Excalibur - The Sword of the King​

I describe Red Giant as "the boss fight of all Utah escape rooms." I frequently recommend Red Giant to players who are beginning to find everything else too easy. No matter which room you pick here, there will always be plenty enough to keep you occupied. The gameplay was fun. There were novel elements and some innovative tech. Red Giant packs so much in their rooms that players usually depend quite heavily on their game master to finish. This approach isn't my personal favorite, but I'm glad it exists for those who like it.

The set design was quite detailed and impressive. They've earned quite a reputation on this aspect. There were a lot of red dots (a lot a lot). Red Giant also tends to have a lot of rooms in each experience. But the rooms themselves weren't each as big as I expected. 6+ players could feel tight to me at the beginning, but when people can spread across multiple rooms, that part gets easier. (And believe me, you will spread.)

The host and guide were both *outstanding.* Our actor was very nice, helpful, and in-theme. I'd say she was even my favorite part of the room (high praise). I prefer beating a room without much help, but that being said, she was amazing. As a curious co-owner at Secret Combinations, I hear a lot about many rooms all the time. It's *very* rare that I hear negative things about the quality of their actors.

Such a glamorous set and having a live actor to help you makes Red Giant quite a memorable experience.

Hard to say. This room has plenty for people to divide and conquer, but a massive group could also make it feel tight at the beginning.

The content is kid-friendly, but the difficulty is not.

Yes. At Red Giant, your game masters are also actors. But there isn't anyone here to scare you in this room.

Very overwhelming with puzzles. Super fun and keeps you in your toes with how overworked you get.

Very neat settings and props.

The actor was super nice and funny, really appreciated his attitude.

Would have been easier with more people

So. Many. Puzzles. At once.

Fine. Quantity of quality.

Pretty average.

Staff was fine. I don't love when businesses ask me to tip my GM.

Average for a room.

Lots to get through.

Only that there are things you're not meant to trigger that you can by accident.

Use him. Didn't love him but we couldn't risk falling behind.

Crawling.

Puzzles were fun. These rooms require a decent amount of people, so it does feel like you miss a majority of the room, and if you don’t utilize the actor you will not escape.

Nice set, parts of it aren’t as clean cut as I would like, but still well done.

Staff was nice.

Nothing crazy, but unique in style.

Simple, but effective

A few tech elements but mostly mechanical.

These rooms are made for large groups. Personally, I prefer smaller.

She did a great job, didn’t intervene too much

It’s very dim, vision impaired will have issues. Colorblind will have minor issues. Hearing impaired should be fine. Wheelchair accessible, but will be tight.