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    Eric Tung (he/him) | California Bay Area

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    Pins & Needles Tattoo Parlor

    Pins & Needles Tattoo Parlor

    The Exit Games FL

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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

    Robotopia

    Robotopia

    Omescape - Sunnyvale

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    I think Robotopia is Omescape Sunnyvale's strongest room. Great set, fun puzzle interactions, and a tense finale add up to a win. It did look like there were some ghost puzzles (i.e. places where there used to be puzzles, but for some reason they got removed without getting rid of all traces of them) in the room.
    Possession At Haddon Heights

    Possession At Haddon Heights

    The Bureau Adventure Games

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    Crazy Train: The Ballad of Skeemin' Plotz

    Crazy Train: The Ballad of Skeemin' Plotz

    Doldrick's Escape Room

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    Crazy Train is one of my favorite games ever. The set's unique aesthetic fits in really well with the setting and theme; I think the creators perfectly pulled it off. The best part, though, was the humor - not just the intro video (which pretty much every room at Doldrick's does a good job at), but also throughout. We were there to solve puzzles, but at one point late in the game the humor was so compelling that we got distracted and just listened to an amusing sidestory. The game started a little slow, but the interactions got better and better as the game went on.
    Bros for Life: Fraternity Heist

    Bros for Life: Fraternity Heist

    The Escape Ventures - Orlando

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    I think Bros for Life is Escape Venture's best game. It was a ton of fun and captured the frat heist movie vibe well. The strong point is the set; the puzzles were on the easier side.
    Cybercity 2049

    Cybercity 2049

    Escape Barcelona 2

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    Wow. This is one of my favorite games ever. The set is phenomenal (with the possible exception of the arcade) and really captured the cyberpunk vibe. I loved the shopkeepers' banter, and the sequences where we had to hide felt very tense. The ending sequence was a little mixed - great cinematic idea, but I'm not convinced what we were doing was actually triggering anything (as opposed to being scripted).
    Captain Spoopy Bones and the Magnificent Quest For Some Other Pirate's Treasure!

    Captain Spoopy Bones and the Magnificent Quest For Some Other Pirate's Treasure!

    Doldrick's Escape Room

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    One of the things I think a great escape room does is build up - start simple, and get larger and more impressive, finally culminating in an epic climax. Captain Spoopy Bones did this (stepping into the final room made me gasp), although we accidentally killed momentum at the very end by losing track of a key item.
    El Exorcista [The Exorcist]

    El Exorcista [The Exorcist]

    No Exit Ilioupoli

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    El Exorcista is one of my favorite rooms. The actress' performance was the highlight of the experience, though the set and tech was also great and the puzzles were... fine. While I can't imagine replaying most rooms, I would go back to El Exorcista just to watch it again - in my mind, it's closer to immersive theater than an escape room. I would consider this a must play for anyone visiting Athens. I'm not a horror fan so I was worried I wouldn't like it, but it's more about scary things happening around you rather than to you. The plot follows the movie (or at least I assume so, since I haven't actually seen it), so if you've seen it you probably know what you're getting in to. The execution is top notch and does a great job recreating scenes. There were a bunch of jump scares - not the usual sudden loud noises (though there were some of those too), but more along the lines of "Gaaah! What the hell just happened?!" We played in English with no problems.
    Παρεκκλήσι & Κατακόμβες [Chapel & Catacombs]

    Παρεκκλήσι & Κατακόμβες [Chapel & Catacombs]

    Lockhill - Nea Ionia

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    Chapel & Catacombs is one of my favorite rooms, and I would consider it a must play for anyone visiting Athens. The set is huge and detailed, and they even spend a good amount on areas you barely spend much time in, which really adds to the worldbuilding and sense that you're in another space. I'm not a horror fan and was worried I wouldn't like this game, but the gameplay somehow didn't strike me as scary at all. While there are sections of the game where players are pursued by demons, their movement rules are told to players at the beginning of the game. Demons don't move that fast or appear that unexpectedly, so avoiding them is just a task you'll have to keep juggling. I'm pretty sure their purpose is more to herd players in the right direction than actually trying to catch us. Like a lot of games in Athens, the game is a cold start - as soon as we walked in (actually, even before), we're in universe. Even after we finished, our guide didn't drop character, even though I kind of wished he would so we could discuss a wider variety of topics. We played the game in English with no problems.
    Paradox Project 2: Το Βιβλιοπωλείον [The Bookstore]

    Paradox Project 2: Το Βιβλιοπωλείον [The Bookstore]

    Paradox Project

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    The biggest draw of this room is the set - the designers clearly put a lot of time in to customize the house's architecture, and it also fit in with the plot. Puzzles felt like they fit in to where they were found, and there were a couple neat unexpected interactions. This was easily my favorite of the three Paradox Project games. While the creators say you should play 1 before 2 to appreciate the plot, I'm not sure it's necessary (though it may help get you into the designer's mindset towards puzzles). Some parts were a little finicky (e.g. some books in the very first room required more force to interact with than we expected, and we got a bad ending because even though we did the right thing at the very end, we couldn't find what we were looking for and assumed it wasn't there when in fact we needed to reach a bit further). There was one thing about the background music that stands out in my memory - at a point in the game about halfway through that's supposed to be creepy and disturbing, I identified the music as a Halloween-ish variant of the Sailor Moon theme song. This killed the mood for me and had me laughing instead, which I'm pretty sure wasn't the intent. We played in English with no problem.
    Ice Tiki

    Ice Tiki

    Way Out Escape Room

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    Ice Tiki is one of my favorite rooms because it was so dang fun. It depends on the group, of course, but I think another big component was the audio reactions: confirmation/denial sound effects and more importantly appropriate music when we reached various points. The audio made it feel like the GM was an extra player cheering us on, or like we were in a TV show. By the end we were basically dancing along with the music as we solved puzzles; I've never experienced that before. I would consider this a must play for anyone visiting Athens. The unusual set design (plus the obvious centerpiece of the third area) also contributed to my enjoyment. One of the reasons I like escape rooms is a chance to visit fantastical places (fewer generic offices or studies, please) and this set delivered - it felt more like a kid's playground. The owner is a bit unusual too - this his his hobby passion project, and he has no intention of turning it into a business (e.g. hiring GMs). This might make it harder to schedule. We played in English with no problems. In fact, the music selection seemed to be geared towards English speakers; I don't know if the creator has a different soundtrack for Greek speakers.
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