TIXE - Vancouver's Largest Escape Game ‪#‎tixecanada‬ ‪#‎tixechallenge‬

TIXE – Vancouver’s Largest Escape Game ‪#‎tixecanada‬ ‪#‎tixechallenge‬

Last week my son and I were lucky to attend an event with the YVR Bloggers at Tixe, Vancouver’s newest and largest Escape Game – located in Richmond, BC. (more…)

About Michelle Bastien

Originally from Nova Scotia, she is now living in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia with her husband and their three young sons. After working in customer service for over 16 years, she recently took the plunge to live her dream of being a homemaker. Her house is very loud and pretty crazy but she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Tamara Davidson April 27, 2015 at 2:24 AM

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I would love to try Raven Citadel
Crystal Ter haar April 27, 2015 at 9:37 AM

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I Would love to do the hyperbolic chamber! Sounds so exciting!!!
Amanda April 28, 2015 at 10:26 AM

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I’d love to try this as I’ve done an escape elsewhere and my friends and I have been talking about trying one out again soon!
jen April 28, 2015 at 11:02 AM

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I’d like to try any of the rooms…or all of them!
Christopher Co April 28, 2015 at 3:23 PM

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I would love to try the Time Shrine!
Sunshine H April 28, 2015 at 9:18 PM

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They all look really interesting. I don’t want to be too scared though, so I think maybe Exile District.
Sunshine G April 30, 2015 at 6:56 AM

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I’d like to try the Time Shrine.
linda April 30, 2015 at 10:27 PM

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This would be so fun I would try time shrine
Emilia May 1, 2015 at 9:14 AM

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The Shrine, this will be so much fun for my out of town guests too
Tara May 1, 2015 at 12:17 PM

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Time Shrine!
Alan Huang May 2, 2015 at 12:39 AM

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cant wait to play the game!
Alan Huang May 2, 2015 at 7:35 AM

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The hyperbolic chamber looks exciting!
aarone mawdsley May 2, 2015 at 3:45 PM

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the hyperbolic chamber looks cool
bswilkins80 May 4, 2015 at 11:23 AM

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The hyperbolic chamber!
Maryanne May 6, 2015 at 4:37 PM

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Time shrine!!! Looks like so much fun!
Nicole Conklin May 6, 2015 at 6:39 PM

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The Hyperbolic Chamber! But in all honesty, I’d love to try any of them out!
krystyl olson May 6, 2015 at 7:42 PM

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SOOO cool 🙂 I cant choose! ….Hmmm, time shrine maybe 🙂
Angela Stevens May 9, 2015 at 6:26 PM

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I would love to try the Time Shrine
darci May 10, 2015 at 8:56 AM

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Time Shrine
Tristan May 10, 2015 at 11:24 PM

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I would probably go with the Exile district, only because I might actually get through it 🙂
Jenny L. May 11, 2015 at 11:55 AM

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I’d love to try Exile District!
bryan May 11, 2015 at 11:58 AM

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I love Escape Games!!
1. bryan May 11, 2015 at 11:59 AM
  
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  I would love to try the hyperbolic chamber
Pa O. May 11, 2015 at 6:42 PM

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They all seem really cool, I’ll happily try any one you’d put me in!
Patricia E. May 11, 2015 at 6:46 PM

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I’d really, really like to try out the Exile District room. It looks awesome!
Karen May 11, 2015 at 10:24 PM

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I would try the Hyperbolic Chamber!
Claudia K May 11, 2015 at 10:30 PM

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The Time Shrine or Hyperbolic Chamber sound great! Maybe both xD
chris May 12, 2015 at 8:05 AM

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hyperbolic chamber!
Leanne S May 13, 2015 at 1:53 PM

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I’d like to try all of them but I’d start with Exile District
Kat May 14, 2015 at 12:08 AM

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The Time Shrine challenge with it’s highest fear factor rating would definitely be the one I would want to try with my friends!
Jaime May 14, 2015 at 12:02 PM

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I want to try The Time Shrine!
Carrie May 14, 2015 at 12:12 PM

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I would love to try Exile district with my husband a d friends.
susannah May 14, 2015 at 12:33 PM

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I’d start with Exile District to get the hang of it and work up from there
Leah May 14, 2015 at 12:33 PM

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I’d want to try them all! But I guess start with the exile district. 😉
Jeanette May 14, 2015 at 1:22 PM

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I am trying to figure out this site. It doesn’t bode well for me if I can’t navigate the website, and not even in a room!
Nilum May 14, 2015 at 3:20 PM

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I want to visit them all–starting with Time Shrine!
Jayne Cameron May 14, 2015 at 8:33 PM

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Raven Citadel
Belinda May 16, 2015 at 7:00 AM

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I would love to try any one of these rooms 🙂
patti townsend May 16, 2015 at 8:48 AM

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I would try the Hyperbolic Chamber!

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