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Pins & Needles Tattoo Parlor

Pins & Needles Tattoo Parlor

The Escape Ventures - Clearwater [prev. The Exit Games]

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π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Cornstalkers: Lost in the Maize

Cornstalkers: Lost in the Maize

The Escape Ventures - Orlando Waterford Lakes

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π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Polly's Problematic Predicament

Polly's Problematic Predicament

Nexus Escape Room

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π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini's Final Escape

Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini's Final Escape

Think Escape Games - Orlando [prev. Escape Hatch Orlando]

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Played with some first timers and they loved it! Think Escape Games do describe this as their most difficult room and can't say that I agree, but I still think the puzzles were incredibly fun and unique! The inclusion of the card trick was sick! The flow throughout the room was great and honestly I LOVED the puzzles in this room. Maybe it was because of the people I was with but everything felt so cohesive and flowed well, some surprising effects in this room as well that elevated the experience. A slight knick pick that I've noticed throughout all of the games at this location, is how low the audio is when watching videos on it, we were supposed to have a climactic portion at the end but we didn't really get to experience that because we couldn't hear the audio, despite all this it is definitely one of my favorites at this location!
The Movie Monster Murder Mystery

The Movie Monster Murder Mystery

Amaze Games - Port Charlotte

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Made it out in record time!! we had a great time! The atmosphere and sets throughout the rooms were quite good. This location has such a homey feel to it and I can't help but love that! I always love a family-owned escape room, because its always evident the passion they have for what they do and there is always such a beautiful charm to there rooms that you can't really achieve in more elaborate experiences. I believe that this experience was trying to go for a comedy room, I felt if this was the method we were going for a few more comedic beats could have amped it more! I would've loved if they fully leaned into the comedy of the room! No it is not the most elaborate experience that you'll play but the flow was great and an addition of some really creative puzzles too! it was an extremely cute experience and the owners and game masters are really welcoming and incredible people! Go follow them on their Tik Tok they have some crazy videos over there... @theamazegames
Mansion Murder

Mansion Murder

Escapology - Plantation Walk

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Escapology rooms are often notorious for not being the best of quality rooms while I do understand this sentiment, I do feel as though sometimes Escapology is able to pull off some well-designed puzzles here and there. My biggest gripes with this room in specific has more to do with how the company as a whole structures their games, almost always following the same linear structure as you maneuver throughout the room, it kills the sense of surprise that is often integral to a good room. Another aspect that frustrated me was quite a bit of props were broken. Which is understandable, it is bound to happen with an influx of groups everyday. But.. this location has only been open a couple months and when integral set pieces are not maintained it can be frustrating from the player's perspective, especially when they are charging a premium for their rooms.. Nonetheless, I thought some of the puzzles were very creative and well-thought out. They were challenging but many red herrings and abstract puzzles lurked throughout as well. Overall a Funtime and hopefully next time we comeback they'll improve on these things!! :0
The Asylum

The Asylum

West Palm Beach Escape Rooms

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Not much to say on this one specifically... I felt that the atmosphere was really good especially in the beginning rooms, but it was kind of diminished by the lack of direction and many clichΓ© puzzles.... Often times there were things in the room that you thought connected to a puzzle but had absolutely nothing to do with the room which left us feeling confused. Felt the ending was very anticlimactic, especially since the story tells us were in an insane asylum, I can't fault them too much because I do understand that this is a small business, but some more integrations into the story would have been helpful. Some things I did like was the usage of a very META puzzle, it wasn't something I had seen in a room before and was quite unique. Again a lot of the ambiance in the room was great, enjoyable sets, but my biggest gripe of this room is that many things were left unanswered and the scare factor wasn't very high, even some small jump scares with audio could have helped enhance the experience. The puzzles that I did enjoy were really fun though!! Overall a decent room If you're looking for something to do in WPB but nothing too unique here. Nonetheless I am hoping to try their other rooms very soon! :)
Enter the Nether

Enter the Nether - CLOSED

Escape-topia

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π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Temple of the Elder Gods

Temple of the Elder Gods - CLOSED

Escape-topia

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A decently designed escape room, I felt this experience lacked the personality that the other two rooms at this location offer but our group still had a good time. The sets in the first room were really well done, but as we made our way into the next rooms the sets felt very lackluster. There is all lot of symbol puzzles in this room which just in personal taste was not for me. I loved the inclusion of the journal throughout the experience, contributing greatly to the puzzles we are solving, the pages looked extremely cool and is an extremely cool detail and is not something that they had to do and I always appreciate when rooms go the extra mile with details! I would've gone differently about how the story progresses because I felt the first room kept the narrative going but as we progressed it slowly started to lose itself. Still I think the usage of screens in the first room was very cool and loved everything about the first room! Overall a good experience that I believe could be enhanced by some better sets in the second and third rooms, a smaller integration of symbol puzzles, and a more climactic moment towards the ending. Nonetheless I still loved this experience and love Escapetopia as a whole and their dedication to immersion!
The Sneaky Snake Lounge

The Sneaky Snake Lounge

Escape U

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π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ