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The old Blackwell Manor has sat vacant for over a century upon a lonely hill just outside of town. Legend has it, the once-grand manor is still inhabited by its former occupants, the Blackwell Family. It's rumored that lights are often seen coming from the house even though there's no electricity. No one from town dares to step foot within its crumbling frame. If you listen closely enough on a stormy night, you can hear the blood-curdling screams coming from the house's direction. You have been challenged to spend just one hour locked inside the manor. The bragging rights alone are worth it. There's no such thing as ghosts, right?
All (158)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
18 escape rooms
Great game with tons of cool tech. Completely linear, and a couple of Simon puzzles, but almost all of the puzzles are presented in a way that requires the players to work together so it's NOT just one player solving the one puzzle available while the other players stand around. Also some great "jump scares", but no gore at all, just family-friendly spookiness. The game contains a LOT of fog, so if you're allergic to fog juice bring a mask. I'd heard this billed as a "two story" room, which is incorrect; there's a second story to the main room, but it's inaccessible to the players.
9 escape rooms
This was a fantastic game. The set is unbelievably good, the puzzles were all fair and logical, and the finale is really cool. If you like horror games, 100% check this one out!
Easy
20 escape rooms
One of my favorite rooms in all of Albuquerque! The set feels huge. Much of the story is linear, and while I usually prefer a more open adventure, this one was extremely well crafted. While I love a scary escape room, this was only medium-scary - perfect to drag along friends who are a little more mainstream!
Yes
Medium
High tech
3
Spooky
10
No
No
Somewhat
Some crawling is involved
Yes
Easy
153 escape rooms
If you want to be immersed in a haunted mansion that is incredibly well made and also has a great story, definitely play this room. The set: To start, the set with this room is phenomenal, you get all the parts to a haunted mansion. Everything inside immediately immerses you. This is top notch set production. The story: With this room, I was absolutely blown away by how well the designers managed to tell the story to the audience. You get a front row seat to see and feel how the family that once was in this house lived and interacted. Your sight, smell, hearing, and touch will all be encapsulated which furthermore makes the story be much more compelling and memorable. The Puzzles: I enjoyed quite a few of the puzzles in this room. A lot of the puzzles are on the more interactive side but it fits the room really well. This all goes with saying that one puzzle in the later part of the room was not very enjoyable to solve. I will say this room is not about the puzzles though.
Best set Iβve seen to date.
Yes
Some of the best storytelling techniques Iβve ever seen.
Medium
High tech
We did this room as a group of 2 just fine but if you have more it wouldnβt hurt the experience at all.
Spooky
Some moments were set up to be a little frightening but overall itβs pretty manageable.
13
If you have a kid that is fine with spooky experiences and you have others with them so they donβt feel alone then itβs fine. Not a gore intensive room.
No
No
Somewhat
Short crawl needed for one player to open door for rest of group.
If one player can make the short crawl then you should be fine. As far as sight, some parts can be dark for reading things but they do allow flashlights if needed so donβt hesitate to pull out your flashlight if you canβt see part of a puzzle.
Yes
Easy
136 escape rooms
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190 escape rooms
This is a very well done horror room that does everything right when it comes to the beautiful set and the well-crafted story. Some of the action in this room is jarring in a great way, and things I have not seem in any other rooms. This is a room that I recommend very highly.
12
Not at all
157 escape rooms
Blackwell Manor has some of the most beautiful sets Iβve ever seen in an escape room. The exterior facade plus the interior of the house are next level. I absolutely loved the atmosphere. The puzzles are good, not great. Some of the puzzles are things Iβve seen before. One puzzle is particularly frustrating but overall we enjoyed it.
Some of the best sets Iβve ever seen in an escape room.
No
Medium
High tech
4
Spooky
13
No
No
Somewhat
Some crawling is involved.
Yes
Easy
497 escape rooms
It is absolutely worth playing this room for the set design alone. The puzzles are pretty easy and the hint system is context-aware, so I think it would be hard to fail to get out of this room even for a team of total novices. Just enjoy the atmosphere and donβt feel like you have to rush through. There arenβt that many puzzles and the game is linear, so enjoy the audiovisual payoff of solving things and soak up the spooky haunted house atmosphere! Recommended.
The set is fantastic.
No
Easy
Easy except for one puzzle that involves putting a set of things in a specific order. Even after taking a hint we still did not completely understand why the correct order was correct. The owner was kind enough to explain it us afterward, though! :)
High tech
2
Spooky
13
No
No
Not at all
One person has to make a short crawl and can then open a door for everyone else.
Very accessible apart from the aforementioned short crawl.
Yes
Easy
8 escape rooms
The first truly immersive escape room I experienced in New Mexico. I've done this room multiple times just to watch others do it. The puzzles I have to admit are very easy. The immersion, story and set design is the biggest plus to this room. Especially for someone like me, who scares easily, I was thoroughly entertained. I'd recommend this as an introduction to escape rooms. Kept me wanting more; I hope they make a room like this but harder.
64 escape rooms
I really like this venue and their staff! The sets in both of the rooms we did today (Blackwell Manor and Super Secret) were stellar. Unlike Super Secret, I felt like the set outshined the puzzles in Blackwell Manor. The puzzles didnβt wow me, and how they matched to the storyline were just okay, but I still enjoyed the room as a whole.
β...a compelling story...brilliant haunt scaresβ¦The puzzles flowed well and β¦the effects were perfectβ