@alyssaexplores's reviews on Morty

Revenge Of The Cabin

CU Adventures in Time and Space

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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 Ghost Of Mentryville

Arcane Escape Rooms

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This room was highly rated so I feel like I went into this with super high expectations. So up against those expectations, I felt a little disappointed. It did not live up to the hype for me but it was still a unique experience. Our live actor was great - shout out to Perigee! The room is very tiny and at one point I had to step out to get water because I was feeling a bit faint. They warn you ahead of time that it’s gory and it’s not that bad but all three of us did have unsettling dreams that night. The concept was not my favorite, nor was the ending we landed on but the puzzle structure was memorable.

Wizard's Tale

Escape Again Rooms

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The room is muuuuuuch larger than it appears. Four players would be a good size. It’s not my favorite wizard themed room but it was still an enjoyable experience. I preferred their Outlaw room over this one.

Outlaw's Hideout

Escape Again Rooms

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Definitely some jump scare moments. The puzzles were cute. It was my friend’s son’s first escape room and he hit the ground running. I liked the second room (schoolhouse) puzzles the best. We had the pleasure of playing with the previous owner and a person from a Facebook escape enthusiast group. This room is definitely doable with 2-3 but it was nice to make new friends

The Man From Beyond

Strange Bird Immersive

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I loved this room! It was worth traveling to Houston to play. They made this room extra special for me and I’m so grateful to everyone at Strange Bird Immersive. I had just finished chemotherapy and treated myself to playing this room. They were kind enough to do a tarot reading for all three of us in my party and they gave us a non alcoholic spritz while we got our readings. The big box puzzle really stumped us but the answer was right in front of our faces. My friends were really worried they wouldn’t be able to solve the puzzles but it is doable for intermediate escapees. One of the keys was out before we unlocked it so they had to come in and put it away because we got ahead of the game but that still didn’t detract from our experience. I got a little teary at the end because the storyline is a little love transcending death and since I’m dealing with cancer, death has weighed heavily on my mind. I loved the way they set up the hint system. It’s a nod to the time period. There is so much attention to detail. The thank you tarot cards has a link on it and if you follow it, you’re in for more surprises. Great job on a game well made! Highly recommend hitting Traveler’s Table nearby for dinner after you play.

The Candy Factory

Escapade 360

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Our game master was the owner of the business and he had our group laughing the entire time. We enjoyed that the lobby is airplane themed because we are all huge travel junkies. I had a large group so we chose their hardest room in order to keep everyone occupied. We did need a few hints. The last room was more difficult and it was the first time I had to use an external source of information to solve a puzzle (there is a thesaurus that you use to translate words in other languages). Love the ending and I feel like they really put effort into this room. It’s not crazy high tech but it’s well designed and there are a variety of puzzles. We played for my birthday and they had happy birthday balloons in the room for me and they didn’t charge extra. It was very thoughtful.

The Timekeeper's Trapped!

Escape Factor

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This was my 100th escape room. My whole family played with me. 12 people in one room is very inclusive but it was also chaotic. They were very sweet and put a special message on the screen in the room when we escaped. For experienced escapees, I’d recommend 4-6 people. Most of this group had played 0-5 escape rooms so it required them to team up to solve puzzles

Medieval Madness

PanIQ Room - Logan Square

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This room has one puzzle that just eats up time. We thought we were working together but one member of my party was mishearing the other member since we were spread out in the dark. We kept getting two items switched up and our game master never gave us a nudge. We spent over 30 minutes on that puzzle and then breezed through the rest of the puzzles. We were given a 3 minute grace period to get out of the room and finish the experience but we did not escape in under 30 minutes. The final puzzle was interesting but not enough for this room to be redeemed but that’s just my humble opinion.

The Bridge Between

Quest Tavern

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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 Ladder

Hatch Escapes

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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

40 Thieves

MindTrap Escape Room - Temecula

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The room starts off with a whimsical shadow show which sets the tone for this mystical bazaar themed escape. Watch out for things popping out at you and dropping from the ceiling. Don’t drink the water - you’ve been warned. All your senses will be engaged from feeling for snakes to smelling the goods that are sold. Crawling will be involved so get down and dirty before the thieves return.

Irvine School of Wizardry and the Goblin's Secrets

Hidden Donkey

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I finally see why people rave about this room. I only had time to do one of the Hidden Donkey rooms and all my friend who had played said it had to be Goblin’s Secret. It lived up to the hype. The immersion is so real in this room and the last part of the experience was spectacular. I do wish they would have let us take photos with our wands in the first room. It is interesting how they’re building two tracks for two different games in one room. We did have to ask for a few hints.

Superhero: Origins

PanIQ Room - West Hollywood

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This room combines two things I love: costumes and puzzles. If you’re into superhero movies then you have to grab your crew and come try it. My cousin even painted himself green to play as the Hulk. The tech integrations are top tier. Immerse yourself as the hero…or the villain! I made my own promo video for this room: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMGvonVgSAx/?igsh=YjY5cWNqZGdwZjRq

The Onyx Tower

PanIQ Room - Logan Square

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I’m rewarding myself for getting through each treatment with an escape room challenge that I’m calling my “escaping chemo” countdown. Originally I went to PanIQ to play medieval madness for my “escaping chemo” countdown but my friends were willing to play a second game. I enjoyed this mini game. We escaped in record time because they let all three of us play but it’s usually only for two people. It was a good use of small space and the puzzles were still challenging. If you’re playing this room along with any of the other Logan Square rooms, I’d start with this room. It is a great warmup before taking on the harder rooms.

Hijinx at Joffre Manor

Nerdy by Nature Escape Rooms

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Fans of Scooby Doo and the Gang will fall in love with this zoink-tastic adventure. Fred may believe that there is no such thing as ghouls, ghosts, goblins or monsters but something is haunting Joffre Manor and you’ll have to slide, climb, hold a seance, play the piano, break into a shed, and even ride in the mystery machine to solve this case. At the end, you’ll have to vote on whodunit so choose wisely. Six treatments, six escape rooms: I’m rewarding myself for getting through each treatment with an escape room challenge that I’m calling my “escaping chemo” countdown. After this room, I have five to go until I escape chemo. Nerdy by Nature was kind enough to offer a discount so we could play a room that had been on my Morty wishlist for ages. Growing up I loved Scooby Doo so even though I couldn’t convince my friends to dress up as the gang, I still was jumping at the chance to have this experience. And it exceeded my expectations! Definitely a top room for anyone who is a fan of the series.

Lockbuster Video

60 to Escape - Schaumburg

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Nothing could have prepared me for this room. I loved all the technology in it as well as the nostalgic theme. The way the movies were retrieved blew my mind. Three is a good size for seasoned players. Only thing I wished was that the winning photo did justice to the set. The light only stays on for a few seconds and it’s a cramped space.

Mystery Manor

60 to Escape - Schaumburg

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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

Ink & Ashes

Exodus Escape Room

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Such a great room. We came down to the wire on this one. I loved the storyline integrated into the room and our game master Jamie was amazing! We also guessed the correct murderer at the beginning of the game.

Jewel of the Sea

Intrepid Escape Rooms

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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 Magic Cottage

Infinity Escape

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Our game master was the owner of this escape room and his excitement for us to play really made this experience. It’s was a bit challenging for 2 people to play. I’d recommend 3-4. This room was creepy to me but I still enjoyed it. If you’re afraid of spiders, do not be close to the giant spider on the ceiling when the puzzle near it is solved. There is a major decision to make in this room and my friend promised that in my review that I noted that she chose right at the end.

Reviews

CU Adventures in Time and Space

Arcane Escape Rooms

Escape Again Rooms

Escape Again Rooms

Strange Bird Immersive

Escapade 360

Escape Factor

PanIQ Room - Logan Square

Quest Tavern

Hatch Escapes

MindTrap Escape Room - Temecula

Hidden Donkey

PanIQ Room - West Hollywood

PanIQ Room - Logan Square

Nerdy by Nature Escape Rooms

60 to Escape - Schaumburg

60 to Escape - Schaumburg

Exodus Escape Room

Intrepid Escape Rooms

Infinity Escape