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The Gate

The Gate

Escape Room Novi

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The room was very well produced and plays on a pop culture theme that isn't done everywhere (Stargate). The puzzles largely made sense / worked as expected, though there were a few hard to find places where you struggle to figure out what to do with a tool or clue. We used 4 hints and 2 of those probably saved use from just looking around for "the spot" for many minutes so if you start to get stuck, don't be a hero and ask for the clue so you can continue with actual puzzle solved verse a scavenger hunt. Our game master was very clear with the hints, almost to the point of they could be slightly more cryptic, but over all I think it kept us moving along and in one of those cases, we had overlooked something that we would have cursed ourselves for later. There is one puzzle that seems a little more disconnected that we would have liked, but I suppose that's subjective. All in all, we had a good time and felt clever at the end, so ... good stuff.
Scooby-Doo™ and the Spooky Castle Adventure

Scooby-Doo™ and the Spooky Castle Adventure

Escapology - Universal City

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This room was very well themed and had high production value. That said, I would hope that's the case because regular cost was $50 a person (they have the typical fathers day sales and such if you are on their mailing list). We got a several hints and I think the game master unlocked certain puzzles for us that seemed like we were getting "stuck" I have 5 poeple in my group and a family member had missed one of the critical items in a dark area of a chest so that's on use. Always a little bit of a mixed bag playing with family where a clue gets over looked by a very occasional player, but you are having a bonding experience. I think being near a theme park, this is heavily factored in and you are more likely to escape than not, though it still feels pretty organic, and the puzzles are certainly solvable. The highlight of the room is certainly the tight integration with the intellectual property, the theme really shines through.
Escape The Colosseum: The Underworld Maze

Escape The Colosseum: The Underworld Maze

The Great Escape Room - Chicago

  • Escape room
  • IRL
There are a couple of gripes that I have for this room / run / location. The switched communication methods with the GM literally as we were walking into our room (walkie-talkies instead of monitors or intercom?) who was not familiar with how to use them effectively and had to swap out ours repeatedly because the signal was clearly poor. There were some issues I had with a broken lock that popped apart, some misleading don't touch stickers masking the solution to a puzzle, "parallel" puzzles that were not obvious (you solve something and nothing happens because you didn't solve it in the expected order), and an inability of the GM to explain how some of the puzzles are solved asking if we really want to know how the specific parts were supposed to come together and was pressed looking through notes. I had asked if they had an escape rate percentage or a best time and I was told they don't track that anymore. All the pieces together gave me the sense that there wasn't as much attention to detail that I am accustomed to.
Poker Night at the President's Bunker

Poker Night at the President's Bunker

The Great Escape Room - Royal Oak

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The room was generally thematic, but when I scanned around, I could see spots for clues and puzzles without too many distractions. The first few puzzles expanded out what we were able to consider quickly, though there we a couple spots where we slowed to a halt. We ended up asking for 3 clues, and got one unbidden, though with 2 people, I think that was a fair compromise to get us past a few mental blocks that a larger group might have been able to crowd source. All in all, I think the puzzles were rationale with just a little guess and check. The only minor gripe was the nickel and dime charges for booking the room, extra fees for number of players, and that type of thing.
Cherry Meadow Asylum

Cherry Meadow Asylum

Hidden Trail Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Who Stole Mona?

Who Stole Mona?

Escapology - Universal City

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿