Nefertari’s Tomb is one of the best games in Albuquerque. Here are our other recommendations for great escape rooms in Albuquerque.
Grand Puzzle Tomb
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date Played: December 14, 2021
Team size: 2-6; we recommend 4-6
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $25 per player
Ticketing: Private
Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock
Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints
REA Reaction
Nefertari’s Tomb was jam-packed with content. Our goal was to raid as much loot from the ancient tomb as we could, and destroy the evidence of our presence before the authorities stopped us. New Mexico Escape Room truly made us work for the loot with a constant stream of puzzle solving, searching, and translating.
The upshot: in terms of gameplay for your money, you won’t find many games with as much to do as Nefertari’s Tomb… and it was all staged in a beautiful Egyptian tomb.
The potential struggle in Nefertari’s Tomb was the volume of translation, which felt both completely narratively justified… and also excessive. I literally learned to sightread the hieroglyphics in Nefertari’s Tomb and so did two of my teammates. (Not David… that’s not his thing.)
Overall, Nefertari’s Tomb feels unique, big and exciting… and at times it also feels cumbersome. It’s one of the strongest large team games we’ve seen, and it has a style that a lot of players – especially puzzlers – will connect with. If you’re in Albuquerque and looking for a puzzley good time, give this one a try.
Who is this for?
- Adventure seekers
- Puzzle lovers
- Scenery snobs
- Indiana Jones Fans
- Best for players with at least some experience
- Players who don’t need to be a part of every puzzle
Why play?
- Explosive intro/ outro sequence
- An unusual game structure that facilitated an impressive volume of puzzle content
- A nifty Egyptian tomb set
Story
After years of research, Arnold von Dunkelheit had found the location of Nefertari’s Tomb. He had a long list of items that he required from this site, and he’d hired our gang of adventuring tomb robbers to attain them. Our instructions were clear:
- Enter the tomb
- Steal as many items as we could
- Destroy the tomb and all evidence of our presence before the authorities would arrive