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The great Houdini is a test for American innovators. Many magic puzzles and brilliant minds can only get through this. Crack the clues and prove your intellect.
All ratings (349)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
88 escape rooms
Loved the room, but it is not friendly for those who are color blind
497 escape rooms
Played this in 2016 and I still talk about it when people ask me what my favorite escape rooms are. You do need a larger group for this one (6-8 is good) as there is a ton of stuff to do and some of the puzzles require multiple humans to work together. Highest recommendation.
Yes
Hard
Mechanical
6
Not scary
13
No
No
Somewhat
Yes
Limited
34 escape rooms
I enjoyed the puzzles. Our group ended up skipping around, thinking we were done with the first element. We had a group of 9 with 3 kids, so our attention span was all over the place. We somehow managed to get some puzzles by guessing it, rather than using the actual board/clue. Luckily we were the last group that day, so we chose to finish the room and were only halfway done from all the puzzles when the original countdown was done and we escaped with a little less than 146 mins.
20 escape rooms
Was not impressed by this room. It didn't feel very polished. I was disappointed with the number of paper puzzles for the price we paid. My least favorite of the 3 Palace Games rooms I've done.
283 escape rooms
Puzzle heavy room that is non linear, making it great for large groups. Love the nostalgic period set and theme. Recommend groups of 5 or more.
Mechanical
371 escape rooms
A really puzzle packed game with tons of keys, searching, deciphering and recognizing patterns. For the sake of the story the puzzles do stay in theme. We played with a full group of 8 and was still enjoyable. However, the style of puzzles and room flow really show how old this rooms creation is. Very much a classic style escape room at a high tier execution level.
No
Medium
Mechanical
5
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Easy
144 escape rooms
This room opened several years ago but holds up exceptionally well, with great puzzles galore and several strong moments. Alot of pen and paper, plenty of non-linear action. Felt very much like a traditional puzzle hunt but also with physical interactions. A bit expensive for what it is in all honesty - but objectively a really good time!
No
Medium
Mechanical
6
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Medium
241 escape rooms
First room to try at Palace of Fine Arts. Top notch with great interactive puzzles that were unique to Houdiniβs story. A must play for those who are experienced escape artists. Warning: there are some jump scares and walking through the dark at times.
No
507 escape rooms
Great puzzles and a number of very surprising reveals. Palace games always does it right.
Yes
βI had high expectations and was not disappointed.β