Mantis
39 escape rooms
This was a room with non-stop puzzles that kept us engaged all the way! It's linear but in an unobvious way where you are still looking around to figure out what the next puzzle is. The room is mostly mechanical with several locks with good variety of solutions. It's a challenging room, solvable by 2 experienced "switched on" players or a group of 3-4 with at least one experienced player. A head's up - there is a major component of the game that gets revealed with a separate countdown timer. It felt like it was important to be mindful of that timer rather than the overall game timer when you are pacing yourself.
Gameplay
Linear gameplay that flowed well. Not "novel" necessarily but creative use of set pieces.
Atmosphere
Set design was efficient without much surprises (in terms of space).
Customer service
Jareth was a very good GM! Welcoming, attentive to your progress, helpful nudges.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
One surprise element that becomes a major part of the overall puzzle you need to solve.
Story
Elements well integrated but story doesn't develop too much more from the premise.
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Numbers help in terms of thinking but not as much for the physical solving of puzzles. There is a notepad in the game. 2 experienced players or a group of 3-4.
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Inside Stonebriar Mall, Level 1, Dillard's entry (located right outside it).
Parking
Easy
Mall parking. Parking in front of the entrance for Dillard's would be the quickest.
