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Election Day

Election Day

Appleseed Avenue

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Saved this for #200 and it was worth the wait, the drive, and every penny. My cheeks are still tired from all the smiling. Kip was our host and was also the puppeteer who brought the characters of Appleseed Avenue to life. During the game, you split into two teams: the detectives, and the medical examiners. At first it feels like you’re battling head to head but you’re also working together. With some techy equipment, the tasks were explained really well. It’s like playing Clue. Don’t miss out, check it out. Election Day is ranked high and now I could see why.
Crime Scene: Murder in LA

Crime Scene: Murder in LA

Escapology - Universal City

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The layout of this room is just like the rest of their rooms. Production is consistent with the rest of their rooms. Facades with no ceilings (besides the actual ceiling). The puzzles are similar to any kind of whodunnit game. There were definitely some weak puzzles. We started off with a lot of momentum but as always a minor stretch slowed us down a bit. We enjoyed this room better than some others but there’s still room for improvement. The hospitality kinda sucks for those late night bookings because most of their crew went home and the few that were left were juggling some rooms. After we solved it, there was no one to escort us out, instead, a message popped up on the monitor telling us to show ourselves out. The lobby was empty and there was no one to take our picture, which is a tradition with our group. We usually love the interactions with our host after we do rooms so we were pretty bummed.
Wicked Witch

Wicked Witch

60Out - Silver Lake

  • Escape room
  • IRL
It’s not bad. We still had a lot of fun. Just isn’t their best room. Some choices were made on the design that’s kinda ick and could easily be improved. Props were made well but the rest of the room was just painted black and some vines hung down the sides of the walls. The placement of some things didn’t make sense. Our hostess was great. We were walk-ins and she got us onboard really fast. She also warned us of how dark the room was and many players struggled to find things in plain sight. That helped. Shannon surprised us when he took us into the room and sang to us with his instrument. Puzzles on the second half were better but the finale was anti-climactic. The room has potential but needs more improvements.
Haunted House

Haunted House

Escapology - Universal City

  • Escape room
  • IRL
We had a lot of fun with this one. We’ve done a lot of their rooms and are familiar with their style so that helped us. We were expecting big leaps but it was fine. It was definitely on the easy side. I liked how the layout of the space was a little different from their down and back format. Everything made sense. The production was good. There were some pretty fun reveals. More startling than scary. I just didn’t like that we could see normal ceilings up top. This was definitely one of their better rooms. I still think the price for their rooms is too high. I’ve done some rooms that are priced the same but were definitely worth it. They do offer great discounts if you book another room afterwards. We took advantage of that :-)!
Who Stole Mona?

Who Stole Mona?

Escapology - Universal City

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This is probably not one of my favorites since it’s only in one room. At least it’s a pretty decent sized room for bigger groups. Like some of their rooms, there were some big leaps. They did give a lot of free nudges, which helped validate we were on the right track. I’m not a fan of math and of course there was a math puzzle, but it wasn’t too bad. We had to double triple check our work. The lazers at the end were pretty cool but the puzzle was very underwhelming.
7 Deadly Sins

7 Deadly Sins

Escapology - Universal City

  • Escape room
  • IRL
My first thought after entering the room was how can you fit more than 3 in this room. It got a little toasty with just the 3 of us. Definitely don’t do this with more than 4 unless you thrive in chaos. There were a few tech glitches when the video played but nothing too crazy. We had a lot of momentum at the beginning until one slowed us down. We could have solved it on our own but we got a free nudge, which we don’t mind. There were some leaps of logic with a few of their puzzles. Be prepared to burn your brain!
Malediction

Malediction - CLOSED

Quest Room - Koreatown

  • Escape room
  • IRL
It’s really sad to see this go. Played this during our farewell tour of Quest Rooms and I was not ready for all the interactions: chicken, snake, cat, bird, chest, witch. My tummy hurts from laughing. Jason is one of the best GMs out there. We also ran into him at their Redondo Beach location before it closed and he made our night totally epic. And he did it again!!! Set design and production got me saying wow. The puzzles all made sense and were satisfying to solve. I wish the best for everyone at Quest Room!
Da Vinci's Challenge

Da Vinci's Challenge - CLOSED

Quest Room - Koreatown

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I really enjoyed this room. You start off in separate rooms with unique puzzles. There’s also a few tasks both rooms had to work on together. There were some clever puzzles, especially the ones that use light. Pedro and Dorian tag teamed our game and they were great as Franchesco and Francesca lol. We actually ran into Pedro at their Hollywood location for Cannibals Den earlier that day and he was super friendly and we loved his vibe. Sad to see Quest Room close. I wish everyone at QR the best!
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