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Sneak Peek: The Zombie and the Witch Doctor

They say ‘you are what you eat’ – and that’s probably true, unless you’re Roofus – a friendly little zombie who lost his own brain!

Story

Scenic

We’re excited to share a special sneak peek at brand new, family friendly game concept from our design team at Chris + Creative – “The Zombie and the Witch Doctor!”  Expanding on the wild success of Professor Bleehall’s Odditorium Emporium & Pie Shoppe, we set out imagine an entirely new experience that embraces the puppet-based character interactions our guests love, with the replayability and expandability our clients love! Just like OddPie, expansion packs will continue to be added to The Zombie and the Witch Doctor’s storyworld universe, allowing the game to remain constantly fresh and new, even for repeat visitors – but unlike OddPie, this one is not a score based attraction. The Zombie and The Witch Doctor aims to bridge the gap of two worlds by being more of a hybrid of our genre-redefining Create Your Own Adventure Game concept found in OddPie, with that of a more traditional escape game adventure.

The first of their kind elements don’t stop there, though. Let’s talk puppets! The Zombie and the Witch Doctor features the debut of Chris +’s brand new custom Interactive Escape Game Puppets product line.

 

Each of this wacky and loveable custom characters is hand made by the team at Chris +, ensuring they’re durable for the rough and tumble world of escape game play. Every character is approximately three feet tall (!) and features a moving head and mouth. What’s most interesting is that these are the first puppets designed completely with escape game use in mind; while every character is different, some may have integrated hiding places for keys or codes relevant to their specific game, or include removable accessories that guests directly utilize to further their way through the game’s puzzles! A whole host of different characters are already available, and featured on Chris +’s design site. Our two adorable little Zombies, however, are exclusive to The Zombie and the Witch Doctor game. Let’s meet them:
Or, an alternative version if the current game master would prefer to portray a female character:
Puzzles
The thing about Roofus and Deedee is they aren’t just characters in the story; they, themselves, are physically part of the puzzles at multiple points throughout the game. Guests will directly interact with them in unique and surprising ways to accomplish outside-the-box tasks that make these puzzles unlike any other.

It seems like a simple enough task; just help Roofus remember the one thing that The Witch Doctor asked him to do; problem is, nothing comes easy when you’ve lost your brain. Luckily (?) the disembodied spirits of several equally outlandish characters are bound to the earthly realm around the Witch Doctor’s shop – and they’re all pretty helpful. Well, that is, as long as you do one small thing for them first. (Naturally, that one small thing from each of them turns into its own multi-puzzle game flow that must be completed to get things back on track for Roofus.)

But all the effort is worthwhile, because eventually, it lead’s Roofus back to his brain, or is it his brain back to Roofs? I really don’t know zombie anatomy. What I do know, however, is that getting his brain back will restore the memory of that one simple thing the Witch Doctor asked of him, and…

 

 

Why does nothing ever seem to go smoothly in an escape game?

Overall

The Zombie and the Witch Doctor is, perhaps, Chris +’s most unique attraction concept since our beloved OddPie. It’s another game that truly aims to reinvent the genre, and take every preconceived notion of what a zombie attraction might be and turns it upside down. It’s family friendly, funny, thoughtful and most importantly, replayable. (We’ll let you in on a little secret – a little birdie told us there may be a whole series of themed and uniquely story-driven expansion packs already in development for this game that will expand Roofus’ adventures far beyond just the earthly walls of the Witch Doctor’s shop. Of course the birdie was laying upside down on the sidewalk, so take it for what you will, but, come on, what did you expect? It’s a zombie game, after all!)

 

The Zombie and the Witch Doctor is BRAND NEW attraction concept, available now, exclusively from Chris + Creative. To inquire about its possible inclusion to your venue, we invite you to reach out to Chris directly, via Chris@Chris.Plus

 

 

 

 

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