Hope EndThe Ministry Of PeculiaritiesEscape roomIRL𓆜𓋘𓄁 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 𓅟𓂿This review contains spoilers.Unscramble𓀗
40 ThievesMindTrap Escape Room - TemeculaEscape roomIRLI understand how this has won so many awards. The design and the puzzles are next level, and I was really in awe of the originality. The opening story alone is already genius. Definitely a don't miss for escape room fans!
The Last SupperQuest TavernEscape roomIRLThis winning combination of non-scary live actor interaction and puzzle solving with the added bonus of laughing at/with your escape team makes Last Supper an all-time favorite for me. Loved how it dials up the time pressure to solve things.
Irvine School of Wizardry and the Goblin's SecretsHidden DonkeyEscape roomIRL1000 points to House Hidden Donkey for this exquisitely designed room! The immersion level was amazing - it definitely had Warner Bros quality sets. Puzzles were creative and some would challenge the cleverest of Ravenclaws. A perfect sequel to their other room!
Stash HouseStash HouseEscape roomIRLWe'd been saving this for a special occasion and an escape room fan friend's bday was the perfect occasion! I can see how this needs a team to do - it's nonlinear so there are enough puzzles to keep everyone occupied. I thought the variety of puzzles was great, and the use of the location was creative and efficient!
Moriarty's ManorMindFox EscapeEscape roomIRLSaved this one to do with an Arthur Conan Doyle fan and it was worth the wait! The design was top notch and immersive to the era and the story. The puzzles were creative and novel even after 70 of these rooms, so I appreciated the originality! From the very first moment, the game was afoot! I loved that some required teamwork. The last puzzle put a grin on my face. I hope Mindfox does more since I think they focus on a quality game. Will I do their other one next? No mystery there, it's elementary, my dear Watson.
Train RobberyCyber Raccoon Escape RoomEscape roomIRLThanks to Morty, on a visit to DC (my first time) we decided to have a less common tourist adventure and venture out to the top rated room in the area. This did not disappoint at all, with great props and puzzles and then a plot twist we absolutely loved. Very clever and I especially loved how genuinely old time saloon-like it was. Absolutely worth the train and bus rides (and half a mile jaunt when we missed our stop, oops) to get here and back.
The Hex RoomCross Roads Escape GamesEscape roomIRLThanks to Hex Room, I can not only say I got to be Prom Queen once in my life, I can also say I rescued the Jock from certain doom. It's true in my mind, so that's all that counts, right? I am a scarededy cat but this was tolerably scarededy for me, minus one moment I had to muster up my anti-scarededy courage and do a fairly scarededy thing. (As the Detective said: "You're still in there?") Very cool setup and good quality challenging puzzles. I did not get to keep the tiara, but I shall forgive them for that, because that's how Prom Queens roll.
Ink & AshesExodus Escape RoomEscape roomIRLLoved the cool tech and variety of puzzles that kept our team hopping. I'm also a mystery fan so solving that narrative was a bonus. Great job building a cohesive story.
The Bridge BetweenQuest TavernEscape roomIRLI'm lucky to have teammates who are excellent at puzzles, so I get to appreciate the clever design and solutions while also soaking up the atmosphere. This was our first time at Quest Tavern and we will definitely be back! We loved that the experience begins right when you walk in (much like Ministry of Peculiarities, their neighboring friend). My favorite thing about this one was the ending, which really made us all laugh and smile in amazement. A favorite for the pure joy!
