Escape Artist: The Final Seance
Very positive (129 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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Famed illusionist Harry Houdini passed away on October 31, 1926. Prior to his death, he and his beloved wife, Bess, had discussed her trying to contact him in the afterlife. If she was successful, Harry was to reveal the phrase “Rosabel, Believe”, a reference to their favorite musical tune. On the anniversary of his death every year since his passing, Bess has performed a seance at The Knickerbocker hotel in hopes of contacting Houdini. Unfortunately, each year has been met with the same result – failure to contact Harry. It is now October 31, 1936. Ten years since the death of Harry Houdini. Bess has decided that this will be her final attempt before she will give up on trying to contact Houdini forever. You have come to her aid in an attempt to help her succeed before she puts out the lights on Harry’s shrine for good. Will you succeed in helping Bess to contact her beloved husband one last time or will Houdini rest in silence forever? You have 75 minutes to complete the seance and contact Harry Houdini.
- 2-10
- 60 mins
- Expert
- Not scary
All ratings (129)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
DrTab
79 escape rooms
Flashing light warning. (One that gets triggered with movement frequently and others that can be avoided.) There are a lot of Houdini games around, but this one really did it well. There was a unique beginning to the game that ended with what you would expect from a Houdini room. The puzzles were also the perfect mix between mechanical and technical, with some nice riddles thrown in. Overall, I liked this more than the other Houdini rooms I’ve done.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Scary
Spooky
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Heathersusan
57 escape rooms
I loved this room! We took my parents here for their first escape room and we all had a blast. I didn't find it super challenging but it was very fun and interactive. I really have no notes, I just had a good time. The atmosphere and decor were great, the puzzles were fun, and non linear which I love.
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Atmosphere
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Ideal number of players
4
Cgmarin83
81 escape rooms
This room had great flow and some fun puzzles. I had seen most of them before but there were definitely some cool effects in this room. Very much worth it.
Gameplay
Puzzles flowed very linear. Only complaint is that sometimes things took a little long to trigger after we solved a puzzle.
Atmosphere
Well themed room with some fun effects.
Customer service
Dev was friendly but I wish he had explained the locks in the room prior. I have done over 30 rooms but encountered a few locks I have never seen before here. Usually a GM will go over the types of locks you will encounter.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Still very fun.
Story
Fun story but not super original. I have played another Houdini themed room before.
Difficulty
Hard
Somewhere between med and hard.
Game tech
Mechanical
Plenty of locks that require codes or keys
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Nothing scary here
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
No
But several of the effects took a little long to trigger.
Live actors
No
None
Physically active
Not at all
Nothing strenuous here.
Accessibility
Audio effects were hard to hear at times.
Easy to find location
Yes
GPS takes you right there but you have to park elsewhere.
Parking
Limited
It's the parking garage around the corner. Be prepared to pay for parking. Anywhere from $4 up to $15. It cost more of events are occurring downtown.
kittykath
105 escape rooms
This room combined all of the themes I love best: magic, Halloween, and the supernatural so I loved it. Some good effects. Lots of locks but the puzzles to get the codes for them were fun and thought provoking. Really enjoyed this room.
Gameplay
Fun and flowed well. Puzzles were well-themed.
Atmosphere
Set design, props and effects were completely immersive and well done.
Customer service
Staff was great.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The Houdini theme was relatively new to our team. We had only played one other game with a Houdini theme and it was terrible. This one was everything we were expecting.
Story
Inspired by the true events surrounding Houdini's death and his wife's continued efforts to contact him in the afterlife through an annual seance.
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
2
We played with two and had no issues
Scary
Spooky
Fun spooky but not scary at all.
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
xnurea
26 escape rooms
I really enjoyed the theming, and a lot of the clues were fun and things that you don’t see in a lot of escape rooms! I wish it would have been bigger, and perhaps slightly less linear. Using the seance table and the dumbwaiter were two of my favorite parts!
Gameplay
It was strictly linear with very few things able to be completed out of order.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere was amazing! Favorite part was definitely the help buttons being a concierge bell! The ending was also phenomenal!
Customer service
Staff was great!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
I love how the game ended, in lieu of the typical, “you escaped!”
indielindie
93 escape rooms
This is my favorite game at this venue! The puzzle flow was amazing and different effects/reveals were so cool. Shoutout to our GM Tommy for helping us out and having fun voices throughout the 3 games.
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Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
christianmov
57 escape rooms
One of the best flowing games we have ever done. Great ending. Overall great room!
Double07
139 escape rooms
A very good experience from the team at Great Escape Room. Flow if the game went well with some puzzles that had some challenge but after taking attention to detail were solved quickly. Compared to its counterpart in St. Pete this is definitely the preferred location between to the two. Great room for people who want a small challenge but with decent enough flow :)
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Local parking garage almost always has spots available :)
RigsbyNC
17 escape rooms
Solid theme and fun storyline. Good puzzles. We needed 3 hints, and messed up 2 clues and they guided us in the right direction.
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Atmosphere
Customer service
scminter
155 escape rooms
This place does a great job with everything: friendly staff, good stories, immersive, puzzle flow. Highly recommend all of their puzzles.
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