Hijinx at Joffre Manor
Overwhelmingly positive (294 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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The gang needs your help investigating the mysterious disappearances at Joffre Manor. Do you have what it takes to solve the mystery in this zoink-tastic adventure?
- 2-10
- 60 mins
- Not scary
Book experience
All (294)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive
Reviews
Justintime540
48 escape rooms
Amazing room! Did this room with 5 people, which was a perfect amount, its non linear room. I would recommend at least 3. Amazing decor, Amazing story, great puzzles, and cool things i haven't seen in other rooms. Definitely scooby doo vibes. Would put in my top 5 as of now. Would put this as a must do room!
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Atmosphere
Customer service
chagnon248
12 escape rooms
I’ve done lost of rooms this Was the best I’ve done by far!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
So many surprises and secrets!
Fatmonkey43
15 escape rooms
100% would recommend this room to everyone. This was a beautiful hidden gem within Mission Viejo. There is so much to love about this room!
Gameplay
Seriously the best Escape Room in Mission Viejo! This room had absolutely everything. I really enjoyed had the clues flowed! Nice room with amazing surprises!
Atmosphere
Atmosphere was spot on. Weather you enjoy Scooby Doo or not you will definitely enjoy this room! It felt like we were transported into the Scooby verse!
Customer service
THE GM WAS AMAZING!!!! Love her energy! Ciera I believe her name was! Very funny, love the energy and really helped us get the mood ready for the game!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Felt very integrated into the story line. Easy if you also enjoy the Scooby Verse
Difficulty
Medium
Definitely a lot to do, but not difficult to track. Not quite hard, but definitely not easy. Medium is a good place for this room! People new to escape rooms may want an experienced person with them to help find clues or interrupt clues!
Ideal number of players
4-6
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Parking
Easy
viviancr
37 escape rooms
Very fun and unique game! Not a Scooby fan (never watched the show) but still quite enjoyable. Please read reviews/details on accessibility considerations before booking though!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Set design was great! Word of warning, we did get very warm in this room.
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The set design was memorable and very unexpected. It does require more athleticism than typical rooms and may not be suitable for all body types, but for us it was enjoyable.
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
More tech than mech but still a mix.
Scary
Spooky
Sometimes spooky because of the story nature and set design but not scary at all.
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Very
Compared to other rooms, this was very active. It requires climbing stairs, ladders, crouch repeatedly and for a short amount of time while solving puzzles, and sliding down a small makeshift ply-wood/wooden “slide.” You are also required to go up and down “floors” multiple times or work in small spaces, so it will also get warm quickly.
Accessibility
This is not doable for someone with mobility issues restricting the ability to go up/down stairs, climb ladders, or crouch. If someone is sensitive to temperature or light/moderate physical activity, this may not be a good fit. If someone has a larger stature (taller, heavier, and/or generally has a large foot size), this room will be especially uncomfortable. You are given one flashlight to assist in dim areas, which may not suffice for people with vision impairments.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
WhatWouldScoobyDoo
46 escape rooms
We really loved the immersive environment and commitment to the theme, from the entrance to the room to the sound design to the final moments. Our GM helped guide us in the right direction without it being too much and we thought the puzzles were inventive and varied, but also relatively intuitive so the story kept moving along. Plenty of space- we have a team of 2 but this room could have held 3 or 4 quite easily. Hints were given via “voice of God” over speakers in the room, which is my favorite way to get hints.
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Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Extra commitment to the themed atmosphere made this experience stand out among others. The opening moments and final moment really tie everything together.
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Maybe more medium for larger teams but our team of 2 barely finished in the time we had
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
We had 2 but could have used an additional person since it was a larger space
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
6
There was nothing in this experience that would be inappropriate for children in my opinion
Was anything broken?
No
One puzzle did not seem to trigger even though we were doing it correctly, but our game master noticed right away and we were able to get past it
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
A larger space, with stairs, climbing and other surprises
Accessibility
There were stairs and other aspects that were difficult for someone with mobility issues but only one person has to do them, so the others can remain on the main floor and in some cases use a bypass once unlocked by the other player. I use a cane and was able to do the stairs but not the ladder, and I had to bypass the other obstacle. Some rooms/areas were quite dark, as is common in escape rooms. The second floor has very low ceilings.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
apaige
32 escape rooms
This escape room was really fun! Lots of hidden secrets, very fun!!! The backstory was really cool and getting there was definitely a trip 😜. Loved this room a lot!! It was a lot harder with just two people. If there were 1-2 more people we would have escaped faster.
Gameplay
Very fun! Lots of hidden secrets!
Atmosphere
Very immersive and fun, felt like we were actually there!
Customer service
Great! Eden was amazing!!
Story
Fantastic!! Scoob vibes for real!!!
Copperheels
6 escape rooms
Who-done-it mystery story line was well told. A little hard to find things in the dark, but they did give us a flashlight. Lots of surprises. Sort of creepy but not scary. Some puzzles didn't make sense but were easy enough to guess, but most were fun to play out.
WrathOfKana
21 escape rooms
This was the best escape room I’ve been to. The puzzles were clever and the atmosphere was immersive. GM Theresa was a good GM. She gave great hints that weren’t too revealing and was in character as well. Really well done!
Gameplay
Game play was really fun and unique
Atmosphere
Atmosphere was great I loved all the rooms and it felt like I was in a scooby-doo episode
Customer service
GM was really great. Theresa was great and gave good hints.
Story
Story was really well thought out and fun.
KeMy
97 escape rooms
The room was like a mini mansion! Very well decorated!
Atmosphere
Customer service
Eden was very nice and helpful!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
A mix of tech and mechanical locks
Scary
Not scary
Only the vibe of the story makes it spooky. Other than that, the room is not scary
Was anything broken?
No
No locks were broken. Just a little bit tacky
Live actors
No
Physically active
Very
A lot of climbing
Parking
Easy