Spellbound

I liked a lot about this room. The first two parts were fantastic but I wasn't the biggest fan of the last room. Might have been because it had a few mechanical issues and the game master had to come in to fix it. Which dampens the experience.

If you get the nostalgia hit from references to Hocus Pocus Disney edition, this is the room for you. The rooms at 13th gate all have impressive set design, and as a general rule, it seems as if the puzzles could be a waste of time without the feeling of a satisfying solve. For this room, I would actually say that I was more satisfied by the end than the other rooms. The puzzles were straightforward, although non-linear and not always a clear shot to the answer. There were a couple of puzzles that didn’t work for us right away, but our game master was attentive. Speaking of game masters, I liked our game master for this room because she was actually paying attention to our game play. She would give us hints when prompted, and would gently nudge in the right direction. Game masters in this escape room location could make or break it, and she made it for me. Solid room and I think highly of this one, even though I would still give it a like because of the puzzles themselves.

If you love the look and feel of the Disney film Hocus Pocus than you are going to fall in love with the game Spellbound. Like all games at 13th Floor, Spellbound does a beautiful job of immersing you in the space. The puzzles were enjoyable and the mission was a lot of fun for our group.

A solid room - there was 1 puzzle where we did what we needed to do but it didn't work the first couple times. I really enjoyed the room timer- I love how it added to the atmosphere rather than just being a timer/screen

Beautiful atmosphere. I think the puzzles were not my favorite mainly based on the flow. Nothing was too confusing though and it had a nice surprise.

Same venue, same story. The set design outweighs the puzzle design. If that’s your thing, you’ll love it. It is not mine.

This room is the perfect combination of immersive sets and entertaining puzzles. Most of the puzzles are “object manipulation” type. Lots of good surprises. The lighting is dim enough to add to the amazing esthetics but not dark enough to make it hard to see. Obviously, 13th Gate in Baton Rouge is kind of a Mecca for enthusiasts and we’ve done all their rooms, but this was our favorite.

like all other rooms there, just fantastic

They called this one "one of the easier ones". Maybe we took it a little too leisurely but dang, really started rushing by the end of things. All the same kind of positive 13th Gate feedback - set is incredibly above industry standards, lighting and sound design was great, River was a fantastic GM. The only note I'll mention is that there was a puzzle that we essentially completed without doing the intended work. When it was mentioned during the recap, we were so glad that we didn't go through the trouble.

Amazing room