Mr. Oswald's Greatest Show - Breakout Avenue K

Mr. Oswald's Greatest Show - Creepy Marionette Challenge 

We were so mesmerized by the Hocus room that we really wanted to come back as soon as we can. However, we wanted to pace ourselves as Breakout only has 5 rooms. Anyways, long story short.. We couldn't wait any longer and we made booking for the Mr. Oswald's Greatest Show.

The staffs there recognized us and they were rather friendly. We spoke to one of the owner and he told us that he actually wanted to issue real tickets for this room; as if one is actually buying tickets to watch a show. And he also wanted to place a staff dressed for the occasion as the gate keeper at the room. But, they had some reservation in the execution and they scrapped it. It's a shame though as we felt that the idea was very novel and creative. 

As for this room's story, we were apparently abducted by Mr.Oswald and we had 60 minutes to breakout. If we don't he will turn us into a marionette. We were brought into the room and handcuffed onto a chain which was connected through a cage. The setting for this room was mind blowing. The team had really thought things through as they created a scene as if a whole set of puppets were watching us perform. Although the audience were made of a set of puppets, the music and the puppets reflected an extremely eerie feeling.

We had to solve a few puzzles while still shackled to the cage. We had to find a set of clues using a system of pulley and line. The entire experience was really cool and one had to experience to actually appreciate it. On one of the puzzle we had to dance to the tune that was given in the music on the background. Upon opening the first door we went to second door and finally got those dreadful handcuffs off. The second was a lot different to the first room but it was equally exciting. They room had a lot of puppet body parts strewn around and the Professor kept emphasizing that the room was very very weird.

As expected, the room had a final twist that we didn't see coming. I will not spoil the experience for y'all by giving any spoiler away. Since it was just the 2 of us, the final leg was very hard. Nevertheless, we managed to break out with 18 minutes to spare. We had a huge grin as we felt extremely satisfied as this room tested us physically and mentally. Lo Behold the scorecard!

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Well, we have found the first 9 star room and Mr.Oswald did indeed perform the greatest show!! On to the next show people!!!

Chamber of Hocus - Breakout Avenue K

Chamber of Hocus - Trapped forever!!!

Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus... We were so hooked by the poster that we were so eager to play the room. I know that I have said this before, but the Breakout team deserves the credit for creating posters that are so unique and attractive. It's obvious that they have put in a lot of effort into this and their hard work has paid off. In my last post, I forgot to blog regarding the pin system and the avatar concept that Breakout has. They allow us to choose the avatar that we want and each of the avatar has his own power.  You can read more about the avatars on this page. http://www.breakout.com.my/characters/ 

Anyways, back to the room. The staff briefed us on the room and gave us the intriguing back story. Apparently we are a team that we were looking for a magician who is also a serial killer. He kills the victim by casting a spell that will turn the victim into mannequin. That was enough to get our mouth watering and we couldn't wait to get started. 

The room was well divided and the decor was really really good. I have to emphasize on this as they really have spent their time and effort to put decor that is related to the theme. The puzzles had a mix of logic and mechanical logic attached to it. We were so stumped on the first puzzle that we had to use the first hint within the first 10 minutes. When we got the solve, we were so puzzled on how we didn't see that coming.

Well, we picked up speed and tried our best to make up for the lost time. The final room was so elaborate and beautiful that we didn't feel like leaving, There were more than multiple WOW factor... Especially the final reveal which truly knocked our socks off. We didn't see that coming we really appreciated the different approach that this team has taken. Instead of the entire room being driven by number and combination locks, this room has mechanical and unexpected locks as well.

We didn't manage to break out within the time limit and we asked the staff to explain the final puzzle. We were rather disappointed at the fact that we were trapped but we just didn't see the answer coming at all. Now, we are looking at the prospect of spending a lifetime behind bars...

As usual, here's scorecard.

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As of this writing, this is the best room that we have played we feel that the Breakout team has brought another dimension to the escape game market in Malaysia. Well done and props to your designers! Stumped but not defeated... Adios!!!