Rattlesnake Bend

Overall a charming and enjoyable presentation with a fun story, well-integrated theme, and clean, fair puzzles. Loved it.

The atmosphere was very strong, and was very well presented. I was particularly impressed at the design evoking a whole Wild West town in a relatively small space and STILL having multiple “new area” reveals, one at the start and one near the end. The puzzles felt thematic as well. I’d say the thematic presentation is the primary selling point for this room, delivering a memorable immersive experience.

Friendly staff, no notes.

The puzzles were fairly straightforward but the thematic presentation elevated it. I particularly liked one puzzle that used a series of zeotropes, which I hadn’t seen before - that was a really fun puzzle component I felt.

The story was fairly well developed as escape room goes. Wasn’t very original or surprising but well represented and consisted of more than just the frame story for the room itself, which is always nice. Comments about it being a little anticlimactic are fair, but it’s mainly because the bar was set high by the introduction and presentation of the main gameplay - it does have a kind of finale, and it’s effective for what it is.

We got through in less than a half hour with no hints, so I’d say this room is on the easy-to-medium side. This would be a good starter room for new escape room players with one or two experienced players to guide them or maybe a second room for novice players. It’s still worth playing for experienced players for the theme and immersion, though - it’s a charming and fun room.

The game was not scary but as a Wild West theme, there are some (not very realistic) gunshot effects which might be a problem if someone is skittish about that. There are two parts where the whole team end up in a small space which might be uncomfortable for people with claustrophobia.

There was one puzzle that required putting your arms through holes that might be difficult for some people with arm mobility issues or particularly short arms. Most elements were not at all physically active though.

There was one puzzle that relied on color identification. People in wheelchairs might have trouble navigating some of the areas because there are some tight spaces (but not particularly worse than most escape rooms I have seen).

It’s right on a main thoroughfare, with a well-lit sign facing the street. Easy to find.

Had one puzzle not work that made it impossible to get the correct solution code. GM just gave us the code to it and at the end of the game he said “oh yeah someone must have messed with this”

Some puzzles and locks require getting close to the ground.

There are a few color based puzzles that will be difficult for colorblind players.