PuzzledPooh

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    Through The Sugar Glass

    Through The Sugar Glass

    Quest Tavern

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Another top notch room from Quest Tavern! The set design was like walking into a Willy Wonka factory and the puzzles matched it beautifully. (Also: free candy to munch on along the way, how do you not love that?) The kids and the adults all loved the game, and the teen proclaimed it the favorite of all the rooms she's ever done (n=8). Thank you to our GM Patrick for hilariously making the room fun for all of us. I got to beta test an early version of this and was impressed then but the completed room is a thing of beauty. Great job, Nico!
    A Christmas Inheritance

    A Christmas Inheritance

    Open Door Escape Games - Main Office

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Instantly my favorite Christmas room! This surprised and charmed us with its hilarious references to those goofy Hallmark holiday movies, the top notch set design, the variety of puzzles, the emphasis on teamwork, and the ultimately heartwarming Christmas story. Extra points to our GM Mia who had us smiling and laughing every time. Top notch experience all around.
    Stash House

    Stash House

    Stash House

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Wicked Wonderland

    Wicked Wonderland

    Escape Room 66 - Laguna Hills

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Brought some escape room newbies with us for this and they were impressed by the gorgeous set design and the intricate clever puzzles. Even as non-newbies, we were blown away, too! There's a lot of puzzles to keep a team of 4 busy. The carnival theme is excellently carried throughout and the homage to Alice in Wonderland is such fun. Another delightful room from consistently satisfying Escape Room 66!
    Santa’s Naughty or Nice List

    Santa’s Naughty or Nice List

    Wild Goose Escapes - Irvine

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    This was such a great Christmas room. Good variety of nonlinear puzzles with one really fun one at the start. We also lucked out by having Camille as our GM - she was perfect the subtle guidance. Highly recommend this holiday room!
    Ghost Stories

    Ghost Stories

    Brain Games Escape Room

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Easily one of my all time favorite escape room experiences! I haven't played this in its unChristmas form (yet) but this was so much festive fun with the added holiday highlights. The room can be booked with minimum 2, though that means skipping a few puzzles/ghosts to accommodate. Of course I was a little bummed to miss those, but the ones we got to were so much fun, I don't feel my experience was diminished at all. I did this with my best friend, an escape room newbie, who loved every minute of it also. Kudos also to our GM Sadie for storytelling and also gently keeping us on track when we were completely derailed. I appreciated that the room designers planned very small details and also very big surprises that really made us feel like kids. I'm glad my friend never had to endure a directional lock and every new challenge made us say Wow! even though I've done 100 rooms and this was her first. That's something special.
    deFROSTed

    deFROSTed

    Exodus Escape Room - Anaheim Hills, CA

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    What a great holiday room! It's a small space so 2 adults was perfect, though there's enough going on to keep 3 busy. It's also very miniature adult (aka kid) friendly so squeeze them in if they're interested! I loved how the designers made good use of every inch of the space for good puzzles. The end is so adorable! Great build, Exodus!
    Whatever Happened To The Garretts?

    Whatever Happened To The Garretts?

    Maze Rooms - West LA

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Amazing immersive design and puzzles that gradually increased in challenge and uniqueness. The design was movie quality and perfectly early 80s. We were blown away by the twists and how well the story play went. Too many wow moments that I won't spoil, just go check this out!!
    The Ghost Of Mentryville

    The Ghost Of Mentryville

    Arcane Escape Rooms

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    One of my all time favorite escape room experiences! I heartily (and handily) recommend this one! I wanted to do something special for my 100th room and this fit the bill perfectly. The combination of the live actor, the music, the design ambience, and the innovative puzzles added up to a flawless unforgettable experience. For me this was the epitome of immersive storytelling crossed with puzzles to elevate the narrative. Absolutely deserving of the awards and high rankings it's received! * superboosted Nov 2024
    Hijinx at Joffre Manor

    Hijinx at Joffre Manor

    Nerdy by Nature Escape Rooms

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Zoinks, Scooby, is it possible to become a member of a mystery solving team that you've only seen in cartoons? Jinkies, it really is! Mystery number one: how did they fit a whole mansion in that tiny space? Loved the mind-bending design and the puzzles with the twist ending. Only bonus Scooby snacks could have added to this already perfect room.
    Life and Trust [Immersive Experience]

    Life and Trust [Immersive Experience]

    Emursive

    • Escape room
    • Other
    Did we escape? Yes. With our souls intact? Unknown. I'm a huge Sleep No More fan, so I jumped at the chance to see Emursive's newest project in its previews. Not all the kinks were worked out, namely the AC not working in summer, but it still ran smoothly for us. (Don't worry, there are plenty of kinks still working in place. ;) ) It's a completely different story than SNM and with a much larger space to tell it, which means I'll have to come back to catch what I missed. Looking forward to it!