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brandinico
80 escape rooms
Das Boot Haus is a gen 1 room with a relevant theme to Leavenworth. It has a few novel puzzles but several feel like they were hand holding (directions or direction sheets) pretty aggressively. The set is fine but props feel like they serve the puzzles and not necessarily the environment. We had fun but aren’t likely to really remember this one. The gms did note that ~90 of players have never played a room, so enthusiasts aren’t the target and that’s worth noting. It seems like first time players have a good time and that’s really good.
Gameplay
It was a gen 1 game with many locks/combos. It was relatively linear and puzzles required a lot of non-immersive in game directions that made things feel like a slog at times.
Atmosphere
It was perfected situated for Leavenworth and accomplished the beer garden theme well enough.
Customer service
Our gms didn’t seem super knowledgeable about escape rooms in general, but were welcoming and helpful in our check in and game start/end processes.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
The story was read off a sheet to start followed by a sort of difficult to follow video. Because of this, it didn’t feel like there were stakes or narrative immersion (though honestly and in fairness, that didn’t feel like the aim of this room).
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
All but one element consisted of locks/combos
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
14?
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
The room itself felt accessible but is in a second floor of an old building. I’m not sure if there was an elevator but that would be the main barrier
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Paid parking in Leavenworth has a lot of seasonal ebbs and flows but it’s possible, though almost all paid and a short walk away
Safety
Yes
