MawMaw's Secret

Outstanding flow. We weren't clear if the audio assistance we received was part of the normal game play or tailored to us, but it was perfect, and kept things moving along. Not only does the story take an unexpected twist but it was just so well designed and put together that we had a lot of fun being in the game. This game has to be award winning in its innovation and execution. So much fun!

Outstanding set design inside and outside Mawmaw's house. The props made the experience so realistic, but they played perfectly into the puzzles. Everything had a grandma's house feeling, but it was all really well integrated into the game.

The staff, as always, was very welcoming. However, this was our second game of the day downtown and we'd already started late on our first game (Lost Pyramid) and were even later getting started on this second game. It seemed like they were behind from when the doors opened -- maybe a Sunday thing. There was a group in the room ahead of us and they used most/all(?) of their time and with things behind, the room seemed to take A LOT of time to reset (not surprising for how great it is!). We started late but it was no big deal. The audio in the room was very helpful and our GM did a great job of filling in when she saw us getting behind. We finished with just under a minute so her help was perfectly timed.

The design and execution has to be award-winning. To say anything more would give some spoilers away, but this was a unique experience for us. I'd play it again just to see what I missed the first time around, it was that unique.

The story led us step-by-step to Mawmaw's Secret: you can't get much better at designing a room than that. We had no idea where we were going when we got started. The storyline was perfectly crafted to get us to her secret. Very well done!

Most of the puzzles were very straightforward, but there were a couple of innovative ones that pushed us beyond anything we've seen. Some very unique and fun to discover puzzles. There is A LOT to do in this room, but it flows well.

Very high tech! Very well integrated tech. We were laughing, we were aghast, we were stunned, we were scratching our heads. Excellent design!

We played with our normal three and the game seemed relatively linear. However, a little extra brain power would have saved us some time. A lot of the puzzles only required one or two people, but with so much in the room one or two extra folks would have helped. There isn't room for many more than 6, which would be crowded.

The space is a little tight and might limit mobility inside and outside the house. Outside is pretty dark and the audio assist was a challenge to understand at times.

We parked a block away downtown on a Sunday afternoon without any difficulty. It does fill up at other times, though, from experience.