The Morning AfterPanIQ Room - West HollywoodEscape roomIRLMy 4th least favorite game of all time. VERY few puzzles. Without several time sinks, we would have rolled this room in under 10 minutes. Some of the puzzles were "listen and follow instructions". Several of the puzzles didn't work with the correct solution until repeated attempts. Most of the puzzles were illogical and you had to make weird leaps to figure out what the game wanted you to do next. The is the type of room that needs a stronger "I hate this" than a thumbs down. Only take someone to this room if you want them to hate escape rooms.
Route 51PanIQ Room - West HollywoodEscape roomIRLNot so much "solve puzzles" and more "listen to the voice narration and do what it says." The set and prop design are amazing. The game design is some of the worst I've ever experienced. I loved Wizard Trials, liked Insane Asylum, but I would skip this one. If we didn't have to wait for the narrator to tell us what to do and everything worked, we would have "solved" this room in about 15 minutes.
Wizard TrialsPanIQ Room - West HollywoodEscape roomIRLAmazing staff, some of the best customer service ever, especially Graham and Joey. Cool place, has a mocktail bar with coffee, arcade games, and an arcade shooting range. Enjoyed the escape room. Very few traditional locks, mostly mechanics, good story, great production values.
Insane AsylumPanIQ Room - West HollywoodEscape roomIRLGreat room, spooky not scary. Amazing customer service. Cool place, more than just escape rooms. The room itself had good puzzles and a good story.
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle60Out - MelroseEscape roomIRLWhat could be a great game has a lot of problems that are almost entirely due to being old and poorly maintained. The owner needs to do maintenance on 50-75% of the room and puzzles. If everything worked and things didn't get stuck (you know we get told not to use more than 3 fingers of force, right?!) I would have enjoyed this room a lot.
Grandma's Masterplan60Out - MelroseEscape roomIRLPretty cool room with some great puzzles. Wish there were more things to do. Atmosphere was topnotch. If it had 10-20% more puzzles in place of some pretty egregious time-sinks, it would be S-tier.
The Key of DestinyBoggled Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLFantastic room with lots of puzzles. Excellent production values. Excellent customer service. We did this and Blackstone Manor back to back and both were great.
The Ghost of Blackstone ManorBoggled Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLVery fun room with excellent production values. Story was fun and well told, room flowed exceptionally well. Lots of puzzles that were well designed, logical, and fit in the story. Incredible customer service. Right in the sweet spot of challenging for experienced to very experienced players.
Strike it Rich!Golden Puzzle RoomEscape roomIRLCool room with neat puzzles and mechanics. Story is fine and I'm not a big story person anyway. GM was awesome, and we had a great time. Lots of puzzles but I would limit it to 4 people, and 2-3 would be a sweet spot.
Back to the DinerGolden Puzzle RoomEscape roomIRLVery immersive with a good mix of traditional locks and sensor type locks. I liked the puzzles and the flow and logic was excellent. Definitely a harder room and I wouldn't bring more than 4 people. 2-3 experienced players would be ideal.
Enchanted ForestEnchanted Escape Room - NorthridgeEscape roomIRLSuper fun room with a good amount of puzzles. 3-5 people depending on skill level. Medium difficulty. Excellent customer service.
Criminal UniversityEnchanted Escape Room - NorthridgeEscape roomIRLFun room with plenty of puzzles. On the medium side, good for 2-4 people. Good set design, excellent customer service.
Challenge of The Gods - Team UnderworldKey and Code Escape Rooms - SparksEscape roomIRLBottom tier of rooms I've done. Some of the puzzles didn't work. Very limited amount of puzzles. Very little flow to the room. Inconsistent immersion. Inattentive GM.
Dragon AlleyKeystone Escape GamesEscape roomIRLGreat game and great company. Immersive, very few traditional locks, more solve the puzzle and something pops open. Very friendly Gamemaster.
Blood of the OriginalKeystone Escape GamesEscape roomIRLGreat room, lots of puzzles, excellent Gamemaster.
Legend of the Lost TempleKey and Code Escape Rooms - SparksEscape roomIRLIt was fine. Didn't care for most of the puzzles, and some of the solutions were guesswork.
Challenge of The Gods - Team OlympusKey and Code Escape Rooms - SparksEscape roomIRLOne of my least favorite rooms of all time. We walked out after 25 minutes. Several puzzles didn't work. One of the puzzles was impossible simply because of the timing and how fast you would have to move. Zero flow to the puzzles and the room in general. GM was paying zero attention.
Here, Kitty KittyEscape Room LAEscape roomIRLGreat atmosphere, creative puzzles, logic chains that makes sense, super fun. Best for 3-5 people depending on experience. Tons to do in this room.
Amityville60Out - Silver LakeEscape roomIRLEasy room that's pretty spooky. Maybe a touch scary. Ok number and quality of puzzles. Fun most of the time, sometimes meh.
Wicked Witch60Out - Silver LakeEscape roomIRLI wanted to like this room. There are some cool things about it. But the lack of logic, the poor production values, and some puzzles being impossible to solve due to poor design make me say give this one a miss until they fix it.
