When you play a game of thrones you win or you run out of time and mope.
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Date played: June 19, 2017
Team size: 2-6; we recommend 3-4
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $38 per ticket on evenings and weekends, $28 per ticket on weekdays
Story & setting
Our great house had fallen to invaders and we found ourselves chained up in our own dungeon. We had to escape… and set things right.
Designed in clear homage to Game of Thrones, parts of Heir To The Throne pulled directly on George RR Martin’s fantasy world and most of it alluded to the source material. Komnata Quest sent us on a journey through a surprisingly expansive and generally compelling castle dungeon adventure.
Puzzles
As with many of Komnata Quest’s escape rooms, Heir To The Throne was an adventure experience. It was, however, decidedly more puzzley than most of their escape rooms.
The puzzles required more physicality than those in most escape rooms.
Standouts
The large set just kept going. We’ve gotten out of a lot of Komnata Quest’s room escapes pretty quickly and this one had three moments when we thought we were finished.
While some segments looked better than others, the set generally looked good, and some portions looked fantastic.
There were plenty of fun and unexpected interactions.
Shortcomings
For a portion of the game, our team was chained together. The restraints were cumbersome and uncomfortable with no safety releases. The mechanism that was used to release the restraints was equal parts interesting and cheesey… which is a strange statement that you’ll only understand after experiencing it.
Heir To The Throne had some questionable props and interactions from a safety standpoint.
I was expecting a more dramatic climax to the narrative.
Should I play Komnata Quest’s Heir To The Throne?
Komnata Quest lives on the edge and Heir To The Throne is a prime example of their style of game design. It was an intense, unusual, adventure that was at times uncomfortable and a little unsafe.
If you struggle with mobility or do not feel comfortable being restrained, then you should skip Heir To The Throne.
If you’re a newbie or experienced escape room player looking to feel like you’re escaping from the dungeon of Winterfell, you’re probably going to have a pretty good time.
Not every decision made in Heir To The Throne was 100% sound, but that’s life in Westeros.
Book your hour with Komnata Quest’s Heir To The Throne, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.
Full disclosure: Komnata Quest provided media discounted tickets for this game.
