The metro is off again. No more hassle, we can play. So, direction The Game (Paris Ve), where Nicolas awaits us in front of a train transformed into… escape game. "It came to a stop in the middle of the road at Cluny - La Sorbonne," announces the leader, in front of our team of three. Silent. "What, you forgot what a station is since time? he quips. If you are there, it is because I need you to repair the train. The best team of technicians was not available. So, I called on ... you. As a result, for an hour, our group will try to restart the metro. To get out!
Even "Jean-Mi" the driver left. He had an urgent appointment obtained from ... the Tinder dating site. In short, we are in a panic. Nicolas opens a door and here we are in a train with a decor that is breathtaking in realism. And for good reason: "It's a real one. It has operated for forty years. The RATP sold it to us because it was doomed for scrapping, ”laughs our guide.
Washed blue seats, colored planes hanging on the walls and air vents: no doubt, everything is there. Up to the advertisements that we all fixed during long journeys. Oh yes, Luc will pass his English course.
From code to key
First step: find the red handle. We calm down, no need to be an expert in mechanics. First, place in the search (and contortion) among the armchairs. Bags, coats, briefcases and even a crate for pets crammed together. It stirs, it shakes and it shoots anywhere. By dint of wandering between the two side doors, we find a key. Better to be an observer, and especially not to get annoyed at the repetition of the jingle. Because you will be served by the high-pitched voice of the RATP. Even though, let's face it, we've been missing her lately.
The game promotes communication and logic, but do not panic: at the slightest hesitation, the screen displays help. So, we jostle like crazy in front, rush hour. A key, a case. There it is: the red handle that we all dreamed of pulling. Now is the time (and it will be the only one!).
From code to key and from key to code, we end up accessing the driver's seat. Where Jean-Mi left a sweet word. In front of the handles of all sizes with convoluted mechanisms, we realize that our agents do not take it easy. "They are real, with the lever of the dead man." He must click on it every thirty seconds. If it does not, the train will stop for safety. It is to verify that he is not sleeping. »Small bonus: The game even recreates eddies. We would never have believed it, but even that, we missed it!
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EDITOR'S NOTE: 4/5
The Game, 51 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine (Ve), from 25 to 32 €, Thegame-france.com.
