Starship: Final VoyageFive Senses Escape RoomEscape roomIRLThis is one of my favorite escape rooms! The puzzles were challenging, but not too difficult to complete. The theme was fun. The GM was passionate about the room and the story. This is a multi-room escape game. Each room was very detailed and fun. The puzzles were not linear so we really had to pay attention to details to figure out what all we needed to do. Solving the puzzles required a variety of skills which made them memorable.
High Sea Adventure Of The Coconut CrewBreakout Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThis escape room was linear. Sometimes with linear rooms, it is difficult to tell which puzzle you should focus on. With this room, the puzzles were clearly marked or clues were obvious enough for you to tell which puzzle to work on. We were able to complete the room with no hints.
The LibraryDecode Detroit - YpsilantiEscape roomIRLThe room was linear so you would have to finish a puzzle in order to move to the next. I liked that it was obvious which puzzle we needed to work on and which puzzle to move to next. The method of switching between puzzles was very repetive, not challenging, and kind of boring. The website advertized that the average escape time was 50 minutes, but the room itself had a 70 minute time limit. What was irritating and spoiled my entire experience was that each individual puzzle was timed. This means that if you quickly move through puzzles you don't get any extra time to spend on any individual puzzle. One of the puzzles required some addition and as we were adding numbers, we made a mistake and noticed immediately that we needed to add again, but the puzzle ended and the game moved us onto the puzzle. We just needed another moment. This ruined my whole experience and I was not interested in playing anymore.
