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Time Mission [Interactive Arcade]

Time Mission [Interactive Arcade]

TimeMission - Mount Prospect

  • Escape room
  • Other
Super fun! Went with my husband and 9 year old daughter to try this place out with no real idea if it would be a hit with both the kid and the adults. Such a blast! Every room was totally different and very well themed and decorated. One second I’m balancing on a ledge over lava, then I’m frantically trying to push dozens of buttons while buried in a giant ball pit, next I’m acting as Big Brother spying on dozens of people via CCTV, then suddenly I’m running through a Pyramid searching for hieroglyphics, literally minutes later I’m watching my daughter dodge lasers to break into a secure vault, and that’s only after deciding I make a better sub captain then a sword balancer. Don’t even get me started on the larger then life multi lane ski ball! Entire family wants to go back asap and my daughter wants to have her next birthday here. Best part for me was no age restriction I’ve seen in other places like this, my 9 year old didn’t have to miss out. Five stars. If you go couple pro tips: Dress comfy but in layers you may start cold but you’re gonna sweat. (They have free lockers) Read the ipad descriptions BEFORE going into the rooms- once inside the room it’s go time and you dont wanna waste time trying to figure out whats happening. (Dont be afraid to play a room multiple times) Your group cannot split up. The room will DQ you if someone say hangs back and decides to try different room while you are in the other one Time moves faster then you think, we did an hour and a half and even though most rooms are about three minutes or less I felt like we had plenty of time left, like a half hour or so and we were already out of time. Remaining time is displayed on screen in each room. Staff were really nice and enthusiastic. Like surprisingly so. Usually the staff at places like this are kinda “half there” these guys felt more like disney employees.
Cube Challenges [Interactive Arcade]

Cube Challenges [Interactive Arcade]

Cube Challenges - Schaumburg

  • Escape room
  • Other
It’s a fun concept like activate or time mission - individual challenge rooms. They offer easy medium and hard modes, you can play 60 or 90 minutes and play each room as much (or little) as you want. Now that said, as an experienced puzzler and challenge room enthusiast, I did not like this location. I wanted to like it but it was pretty poorly kept or set up. First, every room - the door was difficult to open and then time would start before the door would shut. They need to add a countdown so all group members can at least walk in the room before it starts. Second, so many buttons or other items within literally didn’t work. You’d press a button 4-5 times and it wouldn’t turn on, in the next turn it would respond on the first try. Multiple rooms with this issue. Third, everyone on the team has to scan in and play entirely to the end. Some rooms require climbing - well with my bum arm, my friends knee, and a party member who exceed the weight limit, we literally couldn’t do the room with only 1 team member getting to play - it’s all or nothing. The bakery room - the levers wouldn’t stay and you’d have to hold them in place at their level. Well if you don’t have 4 people with 8 hands you can’t do the puzzle. The math room. Please tell me why on medium mode most of the questions was figuring out negative numbers addition and subtraction. I’m good at math. It was so frustrating I Literally f-bombed in the middle of that room. I think this place needs to make adjustments to their puzzles to not be so touchy or make sure they are in good condition. I’m all for a challenge but it was too overly hard.