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Learn real-world emergency preparedness skills as you puzzle your way through a post-disaster cafe in search of the most important prep item of all - Coffee! Play the Shaky Grounds Cafe, the only Escape Room that just might save your life.
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Very positive
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10 escape rooms
This is a must-play experience for Portland. Don’t let the fact that this room is only the size of a semi trailer discourage you, this room is densely packed with a great variety of puzzles to solve, so much so that the two of us took 59 minutes to complete it. I wasn’t sure how I felt about an educational escape room when reading about this experience online beforehand. After playing, I feel that the geographically relevant and educational nature of the escape room only enhanced the experience. This is just a really cool thing that they’ve done, and I hope they do more of it.
42 escape rooms
This was an amazing room! The puzzles are all really well done and we loved the parallel nature of it, there were enough for all 5 of us to have something to do without anyone missing out. The theming and props were all amazing. You can tell a lot went into this game. One of the best in Portland!
288 escape rooms
A great room with lots of important information for emergency preparedness- loved it!
13 escape rooms
This is a mobile escape room and we did it when it was visiting Tacoma, WA. Even though it's a trailer, it didn't seem cramped inside. There was a nice variety of puzzles and it indeed was educational.
Thank you for playing! Some ‘brick and mortar’ games I’ve played were half the size of our trailer; I’m glad you found the trailer spacious.
Dec 3, 2024
27 escape rooms
A challenging room with a sober message. Very well done props. Lots of parallel puzzles.
I'm glad that you found the room challenging, and I hope you took away some valuable lessons.
Nov 18, 2024
131 escape rooms
So much fun! The puzzles were cool, there were lots of surprises, and lots to learn! It's clear that the owner cares a lot about this room, and it shows
I'm so glad you enjoyed our puzzles and hope you learned a bit about being better prepared - Stay Safe out there!
Nov 18, 2024
25 escape rooms
Amazing room, honestly it is probably one of my favorite rooms. The puzzles are really good and the knowledge that it provides is really useful beyond the room.
Wow! Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the Cafe, and I hope we inspired you to continue your preparedness journey. Don't forget to store 1 gallon of water, per person, for 14 days!
Nov 18, 2024
63 escape rooms
This was a very unique, very enjoyable room. And it’s very informative too! We did with a group of five experienced players and found it parallels very well. Highly recommend.
Awesome! Thank you kindly for the feedback - I'm glad the parallel progression worked well for you.
Nov 18, 2024
3 escape rooms
WOW! This was an incredible game through and through. Clever and thematic puzzles that are both telling you a story but also hopefully teaching you about things that could very well save your life. There wasn’t a single part of this game that disliked. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much for hosting our pop-up in Tacoma! I'm so glad you enjoyed playing the Shaky Grounds Cafe and sharing your feedback. Collaborating with other game designers is one of the highlights of being in the Escape Room industry and I enjoyed my time at Cityscape Games - Hope to see you again soon!
Nov 18, 2024
6 escape rooms
Really well done and genuinely helpful and educational- incredible depth of information AND clever puzzles!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed your time at the Shaky Grounds Cafe - Thanks for stopping by!
Nov 18, 2024