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Dr. Haderโ€™s Cartoon World

Dr. Haderโ€™s Cartoon World

Scenario Escape Room

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๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๏ฟฝ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๏ฟฝ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ ๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๐“‚จ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ

The Ghost Of Mentryville

The Ghost Of Mentryville

Arcane Escape Rooms

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WOW. Could not say enough good things about this awesome room, so glad I finally got a spot with the limited scheduling! Wow. Unreal use of a tiny space and actor- more than an actor, without giving anything away. Puzzles were fun and creative and built on each other in clever ways, as well as everything was really fun to interact with. If there was a scale model souvenir or an accompanying tabletop extension I would buy it. Feels weird to have found it so delightful when the story was so upsetting (many thanks to our fabulous actor Perigee), but that's testament to how well-designed and -regulated this game is. Yay!
The Hideout

The Hideout

Arcane Escape Rooms

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I'm so glad we played all the games here instead of having tunnel vision for ratings. I really enjoyed the hand-hewn quality of things here- rather than wishing it was more polished I felt like it spotlighted the puzzle design, heightened the story and inspired imagination as to what ingenuity can make out of everyday things. This game even more than the Agency features a lateral thinking that is much more fun than the sort of linear "find device/solve device" trap that escape rooms can fall into.
Whatever Happened To The Garretts?

Whatever Happened To The Garretts?

Maze Rooms - West LA

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I'm just really surprised bc this game is very highly rated, but we had a bad experience. Some crucial things were not working, especially towards the end where it was necessary to advance. And even though our gm seemed to say this was a frequent and known issue, they still weren't watching closely enough to save us from many long minutes of metaphorical button mashing. Even then, they said that to reset the elements for play or even to show us the function would take protracted steps and take a long time... Having seen other reviews mentioning this I have a hard time giving grace for not at least tightening up the reset procedure let alone fixing broken elements. There are some good things here but even trying to imagine past our unfun moment there doesn't feel like a lot of game here. Wondering if it has outlived its great reputation or if we were too distracted to appreciate what's there.
Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Brain Games Escape Room

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This room relies heavily on an attentive gamemaster and a lot of technology, neither of which were fully functioning when we played, unfortunately. There are some good surprises and fun moments, but the guided dynamic means you need your game master's full attention for over an hour, and without it there are long pauses and wrong nudges given- apparently it's also hard for them to hear you in the room-? For me, there's also no excuse for broken technology; one or two things I'm likely to accept as a blip, but there were so many things not triggering or showing up late that we started factoring it in to the flow of the room. Cool concept and build, hopefully they get the issues sorted out.
Endangered

Endangered

Escape Games at the River

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This room has such a different dynamic that I really appreciated! There were a couple of things about it I wish had been explained differently, so maybe clarify a little more than you normally would if you're an experienced player. We asked for several more hints than normal until we got the feel of the game, and I'm glad we did while there was still enough time to execute everything. We played with only 3- and one was under the weather so really 2- and holy trinity was there a lot to do! If I had it to do over I'd probably take 3 or 4. Loved the theme and set, it really feels like you might be there doing the thing. Haven't seen anything like this anywhere else to kudos for coming up with a unique theme! Immersive elements and especially sound design go a long way here. Definitely worth the detour on the road between PHX and LA!
The Seventh Room

The Seventh Room

Dare 2 Escape

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There were so many cool and interesting elements to this room, but also some rookie-level mistakes. Game pieces from a few puzzles were so worn/worn off/tiny that they were unusable; irrelevant clues given showed our GM wasn't tracking our progress. At more than one point we had to stick our heads out into the hallway to call for help; at another GM had to bring us replacement pieces for something that just didn't work. We were really disappointed bc it's clear what this room could be, but it really needs some TLC and GM attention is crucial.
Pandoraโ€™s Box

Pandoraโ€™s Box

Trapped! Escape Room - Las Vegas

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This build is very complex and cool but unfortunately our game didn't flow well or make a lot of sense. Some of the effects and cues didn't seem connected to what we were doing, and one puzzle we solved without even realizing we were interacting with it. Again the build is impressive and fun to be in, and the bonus puzzles in particular were interesting and fun, but the main game could use some retooling or retraining- and better lighting!
Armoire ร  Vendre [Wardrobe for Sale]

Armoire ร  Vendre [Wardrobe for Sale]

Escaparium - Laval

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How do I convince everyone to play this without giving away a single thing?? ๐Ÿ™‰๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏ There are things that happen in here that not only have I not seen anywhere else, I never expected to see, not sure I thought were even possible. That someone made this with their own two hands without a department of Imagineers has me literally taken aback. The puzzles are fun though the interaction and set are more the star of the show... This was like a cross between a personalized playground and being in a movie for 2h. Ten out of five stars ๐Ÿคฉ
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