A Pirate's Curse

Escapology continues its upward streak with A Pirate’s Curse, which actively breaks from many of the tropes I’ve seen from the company over the (many) years I’ve visited them. The main thing is the special changes - the use of a room divided in two by bars oddly made the space feel larger than it was, especially when combined with a fun transition. The tangible props were a big plus as well - there’s plenty to interact with physically and the gameplay was largely driven by the set rather than paper props. While it’s still not an absolute must play (it’s a little too light on content), I’d recommend it for local players.

I've played at escapology twice and both times something happened that made the experience not as pleasant as other places. I've only played 50 ish rooms and not good at it by any means, but at escapology the experience was just subpar. The flow/logic of the puzzles and correlation between hints are confusing. And we were told that the room had broken bits right off the bat, and that the clueing system from the chain did not apply fully to the room. It was just frustrating.

This is probably my favorite room in the Escapology series (so far)!!! This is a perfect room to do with your family. I brought my sister and nephews and they had an absolute ball! The story was exciting and the peril was intensified with the Captain constantly warning us of our impending doom! The set is amazing and it carries it theme throughout all of the sections. The puzzles were great and really caught me a few times but everything flowed nicely and gave us a fun challenge! I wish there were more rooms to do in the area. I guess I'll have to set sail and find some new challenges!