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Benjamin Franklins famous inventions attract all kinds of visitors. Curious folk. Those fascinated with science. Historical Fanatics. Before the British Arrive, you must find his most prized invention. Step back in time to the workshop of Benjamin Franklin, a world renowned inventor, statesman, and Founding Father! Whispers hint at a groundbreaking invention hidden within his study, one that could change the very course of the Revolutionary War. It's a race against time as British Redcoats close in. Can you discover Franklin's secret and secure it for the Patriots?
- 2-4
- 60 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
Book experience
All ratings (104)
Mostly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
ludafressa
54 escape rooms
This room was a very fun experience and had a pretty strong Benjamin Franklin theme throughout the room (sounds weird, but it's true). The puzzles were fairly easy to follow, but I did get stumped quite a few times. Playing solo hindered me a bit, as there were some puzzles that needed at least two people to complete. Also, for anyone who may have difficulty seeing in low light like myself, this room can be a bit difficult, as your only light source for the majority of the room is small candle.
Gameplay
The gameplay was fun and there were some nice puzzles that felt different from what I had seen before. The game felt like it was linear, but felt very non-linear in practice. The space isn't really large enough to house that many players, so a max of three players is probably best.
Atmosphere
There wasn't really too much in the way of props and set design, but the place is dark the entire time, so it doesn't really change much. There are a couple of Ben Franklin easter eggs that do add to the atmosphere as well, but it wasn't very impressive.
Customer service
The staff, my GM, and Willie were all wonderful.
Minimum age
4
The room isn't the scariest, but you play the game in a pretty dark room for the majority of the game. The space is also fairly small, so I wouldn't suggest larger groups in the space.
chetapichart
42 escape rooms
GM was awesome and in character, no complaints about him. My main dislikes are from the room itself. First room puzzles were okay, we went through it pretty quickly. Some puzzles I thought were cool but, I think me and the person I did it with got stuck with this one puzzle where there was no direction on how to get it. Puzzles when you get to them should tell you how to solve them within themselves. I shouldn't be trying every combination on a lock because I found 5 other solutions. I should know where each solution goes, not trying to figure out where each one goes. GM had to give us the answer and we still didn't know how he got to that answer? We were left scratching our heads wondering what was the relation, and that kind of broke our flow because we were truly confused haha Could be a skill issue but $40 is $40 and there are way better rooms near this one that you could do, and I would 100% skip this one, felt very half assed and no care put into it at all.
Gameplay
Did not flow well, some puzzles made no sense and seemed more like a time waster. Like there was math involved, pretty simple math but I feel like you never feel smart solving them you always feel dumber because of how long it took you to solve them. A lot of the puzzles are also hard to see. One of them we couldnt see it because it was yellow on white in a very dark room, and we basically wasted 10-15 minutes on it. Another one had an alignment issue. And another one was based on smell but they all smelled similar so we were just left guessing lol.
Atmosphere
Felt like a wallpaper was put in an office room. Like in animal crossing where you can set the wallpaper for the room, very little immersion. You can also hear the other room which is a horror room, which breaks immersion even further.
Customer service
Again, nothing against the GM this room is probably the worst room I've done.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Not really, only one puzzle I thought was kind of cool but there were too many puzzles where I felt they were time wasters.
Story
Pretty boring.
Difficulty
Easy
Puzzles were easy. Again, just the execution of them was poor and left us unsatisfied.
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
DistortedLeaf
92 escape rooms
𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿
Invisibo
103 escape rooms
Fun though straightforward game! A couple of unique puzzles and one riddle that I’m not sure we would have ever solved without a hint, but maybe that’s just us. 4 is a great group size for this as anything more and you’ll feel a bit cramped. We enjoyed our experience!
Patroclus
374 escape rooms
Small, densely-packed and dimly-lit Gen 1 room. The colonial flavor is as strong as the in-room tea service. Our Frengamin Banklin was fantastic!
Darktan
152 escape rooms
I did this room a long time ago when it was still at Escape Room Era. Everything was familiar at Escapades location but in a much smaller space. It was pretty crampy with just the 3 of us. The lighting was a lot dimmer than the original which made it challenging and I liked it better at this location. I just wish there were more candles to roam around with. This was a pretty fun Gen 1 room!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
The dim lighting was a struggle bus
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Not really. But our host came in all colonial!
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
May be a bit too dim
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Truewhovian1011
87 escape rooms
Definitely enjoyed this more than the Christmas version. Struggled on some of the puzzles but it was so interesting
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active
Somewhat
You have to reach around a bit and move a couple of larger things
iando896
2 escape rooms
Matt and Adam made this experience great. Very fun room with cool puzzles
Ideal number of players
4
RyanYuzuki
244 escape rooms
First game at Escapade! Hosts were very friendly and welcoming. Jacob even gave us a sneak preview for their new room! Game itself ran smoothly, some cool puzzles I haven’t seen before. 100% homemade, original room. Some alignment issues with the last puzzle. I’d come back, especially for Zoe! Four people was a bit cramped in here, I’d say don’t go above four.
lexchu
66 escape rooms
We were on it today and it felt like everything clicked. However, the puzzles were really cool and there were ones I hadn’t seen before. Really enjoyed this room and our GM Jacob was great