Enigma Escape Room

While the atmosphere of Enigma’s escape rooms are spectacular (the best I’ve seen yet), a few snags in the experience left it with a lower rating than I would give to the other escape rooms I’ve experienced in the Colorado area.
The staff was unenthusiastic and not very informative. We were rushed into the room without being given a proper introduction to the escape room. They assume that all of your party already knows what they’re doing, and if you’re unfortunate enough to be paired with another party who hasn’t experienced an escape room before, you will likely be in for a frustrating time. I was hoping that our entire group (made up of 2 separate parties) would be given very important insights and tips for success, such as:
1. Be vocal about what you see or find. Try to communicate findings to the entire group, as this saves precious time and allows for collaboration on puzzles. This information is extremely important for anyone who is just beginning their first escape room!
2. Any information about their clue system. Most escape rooms will either take it upon themselves to provide clues to you if you are quite stuck on a puzzle, or provide your group a way to «buy» clues in exchange for minutes on the clock.
After escaping the room with plenty of time to spare, we were handed a sticker and left. No pictures were taken of our group successfully escaping, and it felt very anticlimactic and disappointing to not have any sort of celebration for such an event.
Overall, the experience felt unpolished for being one of the pricier options for escape rooms in Colorado.
If you’re looking for the whole package, try Epic Escape Game on Gilpin St. in Denver.

I brought my small team from work here for our holiday party and it was fantastic. The challenge was great; just enough nudges to keep you from getting stuck, and we accomplished the goal with just a few minutes left. The «production value» of the experience was high– kind of felt like a high-​end movie set. The staff was super friendly and we all had an excellent time. We walked out wishing we could immediately go back and do the other room. We will definitely come back. Thanks for a great time!

Great experience! I did the Mad Scientist part 1. I would highly recommend it. I did it with 8 family members — I think it is a lot better when you can fill the entire room with people you know vs trying to solve the puzzle with strangers. The staff was great, provided clues just when we needed them, and we got out with time to spare!!!
Also, you have to call the number on the door to get in. It’s a bit tricky to get inside its almost like your first puzzle. No phones or purses inside either so don’t bother bringing a bunch of stuff.

Room setup & puzzles seemed to be on par with others I’ve done. Poor experience due to about 25 minutes in an electrical/​wiring puzzle malfunctioned that prevented us from moving on to the next steps. With multiple security cameras in the room I was disappointed an employee didn’t notice our struggle with the malfunctioning piece & assist us in passing the step. It is understandable things may not work perfectly as planned, but at least have someone available to help if they do.
In the end we bashed our heads against the wall for a ½ hour to get this wiring to work :(They came in at the end & showed us exactly what was wrong (poor wiring connection). I don’t understand why they didn’t assist during game??? They did provide our group a refund, which was a conciliation to us not getting to complete the game. Every other puzzle room I’ve been to the employees seem very excited that you’re there… Here not so much!!!

My husband and I came here with friends for my birthday. We didn’t solve the mystery but had an absolute blast and cannot wait to go back to try to solve the second mystery! This place is so cool!

Well, it’s no Olive Garden.

Great. It’s worth it! Really fun and challenging and our group had a blast! Highly recommend. Highlight of our visit to Boulder. Ps. Son is a very bright 13 yr old and his group of mainly grad students did great and figured out the escape with a few minutes to spare but it wasn’t easy.

I’m pretty sure this is a scam? Showed up early for our reservation but the door was locked and we weren’t allowed in. That would be workable if our money was refunded but instead it was basically stolen. Luckily my credit card company said it should not be a problem to dispute as no services were rendered. Beware.

A most excellent time. Escape rooms in general are superb fun, and this is the best one I’ve seen (I’ve done 2 others in Atlanta).
Several work colleagues, a couple strangers, and I did The Missing Scientist: Part 1. The puzzlemakers did a great job on reinforcing the backstory — which many rooms don’t even bother with — with the various stuff you find in the room. Many more red herrings than other rooms, and that made it really interesting. The puzzles were clever, they worked well, and they allowed a big group to work on solving several puzzles simultaneously.
Another reviewer noted the room is a bit small, and that’s true. One of our number has claustrophobia, and she was OK, but didn’t really enjoy herself.
One of the people who worked there was a little grouchy to us, but maybe she was having a bad day? No biggie.
Here are a few tips if you’ve never done one:
+ work together. If one person finds an obvious clue and doesn’t tell everyone else, it’s easy to get stuck. Keep talking, discussing, postulating aloud. Play as a team with a unified brain, and not as a mess of lone rangers.
+ don’t over analyze it. The rooms are full of interesting things, and the challenge is to *find the signal in the noise*. None of the puzzles are particularly complicated; if you are pursuing a path of inquiry, and the answer would not be obvious in retrospect, you may be making it more complicated than it needs to be. Try to think like the puzzlemakers.
+ assign someone to be the Clue and Puzzle Tracker. It’s their job to keep tabs on all the unsolved puzzles and orphan clues, which is very useful when you discover a clue and are trying to figure out what it might go to.
+ bring paper and pen. Phones not allowed.
+ you get a few free hints, and there is no shame in asking for one when you can’t figure out what to do next. Better that than being stubborn the whole time

Great unique experience! Went with family and had family of 3 join us to solve the puzzle. Really fun to work with complete strangers and share a good time. Did not solve it but came very close. Not to be missed if you haven’t done this before.

This place is an EXCELLENT activity for a group of 4 – 8 people (wouldn’t recommend doing this in too small of groups). It may seem pricey at $ 28 per person, but every single person in my group of 6 agreed that it was worth every penny. Speaking from a perspective of someone who has done previous escape rooms (all in CA), this was right up there in terms of creativity and challenge. This escape room is a tad bit smaller than some, but it is also fairly new. Anyways, COME HERE. It’s incredible. Even if you don’t know what an escape room is. I brought people that were all new to the experience and we managed to escape in 46 minutes (you have an hour to do so). Staff is also super nice, but the place is kind of hidden on Pearl street — would suggest putting out some bigger signs.

This place was so much fun. I took a lady there on a first date and we ended up being the only people signed up for that session. She was a good sport, allowing me to lock us in a room for an hour not long after meeting me, haha. The ladies at the front desk were so great and very informative. I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to do something fun and different. I am going to go back in a few weeks once the new scenario is up and running!