Ghost PatrolTrivium GamesEscape roomIRL2 puzzles glitched during our game and led to wasted time. Puzzles are multi layered, very unique, and challenging.
Dr. Gem’s Time TrapMaine Escape GamesEscape 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
The Great Houdini Escape RoomPalace GamesEscape roomIRLThe gameplay did not flow well. You’d start working on one puzzle and not be able to make progress or finish it because the remaining parts would be in a later room, but you wouldn’t have known that. Multiple puzzles were available up front but wasn’t clear that they had to be solved in a certain order. Some puzzles were not intuitive at all.
Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient ExpressEscapology - StonestownEscape roomIRLMostly linear room. Pretty straightforward puzzles. Good for beginners. 2-3 people are ideal. Even with only 3 people, 1 person sometimes had nothing to do.
The Butcher's BasementThe Escape RoomEscape roomIRLAll puzzles are number and letter locks, so not a great room. Some puzzles are not very intuitive. Hints are generic or pre-scripted and nudges are not given when you’re stuck. GMs are rushed. Props need a refresh as some markings are very faded.
Pandemic ZeroOmescape - San JoseEscape roomIRL2 of the puzzles took multiples tries to get it to click even though we got the solution, so that wasted a lot of time. The last puzzles instructions were incomplete and misleading, or just not clear at all.
Fair GameRed Door Escape Room - San MateoEscape roomIRLA couple of games weren’t puzzle games, but were instead manual labor or mechanical carnival games that sucked up a good 10+ minutes each. We asked for nudges along the way but none came. GM changed during the game so the latter one probably didn’t know to provide nudges. Not a typical escape room but requires some skills to play carnival games.
Once Upon a TimeRed Door Escape Room - San MateoEscape roomIRLThe theme and set were cute and interesting but the game play fell short. Some puzzles required big logical leaps. Like all Red Door games, every puzzle involved a lock. GMs change during your game and give generic pre-scripted hints so you often waste 2 hints to get the point. Rated as a 6/10 in terms of difficulty but because the puzzles didn’t make much sense it felt more difficult.
Captain Maniacal's LairbratoriumRed Door Escape Room - San MateoEscape roomIRLEasy breezy room. Good for kids and beginners.
