ThunderBoy
66 escape rooms
the owner Curtis let us come back after i got food poisoning last time, & we escaped squeaky clean! v easy. one technical difficulty but then it resolved itself. Meg was great and talks so fast!
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Dragon’s Lair is an interactive escape room located in Culver City, in the heart of Los Angeles. Just a few miles from LAX, Dragon’s Lair real puzzle game is centrally located, whether you are just visiting or live in the greater Los Angeles area. It is a must see, not only for enthusiasts, but also those new to the escape room scene. Come enjoy with your friends or family and experience the new craze of entertainment that everybody is talking about. From the creators of the highly popular Jack the Ripper Escape Room, the storyline, puzzles and set design are cohesive and thematic. With a top-notch, elaborate production and unique, intuitive puzzles, Dragon’s Lair is a memorable and thrilling adventure, whether you are a seasoned pro or a first-timer just getting started. Challenge your wits and test your thinking skills in a sixty-minute full blown immersion you will not soon forget. Just like Jack the Ripper, Easter eggs are hidden throughout, making Dragon’s Lair escape room not only a great experience, but also a wonderful trip down memory lane dedicated to the video games of our generation. Your journey begins in a remote area in South America. Your mission is to find your missing Uncle Thaddeus who disappeared years ago. He was last seen venturing into a cursed mine shaft buried in the depths of the Dragon Spine Region of the Andes Mountains in Southern Chile. Locals in the nearby villages have nicknamed this now dormant mine shaft The Dragon’s Lair, due to a mysterious fire at sea that sank the boat of the mine’s shaft’s last active crew. Nobody has been brave or stupid enough to enter The Dragon’s Lair since this tragic accident took place in the late 1920s. But for unknown reasons, your beloved Uncle Thaddeus went down there. So now, it’s time for you to find out why. Do you have what it takes to navigate through this mine shaft and solve the mystery of your uncle’s whereabouts? Why would he go down there? What was he after? Is he still alive? Are you ready to find all the answers? #FindUncleThaddeus
- 2-7
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Not scary
Awards
- Nominee (2020) - TERPECA
- Nominee (2019) - TERPECA
All ratings (511)
Mostly Positive
- Gameplay
- Very Positive
- Atmosphere
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- Customer service
- Very Positive
Reviews
Amos
148 escape rooms
I rate this escape experience a 3/5 (ck out my bio for rating system). I give the set/theme 1 pt. It did give the feeling of being in an underground lair. A bit dated but effective. The GM, Meg, did a great job setting the theme. The puzzles were solid so 1 pt for this category. There was one puzzle we completed but didn't know how we came up with the answer. Overall, they were well implemented and went with the theme. This was a solid yet dated escape experience. I give my enjoyment 1pt.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Safety
Yes
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lhilkemeyer
11 escape rooms
We finished the room with approximately 15 minutes to spare as a group of 2 and with no real hints (but did have technical difficulties). The room was fun and had some cool mechanisms. There was some non linearity but not much. There didn’t seem to be very many things to do at once—maybe 1-2 puzzles to do at a time—but there were some cool puzzles and some cool mechanisms.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors
No
ljtaylor41
6 escape rooms
Really like the set design, concept was fun, we worked through the puzzles slowly but steadily. The last puzzle is quite challenging and not very intuitive. Save time for it! I’m frustrated we burned a clue on it.
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mjd2
2 escape rooms
Great vibe with simplicity and complexity that complimented each other. Save time for final puzzle, though!
Gameplay
sonicboom
117 escape rooms
Super fun! The puzzle Flo was perfectly decent, the set design was the highlight. Some very cool caves! Also some nice effect moments. Overall a solid room
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
8
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
dahliadelight
55 escape rooms
It was fun, but the host made a crucial mistake that required him to physically step in and edit his mistake. He forgot to add the part back in. We probably should’ve gotten a refund, but didn’t. Can’t recall much else, unfortunately, given how long ago it was.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active
Somewhat
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ReubzEscaped
112 escape rooms
Older game, not a high production value but still fun if you are new to escape rooms. Some of the puzzles are rather easy to figure out with one needing to be upgraded.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Only one tricky part where you'll need a clue to figure out
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
1blankstare
96 escape rooms
This is one of the first rooms the company created, and many items in the room were very worn / breaking off. Many puzzles we "solved" has no reaction, and we were only told in the room that you have to hold items down for X seconds, or move things after a sequence (with no visual indication that a sequence was complete). We would have liked this room better if it receives some TLC and mechanism updates.
