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The great Houdini is a test for American innovators. Many magic puzzles and brilliant minds can only get through this. Crack the clues and prove your intellect.
All Ratings (83)
Very Positive
Puzzles
Very Positive
Story
Mixed
Customer service
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
14 games played
I enjoyed the puzzles. Our group ended up skipping around, thinking we were done with the first element. We had a group of 9 with 3 kids, so our attention span was all over the place. We somehow managed to get some puzzles by guessing it, rather than using the actual board/clue. Luckily we were the last group that day, so we chose to finish the room and were only halfway done from all the puzzles when the original countdown was done and we escaped with a little less than 146 mins.
Reviewed Feb 23, 2023 | Played Feb 18, 2023
195 games played
Puzzle heavy room that is non linear, making it great for large groups. Love the nostalgic period set and theme. Recommend groups of 5 or more.
Mechanical
Reviewed Sep 22, 2022
273 games played
A really puzzle packed game with tons of keys, searching, deciphering and recognizing patterns. For the sake of the story the puzzles do stay in theme. We played with a full group of 8 and was still enjoyable. However, the style of puzzles and room flow really show how old this rooms creation is. Very much a classic style escape room at a high tier execution level.
No
Medium
Mechanical
5
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Easy
Reviewed Aug 13, 2022 | Played Aug 13, 2022
89 games played
This room opened several years ago but holds up exceptionally well, with great puzzles galore and several strong moments. Alot of pen and paper, plenty of non-linear action. Felt very much like a traditional puzzle hunt but also with physical interactions. A bit expensive for what it is in all honesty - but objectively a really good time!
No
Medium
Mechanical
6
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Medium
Reviewed Jul 17, 2022 | Played Jul 17, 2022
104 games played
First room to try at Palace of Fine Arts. Top notch with great interactive puzzles that were unique to Houdini’s story. A must play for those who are experienced escape artists. Warning: there are some jump scares and walking through the dark at times.
No
Reviewed Jul 9, 2022
371 games played
Great puzzles and a number of very surprising reveals. Palace games always does it right.
Yes
Reviewed May 18, 2022 | Played Sep 2, 2018
128 games played
This was actually my very first escape room! Probably not the best for first timers because like the other palace games rooms, it can be a little overwhelming and challenging, however it was a great introduction to my addiction! The puzzles were very innovative. There were a few moments which were surprising, but not necessarily scary. Had a lot of fun and staff were wonderful.
Reviewed Apr 6, 2021 | Played Apr 23, 2018
317 games played
This room might be showing its age just a bit but the puzzles are still great. Almost completely non-linear, this game has a lot of puzzles available to your group at any time and can support 6 enthusiasts playing together. Not scary.
Reviewed Mar 12, 2021 | Played Mar 18, 2021
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