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Houdini's Workshop
Houdini's Workshop
Houdini's Workshop
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Houdini's Workshop

Very Positive (52)

Clue Chase

  • Real Life Escape Room


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October 31st 1926 – Harry Houdini has died. Famous for his skepticism of self-proclaimed “mystics” Houdini was famous for taking part in seances in order to debunk these charlatans. Clue Chase Labs believes that Houdini was holding these events in order to search for the only real source of mystic power in this world – The Artifact. With his passing we must ensure that any research or discoveries he made during his time on earth do not fall into the wrong hands. You have one hour to search his workshop for anything concerning the artifact. Good luck.

  • 1-10
  • 60 mins
  • Hard

Ratings

All Ratings (52)

Very Positive

Atmosphere

Very Positive


Gameplay

Very Positive


Customer service

Very Positive


Story

Very Positive

Reviews

A good room with some challenging but innovative puzzles. Definitely recommend

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Live actors

No

Reviewed Apr 4, 2023 | Played Apr 1, 2023


I love this place so much! From the moment you walk out of the elevator, you’re in a spooky yet incredibly cozy lounge and greated by some of the nice people I’ve ever met. Now, I’ve played a few Houdini-Themed rooms and this one blows the other ones out of the water! Puzzles were super clever and had unique props that made the room special. Huge kudos to Gus and Monica for making our experience so great that we decided to book another 2 for the next day right before we leave NYC.

Gameplay

The puzzles were super intuitive and really clever.


Atmosphere

I love the vibe of this place!


Customer service

Gus was such a great GM!


Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Difficulty

Medium


Ideal number of players

4


How scary?

Not scary


Minimum age

10


Was anything broken?

No


Live actors

No


Physically active

Not at all


Parking

Limited

It’s in Korea town so there’s no parking, however there’s easily accessible transportation pretty close!

Reviewed Mar 14, 2023 | Played Mar 12, 2023


Really fun room. High volume of puzzles but none were too difficult. A nifty magic puzzle at the end. Great GM who was enthusiastic and clearly wanted us to have a good time.

Gameplay

Gameplay flowed well and it was always clear where to go next. There was some nifty magic towards the end.


Atmosphere

Customer service

Great staff


Particularly interesting or different

No


Story

Difficulty

Medium


Ideal number of players

3


How scary?

Not scary


Was anything broken?

No

One prop was taken out of gameplay due to an issue but we never noticed until the GM showed us afterwards


Live actors

No


Physically active

Not at all


Easy to find location

Yes

Reviewed Dec 24, 2022 | Played Dec 23, 2022


Walking out of the elevator, I was immediately impressed with the hallway and lobby. A lot of time and care has been put into comfort, spaciousness, and ambience. All the GMs we spoke with were also very enthusiastic and accommodating! What I loved most about this room were the unique clue mechanisms and associated props. Given the Houdini theme, there are plenty of locks throughout, but it’s not always keys you’re looking for. It’s a great variety of puzzle types, and many of them are multi-layered in pretty ingenious ways. Nothing felt unfair, with some great a-ha moments and surprises. I really liked this room (and company) a lot!

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes


Story

Difficulty

Hard


Game tech

Mechanical


Ideal number of players

3


How scary?

Not scary

Though some of the clue reveals make loud sounds, so there are perhaps unintentional jump scares


Minimum age

14


Was anything broken?

Yes

Not broken per se, but there are times where you have to identify colors, and those colors may be faded and/or difficult to identify in the light


Live actors

No


Physically active

Somewhat

Crawl space, and back and forth between rooms


Easy to find location

Yes


Parking

Limited

K-Town, Manhattan

Reviewed Nov 23, 2022 | Played Nov 22, 2022


My favorite room of all time. Stumbled in here from across the street of a different escape room. It was so much fun and exciting!

Reviewed Apr 15, 2022


Absolutely gorgeous sets with very interesting puzzle design! I would just recommend bringing a group of at least 4 as me and my partner found ourselves running around a bit. Also definitely try to come in light/athletic clothes as it can get pretty hot in there!

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Parking

Limited

Reviewed Mar 14, 2022 | Played Feb 19, 2022

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