8-Bit EscapeEscape Room HerndonEscape roomIRLOne of the best rooms I’ve done, hands down. Theming, clues, puzzles, overall design - perfect!
Once Upon A TimeRed Door Escape Room - GaithersburgEscape roomIRLEasy, but super fun with great theming!
Captain Maniacal's LairboratoriumRed Door Escape Room - GaithersburgEscape roomIRLShort and sweet… and you get to work on a robot. No complaints!
Batman™: The Dark Knight ChallengeEscapology - National HarborEscape roomIRLIn desperate need of a refurbishment. Several mechanical failures hurt the experience including a malfunctioning drawer containing puzzle information; the computer needed to solve this puzzle also had to be rebooted by the game masters. The room felt way too cramped for a group of 6. We could also hear another group doing another room next to ours, so there was no real sense of immersion. While there are definitely Batman related things / visuals in this room, the IP feels almost like an afterthought. There are far superior rooms out there. This one isn’t worth the time or money.
Lexicon Lane: The Vikings’ RunesPlanet Word MuseumEscape roomOther Mostly fun, but one of the puzzles didn’t make a lot of sense logically.
JigsawLaurel's House of HorrorEscape roomIRLLaurel will often rehash the same puzzles and room set-ups year to year; you think you’re doing a new room, but it ends up being (basically) the same thing you’ve already done in years past.
Insane Asylum IIPanIQ Room - DCEscape roomIRLIf the other rooms were as awful as this one was, I’m not surprised this location closed down.
Universal’s Great Movie Escape – Back to the Future: OutatimeUniversal Studios OrlandoEscape roomIRLSome of the puzzles were too obscure and/or there wasn’t always enough guidance as to what you were supposed to be doing in a particular room. Lack of a live game master hurts, but it’s a fun, different take on escape rooms.
ClownBig Escape Rooms - Silver SpringEscape roomIRLThis room is in desperate need of renovations; it felt old and the theming didn’t really match the story. There are a couple decent puzzles towards the end, but this one is skippable overall.
