Escape games · MAGIC AND FANTASY GAMES IN FRANCE
Good magic and fantasy games in France fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 3 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Follow an 1882 alchemist through Nantes Botanical Garden as you search for a rare plant leaf needed for a youth elixir. Your smartphone guides you through riddles, virtual characters, greenhouses, the grotto, and unusual plants. Allow about two hours, bring a charged phone with mobile data, and note that the game is entirely in French.
Play an alchemist investigating Josyne’s witchcraft accusation as you follow clues through Angers. Start at Jardin des plantes, solve witness puzzles on your smartphone, and return to the same point after about two hours. The private game suits up to six people, runs in English, and includes a photo summary afterward.
“Superbe moyen pour découvrir la ville d’Angers, même lorsqu’on y habite ! Très bonne balade entre amis malgré un temps capricieux.”
You’ll follow a smartphone-led magic quest through central Poitiers, visiting noble families and servants to collect four code words before a secret underground passage disappears. The private game costs $83.45 for up to six people, runs for about two hours, and is available in English. There is no physical guide, so bring a charged phone and mobile data.
Pick a room, a street or a table.
