip, The Prison Break.
• One moving game: The Bus Hijack.
• Location: Building N. 314, New Salata Area, D Ring Road.
• Fee: from QAR 100 to 300 per player (depending on the number of players).

For more information, visit their website.

The Escape Hunt Experience

• Four games: Reclaim the Cup, The Great Art Robbery, Kidnapped at the Souq, Falcon Rescue Mission.
• Location: Dar Alsalam Mall, Abu Hamour.
• Fee: from QAR 160 to 220 per player (depending on the number of players).

For more information, visit their website.

Scavenger Escape

• Four games: Secret Surgery, Torture Chamber, Egyptian Adventure and Mozart’s Mystery.
• Location: Andalucia Way, Building B12, Medina Centrale, The Pearl.
• Fee: from QAR 300 to 600 per game (depending on the number of players).

For more information, visit their website.

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