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Brian G (He/Him) | MA, USA, Earth, Milky Way
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Level99 Rooms
Level99
Escape room
Other
Entertain collection of rooms and activities ranging from physical challenges to mental puzzles often involving communication and teamwork. There are also games and scavenger hunts through the venue. You do need to choose your timing wisely as it gets very crowded on weekends and school vacation weeks. Which lead to lines and waiting between rooms (which does count against your time). Everything but scavenger hunts require at least two people. There is nothing preventing others joining your room or you from joining theirs other than etiquette. We asked another pair to help us in a room and they declined. You do need to swipe your wristband at the entry of the room before entering, and it is rude to just walk up and add yourself to another group.
Level99 Rooms
Level99 - Providence
Escape room
Other
Not an escape room, more of a real life video game. There are similar type activities in the RI and MA area. Though Level 99 is the only one where the activities extend beyond the individual rooms to scavenger hunts and other art based puzzles all over the place. Everything allows you to earn stars and those will stick with you through multiple visitis. The food is over priced and not worth it, especially with a decent food court on the same floor (and nice restaurants outside the mall). Your time starts as soon as you pay (they give you a couple extra minutes to start) not when you all tap in for the first time, so don't pay early while waiting for your friends to finish setting up their accounts (the computers are very slow and it takes longer than you might thing your first time). The layout is rather confusing, and you will waste time looking for the next open room, with doors squeezed in to random places and easy to miss. You can customize your icons and name on touch screens but only while under paid time, and not in a room (often done while waiting for the next room, though you cant check in early or set up a proper line due to space and the system not being able to handle tracking multiple groups waiting). Expect multiple rooms to be closed (our group went shortly after opening, and even before you could pre-pay online) and several rooms which were open the day before were closed (likely due to damage or computer malfunction). There is a lot of automation and not a lot of people maintaining it so it isn't surprising, you can also expect things to not work perfectly and perhaps fail you on a room to a calibration issue. Over all it is a fun, exhausting, hectic, expensive, and frustrating experience. You will find yourself rushing from one room to the next, while then waiting for extended periods for it to be available. Some rooms take longer to complete than others, and some can't be failed accidentally leading to longer wait times. There are a good mix of physical and mental challenges, though many are not ADA compatible (one had a large step up we wasted most of our time getting one of our team members just into the room, a small step shouldn't have been a problem, especially since the room itself wasn't that physical). Some competitors start your time when the door closes, this starts are soon as the door opens so be sure to get your entire group into the room quickly.
Boda Borg Boston Quests
Boda Borg - Boston
Escape room
Other
Fun activity for small groups. Need a team of 3-5 people working together to solve puzzles and complete physical challenges. Not exactly and escape room though. Some are similar, but not quiet and no hints. It is try, fail, try again, and hopefully learn from your mistakes. More than a dozen rooms that change from time to time. Great for the whole family.
20,000 Leagues
5 Wits
Escape room
Other
This experience was more guided experience than escape room. The company has since expanded to other locations which are more escape room. This however has a guide with you explaining the scenario and filling in knowledge gaps, possibly even taking control or giving instructions to move the story along so you don't delay the group behind you. Especially helpful if no one in your group has the prior/outside knowledge for any of the puzzles. The rooms are well dressed, immersive, and very interactive. Though none of the puzzles are very challenging as it was designed primarily with kids and families in mind.
Boda Borg Boston Quests: 2017
Boda Borg - Boston
Escape room
Other
Boda Borg quests are a fun and random time. Be it climbing on a web of bungee cords, answering questions, or hiding from a demonic doll you never have some challenges and you will fail often, but try, try, and try again.
Espionage
5 Wits
Escape room
Other
This experience was more guided experience than escape room. The company has since expanded to other locations which are more escape room. This however has a guide with you explaining the scenario and filling in knowledge gaps, possibly even taking control or giving instructions to move the story along so you don't delay the group behind you. The rooms are well dressed, immersive, and very interactive. Though none of the puzzles are very challenging as it was designed primarily with kids and families in mind. This one you get a small briefing in before going in and more from TVs while in the rooms.
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