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The Mystery At The Majestic Theatre

The Mystery At The Majestic Theatre

Find and Seek

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This being a 45 minute room made us feel really rushed to the point where we were overlooking a lot when trying to solve some of the puzzles. There's really no reason this shouldn't be a 60 minute room. We were on the last part when we ran out of time, but they gave us 5 more minutes so we could finish. Overall, the room was still fun, despite the short time given. The puzzles can be tough if you don't have a keen eye (it doesn't help if you feel rushed). One other thing to note is that the place is inside a mall and is not in the best area of the city, so make sure you go with at least a few others.
Dead Silence

Dead Silence

Deadline Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I thought this room would be a lot more scary when I read the description. The unique feature of this room is that the lights go out if you make too much noise. It was fun to test the limits, but it felt like it would trigger at times when were were not as loud as other times when the lights would stay on. The lights only go out for about 5 seconds, so it really acts as a time penalty more than anything else. But, the puzzles were still a lot of fun and the story was well done. Would definitely still recommend, but was hoping for just a little bit more on the scare factor.
Noir Episode 1

Noir Episode 1

Deadline Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Combining the review for episodes 1 and 2 because they are very similar rooms. I really liked the idea of have 2 different stories set in the same environment. Although I really enjoyed playing both of the episodes, I don't think there was enough content in both to warrant it being 2 games. I think this would have worked better as a single 90-minute game. One of the drawbacks of having 2 different games in the same setting is that almost everything in the room is marked to tell you which game it applies to, so you kind of know everywhere to look right off the bat. When you start the game, the black-and-white theme of the room is really cool. But after a while, you kind of forget it's there. The interaction with your "informant" who gives you items as you progress through the game is very well done. Overall, a very fun game, but kind of short as 2 individual episodes.
The Key of Destiny

The Key of Destiny

Boggled Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The Egyptian themed escape room has been done over and over again, and this was a brand new business, so I wasn't expecting much coming into it. I was really surprised. The sets were pretty good, the puzzles were a lot of fun, and the owner (who was our GM) was really nice. She genuinely wanted to make sure we had fun and we really did. The game may be a little bit challenging with just 2 people. The puzzles themselves weren't too difficult, but there's a lot to do, so ideally it should be played with at least 4 people so you can split up. Great room/location. Highly recommended. Really looking forward to their next game!