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Brain Games Escape Room

  • Escape room
  • IRL
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

  • Escape room
  • IRL
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

  • Escape room
  • IRL
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.
Pandora’s Box

Pandora’s Box

Trapped! Escape Room - Las Vegas

  • Escape room
  • IRL
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 à Vendre [Wardrobe for Sale]

Armoire à Vendre [Wardrobe for Sale]

Escaparium - Laval

  • Escape room
  • IRL
How do I convince everyone to play this without giving away a single thing?? 🙉🤯🤯 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 🤩
La Cathédrale Oubliée [The Forgotten Cathedral]

La Cathédrale Oubliée [The Forgotten Cathedral]

Escaparium - Laval

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Okay literally what are you talking about with this game 🤯🤯 was this five stages? Six? Every time something else was revealed we were like, there's MORE?! This theme slash level of creep (not scare) is not my usual fare but no enthusiast should miss this room. As with others at this business, the build quality is off the charts, but each in a totally different way. The scale of this one is just beyond and will make you feel like, wow someone made ALL THIS just so I could enjoy it for 90 minutes?! Just outstanding, and the puzzles particularly in the first half really add to the immersive journey, rather than feeling like things you solve inside the space.
Bam Kazam

Bam Kazam

Bam Kazam Games

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This is an experience that is a bit hard to explain. It's like 7 (and counting) mini escape rooms with 2-3 progressive levels each, and each level is 1-3 minutes long. You have two hours to move through whichever of them you want- but when you guess wrong you fail out of the mini room and have to restart it at level 1 each time. There is a fair amount of climbing and crawling required to win all of the games, and a good variety of other puzzles and dynamics. In two visits we haven't finished all the rooms, and looking forward to see what they add next!
Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg - CLOSED

Avalanche Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This was supremely frustrating for us. Game relies heavily on the in-room actor and low-light searching. Our guy was nice enough but not in character at all, basically just a mutual heckler/hecklee situation lol. Puzzles- I think there were 4?- were very straightforward once you meticulously scoured the room and located all the pieces; more than one got a groan from us once we were clued and finally found it. Too bad bc the puzzles felt on-theme and game had the potential to feel immersive, but we were nonplussed.
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