Escape Boats: SOS

By | October 9, 2019

by Escape Boats (website)

Waterways Ireland, Grand Canal Dock, Grand Canal Quay, D02ET38

Dublin

2-6 players

60 minutes

The original, legendary Escape Boat game. You and your team are trapped on an abandoned, crippled boat. Your mission is to gather information, repair the boat and escape – before it’s too late! Solve the puzzles, uncover mysteries, gather clues – and enjoy Ireland’s top rated escape room experience.
Teams from 2 to 6 players can play SOS. The game is designed for adults but can be played by younger players. Please note that under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult and the game may be confusing for players under the age of 12.
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Anonymous rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Jordan Brown experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 5 Feb 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 42:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveintensequite easy
elfgrunge experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 30 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveintensequite easy

Been waiting to play this game for ages, and it lives up to its reputation! It’s definitely the most expensive room I’ve played, but you understand why by the end. Puzzles may be a little lacking, but by god, the spectacle. It really makes the best of being on a boat, and I’d encourage anyone visiting dublin to visit just for the experience.

Eoghan and Sparsh were excellent hosts for this wonderful, unique venue! 

Joe Brown expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 10 Oct 2023 Team size: 4
Some fun surprises and great use of space for a boat!
RJ Chowdhury experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 13 Jul 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 44 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersiveintense

100% reccomend! 

This was the most immersive escape room I have ever done. Firstly, it's on a literal boat, so the immersion is there from the start... But it gets better!

 Everything is immensely clever and well thought-out, the puzzles never feel confusing or difficult.  It's a room with a lot of "eureka" moments, and everything completely makes sense. Not a puzzle nor a prop feels out of place. 

Fiza was an incredible games master, and was so friendly and funny that it really added to this experience.

This was my 46th room, and my partner has done about 10, and we both said it was our favourite ever.

Kelly Archer experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 9 May 2023 Team size: 2
originalcleverimmersive

Really loved this - a unique experience. The escape is really, truly, on a boat in a small harbour in Dublin. We had hard hats as protection and there are even wellies in the room to keep with the theming.

The puzzles flowed well and we really cleverly designed to fit with the space. A cracking end section made this a must visit escape room. I wish we had had time to do the other room on the boat (which CAN be done as a two player, despite their website saying it is minimum 4 players).

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5

Reviews by escape room review sites

Escape Boats must have had an easier time than most escape room companies when thinking up a name for their business: they have an obvious distinguishing feature, with their games set inside a boat moored in Dublin’s Grand Canal. The boat hosts two games, each occupying half the vessel, and SOS is the first one they created.

Your mission is simply to escape, to make sure you do not go down with your ship. The challenge is that you’re locked in and need to repair some of the ship systems to rele...

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