Wizard's Tale

Very disappointed given the high praise this room has. This room had three main problems: 1. GM Interaction (MAIN ISSUE): The GM fed clues way too much, to the point where even talking amongst ourselves about the puzzles would prompt the GM to basically give the puzzle away. We wouldn't even have a chance to fully look around the room without the GM commenting on us "moving away from objectives" or prompting us to do something. They would also click the wrong story prompts and confuse us more, then commenting "whoops, wrong button." Horrible for immersion, which was nonexistent. Some of the puzzles also wouldn't properly open or register as completed, and it was obvious the GM would open it for us, but this was often done before we even finished solving the puzzle. 2. Room Puzzles/Flow: While there were a couple of neat mechanisms, the entire room was an amalgamation of nonsensical puzzles that loosely fit a "story." There was no logical flow between puzzles and they all fit within a general theme of "magic," which was too broad to make sense. The puzzles were not very unique, bar a few, as they were mostly just fetch quests and putting things in places. Additionally, you are given a wand and at the start you receive a tutorial on "how to use magic". This mechanic was used maybe once or twice in the entire room, and it was incredibly unclear when you were supposed to use it in puzzles. The puzzles ended up just being triggered by the GM hitting a button after seeing you tap the useless wand somewhere. 3. Room Quality: There were some obvious wear and tear in puzzle components, mainly due to small pieces randomly falling from places and then having to search the floor to find them. Some puzzles required force from mechanisms not opening, even though it was stressed to not break anything (which was silly since so much seemed broken in the room already). We have been to one other place so far that has done this "indie, hand-crafted magic adventure" style room (Lock, Clock & Peril in SC). If you want to see this room style done correctly, please go there. This is not it.

I really enjoyed this room. Well designed and fun puzzles. The only thing I didn’t like was I feel like the storyline or game master fed clues too fast and wish they had let us figure them out ourselves

Visiting from Vegas and saw how overwhelmingly positive the reviews are on this place. And I can see why. Awesome set, nice puzzles, our gamemaster Mike was awesome! Glad to have chosen the right place

Did this with my granddaughter. We had a lot of fun. It was challenging with a good story line.

The room is muuuuuuch larger than it appears. Four players would be a good size. It’s not my favorite wizard themed room but it was still an enjoyable experience. I preferred their Outlaw room over this one.

Phenomenal room where the magic is in the master craftsmanship and technological fantasy puzzles! We loved the set and the references to our favorite fantastical franchises. The room is quite daunting, especially for a smaller group like ourselves. But you get a meaty 90 minutes, and with some helpful nudges from our nice GM, we lived to tell the wizard’s tale! Abracajabya!

Really excellent room and only good things to say about this experience! The technical elements were incredible and the puzzles were not too difficult but very creative. Very friendly staff members got us started early and my group of 3 had a great time, escaping with 15 minutes left. We will definitely be back!

Right from the start our game master was amazing. She jumped right into character and played her part the whole time making the room that much more immersive. The set design of this room is among the best we have ever seen. The puzzles were all very interesting and fun to work out and as an extra little bonus there are sounds letting you know if you did it right or wrong. We managed to escape with just 3 minutes left and only had my wife and I and our 10 year old son. We will definitely be back to do the other rooms.

I was surprised by this room. If you love escape rooms, this is one that should be in your wishlist. 90 mins of engaging fun! The puzzles stick to the theme throughout with good flow and variety. The game masters at this facility are top-notch!

This room makes me want to Escape Again! What a fitting room for all the awards that it has. Thematically, this room had strong alignment between the puzzles and the story - which sets it apart from other magic-themed rooms I’ve been to so far. Some of the puzzles required a steep learning curve but once our group figured out how to work with the mechanics of the puzzles, the rest went by smoothly. The puzzles themselves were diverse and varied and they really made use of the space they had. Our group of five finished all the escape rooms in this location all in one day and I’m so glad this was our last room. There were some bottleneck points - and this room felt more linear than Outlaw or the Hike - but the immersion makes up for it. The puzzles had the right amount of challenge for 4-5 people and I loved how the door to the next rooms were not where I expected them to be. Kudos to the Escape Again crew and Mike for this fantastical experience and for going above and beyond for us. Can’t wait to be back in the future.