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Locked away in an antique shop lies a sword rumored to have value beyond measure. A man claiming to be the original owner has hired you to steal it for him. Your job is to break in, retrieve the sword, and disappear without a trace. Will you make it out before you get caught?
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
All ratings (112)
Mostly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
WilZana
6 escape rooms
Overall this was a good room. I think 3-4 players is the sweet spot, if you’re an experienced group. Except for one spot, there are enough puzzles to engage multiple people simultaneously. My group of 4 made it through with only one real hint (for an obvious puzzle too!), but there were a few good head scratchers that took us some time. I thought it was a good mix of easy and challenging puzzles. The presentation was clean and well finished. With one exception, everything worked well. The room doesn’t have the “high tech” feel that you get (and I look for) with some escape rooms. I felt like it leaned a little heavily on padlocks as objectives. The exception was that the final puzzle broke which, unfortunately, killed the experience for me. Because it wasn’t clearly broken, we ran through several hints, but the hints we received just told us to do what we were already doing. Eventually, our GM came in, confirmed something was up and… we just walked out because it was the final puzzle. That’s how it goes, however, and I wouldn’t de-rate the room for it. Overall, I had a lot of fun and would recommend this room to friends.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Classic heist type. A pretty standard kind of fun.
Story
Not heavily plot driven. Plot is kind of just a side note.
Difficulty
Medium
I’d say medium+. Maybe two-three tougher puzzles and the rest easy-med. good range, though.
Game tech
Mechanical
Predominantly keys in locks, combo padlocks, and that sort of thing. Some spring loaded doors. A couple of tech-type puzzles, but pretty superficial.
Ideal number of players
4
3-4 experienced.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
1
Was anything broken?
Yes
Had the final puzzle break on us, which was a bummer. After asking for hints 3 times, the staff came in to check it out and we just walked out because it was the end. Pretty anticlimactic.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
No major physical exertion required.
Accessibility
Stairs + a minor climb for one person. They can open easy access to others. Audio cues you to successful puzzle interaction. Color differentiation required for some puzzles.
Easy to find location
Yes
Inside a mall. Used a map.
Parking
Easy
Parking garage in the mall.
lors24
10 escape rooms
Had a lot of fun. Only asked for one clue and also got one from the game master when we were stuck.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
5
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
christieCA
9 escape rooms
Intricate room with lots of great puzzles. Had to use a clue on a difficult puzzle and would never have figured the challenge out without the clue. Enjoyed the room alot.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Color challenges should still be manageable with color blindness and you need one player with good mobility, but not everyone.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
jkniffen09
128 escape rooms
Awesome room and so much fun! The room was very well built and the GM was great. It was difficult but not impossible!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
17
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Accessibility
Mobility would be tough with stairs.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
mzbliss100
125 escape rooms
My favorite room with red door. Comparable to the Sacramento one with some different puzzles. Good medium level game with some clever puzzles
Gameplay
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Customer service
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
No
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Very
Physically active
Very
Accessibility
Not fully wheel chair accessible
Accessibility
Not fully wheel chair accessible
Easy to find location
Yes
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Parking
Medium
dickie
109 escape rooms
Really immersive room with an interesting story line. There are some really clever and unique puzzles.
Skipz
142 escape rooms
San Mateo is a newer location and has slightly better production and aesthetics because the inventors had more time to refine the game The Gift was my favorite room. You really feel like you're in the streets, then inside an antique gift shop. The design elements are absolutely wonderful!! My wife and I played this room by ourselves, we got to the final puzzle and time ran out. It sucked to not pass, but it was okay because we were so mesmerized by the room. (still sucked not passing though LOL) I'd really recommend any escape room enthusiast like myself or anyone at the Hillsdale Mall looking to kill some time check out Red Door.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking
Easy
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