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Turing Test

Turing Test

60Out - Koreatown

  • 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

Expedition Unknown

Expedition Unknown

Encrypted Escape - Bethesda [prev. Escape Quest]

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Fun. Some slightly fiddly / I think accidentally triggered puzzles. Definitely one of those rooms where they give you a notepad and you absolutely need to use it. There was math, at one point? Enjoyed the theming. Not my favorite as far as cohesion (giving the puzzles story significance rather than just "for the sake of", but truly my only major complaint was the heat inside the room. My group of 2 escaped handily, though we lost momentum at the end due to the aforementioned heat and tight space towards the end.
The Dragon's Lair

The Dragon's Lair

Maze Rooms - Culver City

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Can't recommend. The owner/guide there seemed more interested in hustling us through the room and showing "his" work than on an immersive experience for the guests. The puzzles and the atmosphere were fine. Kind of niche. The guy seemed to want to explain it all, and I felt like, to a certain extent, a successful room explains itself? The hints were very "wow, are you stupid?" before explaining something completely unintuitive over the comms. Interesting use of space and perspective/façade. I could tell there were some interesting ideas at play there, but most of my favorite parts about the sets were purely aesthetic. Can't say much for the story itself. Felt hamstrung by limited technology. Mostly though, my qualms are with what I encountered before and after the game. Small, uncomfortable moments really add up. Heard some kind of rude off color jokes being made as small talk with groups in passing. Comments were made about a member of my party's speech patterns/"accent". The vibe was very "we tolerate you being here because you're paying but you're not exactly 'welcome'." Employees were kind and doing everything right, to be clear. That is why I'm being judicious about this review. Very clearly just the corporate ethos of this locale. Can't say I'll be returning.
The Cabin

The Cabin

The Room

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Good Story. Pretty spotty production quality, at least when we went. All their props are clearly real/repurposed goods-- rough edges, rust and all. Which adds to the aesthetic but isn't very... well, safe. Especially for a room so physical, and one you do with strangers. I cut my hand open on the metal edge of a chest containing clues and spent tbe next 15 mins of the game holding my hand up to the cameras and trying to get someone to come in and give me a band aid or something. Host was super nice about it, but clearly not in a position to actually prevent it happening again. So... yeah. Cool puzzles. You can go-- just get your tetanus shot first?
Nautilus

Nautilus

60Out - Koreatown

  • 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