Crazy Train: The Ballad of Skeemin' Plotz!

We read reviews all the time that say “we do a lot of escape rooms…“ But we really do do a lot of escape rooms and this was hands-down one of the most creative and entertaining room we’ve been to! A fun challenge, a great storyline and honestly, it’s just great to see somebody doing something different and seeing passion in the room and for the game! Definitely recommend!

This room blew our minds! The puzzled flowed well and it was really immersive. Our GM was fantastic and helpful when we needed her! We can’t wait to go back!

This room is INSANE! There’s a buildup towards the end of the room where it climaxes and it pulls everything together. My husband and I truly had to work together even more-so in this room than any previous room we’ve been in. We will definitely be back to finish their other rooms.

This is a really tough one to rate. I’m erring on the side of a “slight thumbs up”, solely on the creative aspects of the room alone. It’s extremely impressive and commendable to see how much creativity, originality and work went into Crazy Train, pulling tremendous inspiration from 1920s cartoon serials. Original animation, music, voice work and more are just some of the great high points on display. The problem we had was, save for a few very entertaining moments, it wasn’t really fun to play. In fact, for most of the 75 minutes, it felt like a sluggish chore, and most of the puzzles were more annoying than fun to complete. When it works, it works really well. When it doesn’t, you really feel it. Certain puzzles and sections are artificially confusing, boring or just uninteresting, dragging on way too long instead of keeping a light pace, which is especially strange given Crazy Train’s madcap cartoon thematics. It’s upsetting to have to say this, because these pacing issues drag down what could have been an otherwise brisk, breezy, light hearted experience. Instead, it feels like it takes way too long to get things going, keep things going, and end things, hampering a lot of the fun and creativity on display. Everything else is really great, and I know that’s strange to say because this room struggles in the area that probably matters most, the gameplay. You can’t have the look and feel of a good room and not have the gameplay match its energy. If a lot of puzzles were tweaked and the logic not so obtuse, the entire thing would be perfect. It has all the makings of a perfect room, but I just can’t really recommend it from a “fun” standpoint. Unless you are there to appreciate all the work and artistry that went into this, you may not really have a good time.

Excellent room! The theme was hilarious. It was clear the designer put in a lot of effort to include all sorts of jokes in it. All puzzles were logical. No red herrings. Doable with two experienced escape artists. I appreciate how 75 minutes are given to finish instead of the uniform 60.

Crazy Train was a mind-blowing work of art. The amount of time and effort spent creating this masterpiece is astounding. There are lots of fun animations and great use of projector mapping that Doldricks is known for. The game was the perfect difficulty level for an enthusiast.

Incredible styling. All aspects were well thought out. Fun story was the highlight of this room.

The game was cute, unique, & incorporates aspects of classic cartoons.

We've done over 90 rooms now and Doldrick's was hands down one of the best overall experiences we've had. The room themes and puzzles were incredibly detailed and thought out from the opening videos to the mechanics and decor. Everything worked (which is rare), and even after doing so many rooms we felt Doldrick's had things we'd never seen or done before. The staff were incredibly friendly and great at their jobs, plus they offer same-day discounted rooms and a little in-house point system for fun. Highly, highly recommend!!

Fun game! Came in a little frantic and grumpy because we were running late, so we struggled with an early puzzle- but our GM was lovely in helping us through it and the rest of the game was delightful! it was exciting and quite unique. good for small groups! if you tend to get overwhelmed by small spaces and chaotic/loud noises this probably isn't the game for you.