Black Dragon

Awesome room!

Black Dragon had been on my list for a while. The pictures online make it look very cool and in person it’s even more-so. Though there is a live gamemaster/actor in the room, they are really just set dressing if you’re capable enough at escape rooms. Some rooms force the human element into the game so much that it ruins your personal experience. This was a perfectly balanced use of a live actor. My main gripe about the gameplay is there is so much to do you truly NEED more than 2 people to complete everything in time. Though I usually play with one other person, I played here with 5 friends and as much as we had a great time, I always hate the feeling of missing something. The gameplay and puzzles were phenomenal otherwise… I guess that’s the double-edged sword of it all: you make everything so fun and engaging to solve that when someone else does it you feel you’re missing out. Really awesome room.

Theming is excellent but puzzles felt uneven and often unsatisfying. Some overly simple, some illogically difficult. Too many red herrings or complex puzzle adjacent props that had no relevance. We had six pretty smart people all working hard and did not escape.

The Black Dragon was so much fun! I've played rooms with similar themes, but this room had enough differences to still be entertaining. A few of the puzzles were a little underwhelming and not super clear, but most of the puzzles were great! The ambiance, decor, and props were very on brand and made the room super immersive. The objective was fun, the ending was super cute, and the game master was wonderful! We were a little late because of traffic and parking, but they were very accommodating and we still had enough time to escape! Love all of the rooms here, will definitely be back to play each one!

Thematically the room was VERY cool. The set design was amazing. It really felt like you were in Hong Kong. Love that. The puzzles themselves weren't too complicated but there were a lot of them to solve and we were able to spread out and each take on something different. Some puzzles werent very obvious where to look to get started - but it was fine. Our GM was in the room with us and she sometimes came in and gave hints a few times when we didn't necessarily want them. Might have been our fault for not shooing her away. I asked a question of "has this puzzle been solved yet" and she gave me a hint unprompted and it took away a bit from us figuring it out ourselves. We still had plenty of time so I wasn't too big of a fan of that happening. Otherwise she was very nice and fun.

This is one of the best, if not the best, I’ve done. The set decoration is so thorough and immersive. The puzzles are a mix of somewhat easy to challenging, and we did need a few nudges from the host. Beautiful, rich environment. Highly recommended!

This room is incredible, please do yourself a favor and play it! Sam is a beyond incredible GM, and she made everything super fun for us. This is a non-linear room and one of the coolest non-linear experiences that I’ve ever done. This room is the definition of sprawling, as more and more and more space opens as you progress, and it really feels like you’re in an alleyway and a packed city. The rarity of puzzles is incredible, and please experience this as blind as possible because the novelty of it all is incredible!

Wow. The back alley set is really impressive. There are a lot of puzzles in this expansive room and they were definitely more difficult than the average room, and more difficult than other rooms at this location.

Absolutely loved the environment. It was challenging. Not in a “we would have never gotten that if we hadn’t asked for help” way. It was satisfying when we escaped! But the design of the room takes the prize. So thoughtful and detailed.

I loved the theming and the puzzles were novel and had a good variety.