Dragon AlleyKeystone Escape GamesEscape roomIRLThe theming is great, the puzzles are a mix of high tech and mechanical. The talking skeleton (GM) matched our groups humor and was cracking jokes throughout the session. The room is very interactive, and has enough to do for medium sized groups. Highly recommend!
The Battle for BritainEscape PlanEscape roomIRLA very good puzzle room with nice theming. There were some nice elements that were crafted for the room that made it unique.
SOSEscape Boats - DublinEscape roomIRLThis is one of the coolest rooms we have done! The story is a bit weak but the atmosphere more than makes up for it. The puzzles fit the boat very well and there were also surprise elements we have not seen in a room before. Overall very fun!
Blood of the OriginalKeystone Escape GamesEscape roomIRLThe theming is nice, the puzzles have a nice mix in terms of challenge level. I did this once with an experienced group and we blazed through it. I decided to go to this room again for a bachelorette party since the bride loves these experiences, the rooms are spacious, and there's enough to do for larger groups. Many of the group had never done an escape room before and they loved it. After the room was finished, we still had some time before the next group and the GM offered to get a bunch of photos for the party.
FreakshowDeadline Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLOne of my favorite rooms, especially for big groups. The theming is nice, the puzzles were fun, there was plenty to do for a group and we were able to spread out. There were elements that are not seen in many of the rooms around town. The GM would interact in a way, messing with the group from the control room (which was fun)
The Poe AdventureThe Secret Chambers - ArlingtonEscape roomIRLVery fun and well put together. The theme was done perfectly and the references to Poe's works were incorporated nicely.
Witch DoctorDeadline Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThis rooms theming is amazing, few rooms come close to the level of detail. The puzzles were fun with a mix of challenge level.
cQ OrigenesclueQuestEscape roomIRLThe room itself has interesting theming and a good variety of puzzles. However our visit was anything but a good experience. The GM was clearly attentive but was overly quick to jump in with hints even though we had not asked and was quite intrusive. When we got towards the end of the game we were missing a required piece which prompted the GM to say there had been some "sabotage" and he would help us out. We are guessing a piece was missed when setting up the room, they did not have a spare, and any overrides did not work, as he came back and indicated there were more significant issues, paused our time and then switched us to their other CQOrigenes room. They had set this room to more or less match what we had already completed and we continued where we left off. However, on the final puzzle, this room also failed and we were told "I have permission to (initiate final sequence)" and we were met by the GM who have us a recap of what should have happened and he thanked us for our patience. We requested a partial refund and he asked for a manager to assist. The manager was apparently not authorized to assist with our request and told us to contact customer service and detail the issue to "maybe" get a refund. This was rather annoying as they knew full well both of their rooms failed but still expected us to explain what went wrong. The manager also kept saying that "this room is high tech" as if that was a valid reason for both to fail and completely ruin the experience we paid for.
Dead SilenceDeadline Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThe room is creepy and definitely meant for an older audience. The set is well themed, the puzzles were fun while sticking to the theme. We did it with a larger group, which was a bit cramped until we opened up another area. We were able to accidentally bypass a few puzzles by just trying things in line with common use /sense.
Wong's ChineseThe Perfect EscapeEscape roomIRLFor being so highly rated and costing so much I expected more. A number of puzzles were glitchy, a few locks were jammed up and required some fiddling to even be able to rotate the dials, and the grand finale puzzle is so particular in placement it took 2 GMs to set it properly to demonstrate what it should have done after we finished. The set design was fitting but nothing special.
