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Whiskey Business

Whiskey Business

Amazing Escape Room - Cherry Hill

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The story is pretty average. You lost to a cheat in a game of cards and you are breaking in to steal your money back. Theming was good overall. This room I believe replaced their laboratory room, which is a welcome change since that one wasn’t one of our favorites. This room is definitely an upgrade over the laboratory. Not a spoiler because they are clearly visible as you enter the room, but the checkerboard puzzle was frustrating. It was the only clue that we used in order to solve, and we definitely ate up a lot of time. There was also the record player that took some time just due to the fact that you can’t really control how long it takes to solve… and I’ll leave it at that. The room is pretty linear overall, you need to solve a puzzle to get the pieces in order to solve the next puzzle. A good combination of physical puzzles and technology. Only one or two padlock type locks in the room. There’s a puzzle which takes coordination between 2 people that doesn’t really line up properly, and I had to stand up on a stool to fix it. I know, I violated the rules! Outside of the checkers puzzle everything else was intuitive and pretty easy but it was still fun. We could have gotten out in about 30 minutes but we were stubborn about asking for a clue. At the end we were kind like “is that it? Did we win?”. I mean I know that we completed our goal, but there was very little fanfare and the effect was pretty lackluster. We didn’t know we were truly done until our GM knocked on the door.
The Return of the Horseman

The Return of the Horseman

Cloak and Dagger Escape Rooms - Hamilton

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I can see why this is an award winner. I think this is the biggest room I’ve played. It’s a virtual marathon, and yet not overly complicated to where I felt overwhelmed. I actually thought this room was easier than the Mockbuster room at C&D (which was rated at a 6). The puzzles seemed to flow well, and the room was a high production value. I don’t think we came across a puzzle that we couldn’t naturally figure out, and we managed to escape with about 12 minutes left without using any clues. I will say I do like fog effects, but they need to use a different fluid that isn’t as irritating and stinky. We had a blast playing this room and I rank it for sure in my top 5.
Mockbuster

Mockbuster

Cloak and Dagger Escape Rooms - Hamilton

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Tons of puzzles and nostalgia await you in this expansive escape room experience. Authentic video store vibes as we completed a boat load of puzzles in this well curated room. I will say it can be a bit overwhelming as I looked around and saw clue after clue, and the puzzles continued to expand the overall game solution. We really enjoyed this one. You need to move at a pretty fast pace, we escaped with less than 10 minutes remaining. I was actually a little bit nervous that we may not make it as we moved into the last act of the room, but thankfully everything started flowing quickly for us.
Legend of the Yeti

Legend of the Yeti

The Escape Game - King of Prussia

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This room was an impressive reimagining of the Gold Rush room. I was a bit skeptical, as I was worried that the room would be the same as the gold rush room that we played previously with a coat of paint, but it was completely different and they did not recycle puzzles. The experience was well done, and the puzzles were fun and not terribly hard. We escaped using just one clue. Fair warning about this venue… these are not private rooms. Our family of 5 was joined by 2 strangers, which I think is pretty common occurrence on the weekends. That’s really my only criticism is that I wish they had a minimum participant quota to close a room. I’d like to do the playground room but I don’t see that ever happening with their 12 person availability unless we want to join a bunch of people that we don’t know. Staff is friendly and rooms are high quality. Production quality is exceptional.
Baker Street Mystery

Baker Street Mystery

Expedition Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Lucky Dice Diner

Lucky Dice Diner

Expedition Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This room is one our our favorites so far. Excellent theming and a unique starting puzzle. It wasn’t hard, but the number of puzzles will keep you busy. I liked that it wasn’t linear, so your group can all participate on different paths and all participate while working towards the finish. Complex use of sensors to trigger reactions was pretty impressive. It was a good size room, so we didn’t feel squeezed together in our party of 5. The room is well taken care of, all props and the room environment look fairly new, and everything worked properly. This was our first room at Expedition Escape, and we immediately booked another room next month. The employees on site including our game master were incredibly friendly and helpful. Our GM was extremely knowledgeable of the room and all of the puzzles. We liked that he didn’t send unwanted clues in a couple of puzzles that we struggled with, and let us work through them. We had plenty of time, and finished the room in 43 minutes without using any clues. A quality experience that was more than just a bunch of locks. It was a nice balance and had plenty of fun things to do and a few surprises. Highly recommend!
Otherworld Philadelphia [Immersive Art]

Otherworld Philadelphia [Immersive Art]

Otherworld

  • Escape room
  • Other
NOT an escape rooms, but a very cool interactive art exhibit. In speaking with the staff, there is a loose story to the exhibit, and you can somewhat “solve” part of the story or at least learn more about it. We tried to unlock details in the control room, and also got a few details from the computer terminal, but ultimately gave up on the story so we could just enjoy the experience. Kids loved all of the rooms, it was a very large space! I feel it is a one-and-done visit however. I wouldn’t want to ruin our memory of the place by trying to relive that first experience. Maybe if they change out the rooms someday we will be back.
Bubba's Backyard Bar-B-Que And Brouhaha

Bubba's Backyard Bar-B-Que And Brouhaha

Think Solve Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

The Laboratory

The Laboratory - CLOSED

Amazing Escape Room - Cherry Hill

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This isn’t our favorite location, and this room wasn’t great. Check out the pirate ship room, which is much better IMO. The atmosphere is basic… some test tubes and a couple of metal sinks and a periodical chart on the wall. There was a missed opportunity to do some cool “scienc-y” puzzles, like maybe a color changing test tube with a simple LED light underneath, or a bubbling beaker. It’s a laboratory where you don’t really do any laboratory things.
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