A biologist, a physicist and a computer scientist walk into an escape room laboratory...
This sounds like the opening to a great joke - but no joke, this was a great room!
This was my 53rd escape room (47W - 6L) and I played as a group of five adult players with similar statistics. The room was well decorated, every puzzle was in tip-top condition, and the puzzles were very engaging, with even a few very novel ones! The room was non-linear and very mechanical (lock & key). I love lock and key rooms - call me a Boomer. My favorite part about this room was the task board which allowed for all five of us to work on our own task tracks (we solved one quickly so the GM opened a sixth track of bonus tasks which was awesome!). After we completed the room (19:48 remaining) it was fun to walk through the tasks with the other team members to see what they solved. Each of us having our own task tracks was nice so that everyone felt like they were fully participating.
This was not a scary room (we won't do scary!), parking was easy, and the staff were very friendly and playful.
The puzzles flowed well and there were several puzzles that were novel and fun!
The decorations and puzzles were in tip-top condition and fit the theme perfectly.
Our GM (sorry, I forgot his name...) was funny and respected our teams request for no hints.... although we eventually asked for one.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
I really liked the theme and the science-related tasks.
TBH, I don't really listen to the story, but the story was consistent with the room theme.
We played as a group of five adults who have played 53 rooms (47W - 6L). Don't let our quick escape time fool you into thinking it is an easy room; it was a challenging room with great puzzles.
I love lock & key rooms, so this was right up my alley.
We played as a group of five adults, which was great, but you could play with fewer, or more.
We won't play scary rooms.
I put ten years old only based on a typical ten year old attention span. But if you have a younger enthusiast, by all means, include them.
Everything was in top condition.
We won't play rooms with live actors.
Physically active
Somewhat
There is the usual scurrying around, but nothing strenuous.
Accessibility
This would be a difficult room to play if you have any of the above listed disabilities. But I think the room is wheelchair-friendly.
There is a dedicated parking lot. We even brought our dog and checked on her in the car between rooms (we solved three of their rooms today). Fortunately, it was overcast and cold.
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