The Black Jewel

Immersive set design with some challenging puzzles. There is a LOT to do in this room. We barely made it out with 2 people and it required a lot of nudges from the gamemaster to get us to the end, not due to the difficulty necessarily but just because of how overwhelming it was to keep all the half-solved puzzles and clues together with just 2 of us. This is NOT a linear room, and there is plenty to keep 4-6 people busy the entire time. Set is definitely showing its age, and there are a ton of locks to open (not high tech), but it's still worth doing and was a lot of fun. All the puzzles were intuitive (although there was one particularly difficult one we struggled with). Note, there is some crawling involved that you can't get around. Would recommend checking out along with Crying Cactus (my favorite) and Disturbance in Elmwood (#2).

Enjoyed this room overall. It is due for an overhaul soon so there were signs of wear/tear to the room. Really well done decoration and was an immersive experience. Excited to see what they do with expanding the room.

This was the 1st escape room I ever did. I did it with my team my junior year. It was so much fun and a great 1st room for me!