MagitrazExit 4 - Ocean City, 11th St [prev. Liberty Escape Rooms]Escape roomIRLGreat for a 30 minute room! Set and theme were thoughtful, small tech issues but no combos/locks. Pleasantly surprised and great if you’re in town. The puzzles were unique and challenging enough.
Crane ManorClue IQEscape roomIRLA great room! We did it with 2 people even tho the recommendation was at least 4 and made it out with 7 seconds to spare and two minimal nudges. I felt it was pretty linear despite the descriptions and very well designed as we were able to get into a flow state with extremely minimal stumped time, but at the same the puzzles were unique and challenging.
Enchanted [prev. Warlocked]Redondo Beach [prev. Quest Room]Escape roomIRLImpressive room with a lot of set building effort. Unique puzzles and features. I don’t love live actors but this one was minimal. Fun!
Mission's Breakout: The Ultimate Bank HeistMission Escape GamesEscape roomIRLThe reviews for this room are too high. We traveled from 4 hours away and only wanted to do the best of the best. This is not a must do by any means. Surprised it’s nominated for awards. It’s an escalology level room at best, average.
Meow! I'm a Cat.Exit Game OC - AnaheimEscape roomIRLI loved this room so much - it’s not the hardest room we’ve ever done but I’m a cat lover and it was so immersive! The owners really put a lot of effort into the puzzles and room and it shows. Such a fun theme. Everything was logical, worked well, and flowed. The puzzles were all unique as well. Very creative.
Treasure IslandBrain Games Escape RoomEscape roomIRLWow that was one of the best rooms we’ve done in 130+ games! So much thought and effort was put into this game. Bravo to the owners!
Batman™: The Dark Knight ChallengeEscapology - Town SquareEscape roomIRLGood game but I would not say it was “very easy.” Solid puzzles and we made it out with 15 minutes to spare with 4 people. We only needed one clue but without it there was no reason behind that particular detail. This company offers a lot of nudges so be sure to tell them not to nudge unless you ask. There was also a red herring that threw us off a bit.
UndercookedSaber Room EscapeEscape roomIRLThis was the most fun I’ve ever had in an escape room experience. While not classified as an escape room because you’re not technically escaping, the games and flow are exactly what you’d look for in an escape room experience. I wish I could do it 10 more times. My favorite game in over 125 games played.
HeadcaseBreaking Point Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThe set design and effort of this room live up to the reviews but I will say this room does not flow. It’s non linear, but there are too many leads available at any given time without the remaining pieces to complete them. This detracts from what actually needs to be done to progress to the next step and in reality it’s actually pretty linear while needing to carry pieces given at the very beginning to the very end. This was not scary when we played. I am really bad with jump scare rooms and this one was creepy in set design only; there were zero scares when we played.
Operation Save ChristmasOpen Door Escape Games - RedlandsEscape roomIRLI had to give this one a heart for how cozy it was. The room was quick for an experienced crew but I loved it so much.
The AntidoteWay of Escape - Las VegasEscape roomIRLPleasantly surprised by this room! One of their best.
The WardenWay of Escape - Las VegasEscape roomIRLAccidentally did this twice - they renamed what used to be called Inside Man and changed nothing. Still fun but wish they would have clarified. Thought it was a new game.
Jolly Jumble: Christmas ConundrumEscapismEscape roomIRLThis one had a very clever puzzle structure which I loved. So nostalgic too.
The Outlaw Code: A Wild West Gold RushEscapismEscape roomIRLSolid heart for this one. Definitely in our top rooms of >100. As an experienced pair we liked that we could divide and conquer in this nonlinear room. Beautiful, immersive set that kept opening up to new spaces.
Alien Encounter - COMING SOONSt. George Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLWe wanted to love this room but a lot of things were broken, too worn out, or logically frustrating. Some novel tidbits for sure but not impressive overall.
Hagers School of WizardryHagers X GamesEscape roomIRLI really wanted to like this game. I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and the concept was great but the execution was just low budget. There were a few puzzles that I think they overrode or skipped because they were broken but again a lot of cool ideas just a little underwhelming with execution. It’s part of an axe throwing business so unfortunately the escape rooms are low priority here and it shows. Would love to come back if they did some upgrades.
ConfinementRed Door Escape Room - San DiegoEscape roomIRLSolid game overall. Needed nudges on two puzzles - one was our bad and the other was not super intuitive but besides that it flowed pretty well. Mixture of locks and tech.
DaVinci ChallengeLara’s Labyrinth - San Diego [prev. Quest Room]Escape roomIRLThis game was very thoughtful and well done. Most puzzles were unique and not something I’d seen in over 100 games. High tech with no traditional locks or combos. Excellent use of props and clean design. The GM gave us extra time since no rooms were booked behind us which we really appreciated since this room was extremely challenging due to multilayer puzzles and difficult starting points. Some worn out text on one of the puzzles made it difficult to read and pop out. Some of the puzzles triggered early before they were perfectly complete and overall I think this non linear game was difficult to get into a flow due to tricky starting points. Beautiful set and definitely challenging.
Ruins: Forbidden TreasureThe Escape Game - Las Vegas Forum ShopsEscape roomIRLWas disappointed to see the best chain dip in quality like this. While the set design is amazing it seems like the puzzles must not have translated from the original a Nashville version logically. One puzzle in particular required you to dismantle it after correctly completing it which goes against good game play logic. Not intuitive or logical at all. Very disappointed.
Timeliner: Train Through TimeThe Escape Game - Las Vegas Forum ShopsEscape roomIRLStill the highest quality/most durable game in town. Nothing is ever broken but this new game there were a few sticky components that we had to use more force than usual. Loved the set design and details. Only complaint is that the rooms are not private.
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