RobotopiaOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLHad a great time playing Robotopia with friends on my birthday. Fun series of puzzles supported by a lot of custom props and machines—very little of the endless locks that are so common! Also a very fun and original last chapter. My one constructive comment is that the room is starting to show its age. We had some issue with one of the buttons not working for example. But definitely an oldie and a goodie.
UndercookedOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLReally unique gameplay and tons of puzzles, which we thought would’ve been especially great for a bigger group interested in lots of parallelization.
Irvine School of Wizardry and the Goblin's SecretsHidden DonkeyEscape roomIRLIncredible set and design. Fun and varied puzzles! A real highlight.
Irvine School Of Wizardry And The Dragon WandHidden DonkeyEscape roomIRLParticularly loved the spell system, which really did feel kind of magical!
Temple Of RazumThe Grape EscapeEscape roomIRLVery atmospheric. We got a little too creative at one point early on, but it still worked!
Batman™: The Dark Knight ChallengeEscapology - StonestownEscape roomIRLServiceable, but some mechanics didn’t work well (it was unclear whether it reset) and one puzzle was sort of intuitive.
The Magic CottageInfinity EscapeEscape roomIRLReally impressive practical effects, with interesting and novel mechanisms. Puzzles were okay—maybe a little on the easier side. Unfortunately in our game a drawer was open that shouldn’t have been and our GM had to revert us backwards a bit. Happens!
Chapter 1: Occam's ApartmentOff The Couch GamesEscape roomIRLI have to say that I was surprised to love this one less than others. The first half was fun, but personally I didn’t love the main mechanic of the second half—definitely novel but it was somewhat repetitive and confusing for our group. Staff were friendly and I think the idea of a sequential escape room series is cool.
