Escape From Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz: The name says it all. The Legend of the 7th Stone: An ancient Egyptian mystery, a missing archaeologist, trapped inside a pyramid: this game had what it takes. But did we? The Great Outdoors: A landslide had trapped us at our camp and we had to find a way to find radio the rescue team. Pros: Wow! Escape from Alcatraz was an awesome escape room experience. First we must note that we did not escape. Still we left happy because of the fantastic experience from start to finish. The set design was top-notch and definitely among the best of the best. The subtle (and not so subtle) sound effects added to the prison ambience. The props further enhanced our game-play experience. The game master kept us on pace, interjecting hints as necessary to move us along. The progression of the game moved flawlessly. Our experience in the Legend of the 7th Stone and the Great Outdoors was equally as rewarding. Cons: The puzzles were difficult. This was not necessarily a bad thing but something to be aware of going into the game. Larger groups of 6 or so will probably do better than smaller groups. Thankfully the puzzles were all very logical and enjoyable to solve despite the difficulty. The game masters hints saved us from ourselves. Congratulations to North Valley Escape Room for earning the Escapeologists Set Design Award.

Set design was amazing, I have actually been to Alcatraz and clearly so have the set designers. The room is enormous and had some really great puzzles. The live actor banter was great and really kept things light. We had done a bunch of games prior to doing this one so our brains were a bid fried and I feel like we missed a few subtle clues that we would have normally caught immediately. I hate asking for hints so I actually count this room as a loss cuz we needed some help for our live actor/GM. Really well done room overall

This was the first time my team has been challenged with a room in a long time!! What a fantastic room!!

Great take on the prison escape room! Lou was a fun addition at the jump. Gameplay was linear, but it made sense in the space.

This is by far North Valley’s biggest game, and it is admittedly huge. This room had some really fun moments especially near the beginning of the game, but I have to say, I didn’t enjoy this room as much as the rest of my group, which in fairness we’d just done 5 other games; and there was likely a lot of burn out, but I felt a little sidelined and bored in the game. However, all that aside it had a fantastic set, and some really good puzzles. If you’re gonna play this, which I definitely think you should, just don’t do it after 5 other games.

I liked this one. The theming is on point, and there are some wild story moments. If you're in the area, it's worth it!

One of the more memorable rooms we have done. Worth a visit for sure. Best prison break room we have ever experienced by far.

This is one of the best room’s I’ve done. The room design was so cool and the puzzles were just the right amount of work. My team was SO CLOSE to getting out.

I love this room, even though I did it a couple years back it will always have a special place in my heart just because of the quality and size of it. Truly one of my first really good rooms. Even though I did the room with a less experienced group I still had a fantastic time and I would definitely recommend.