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‘Aunt Annie’s Asylum’ was a fun, old-school escape room with a mixture of electronics and mechanical puzzles. The game flow was mostly there, and the designer did a good job of ensuring many different types of puzzles were employed within the experience. There were some leaps of logic or guesswork as to where the code will be inputted (no clues as to why or how this code relates to a specific combination lock or the story as a whole). It is my favourite Red Lock Room so far (have also played ‘Area 51’.
Gameplay
Flow was mostly there. There were some leaps of logic or guesswork as to where the code will be inputted (no clues as to why or how this code relates to a specific combination lock or the story as a whole).
Atmosphere
Atmosphere was a compact, fun experience with enough props to be utilised without any red herrings.
Customer service
GM was kind and responsive when we noticed part of the room wasn’t successfully reset.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
No major story within the room — a premise and a task you work towards. Most puzzles fit into the asylum theme.
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Minimum age
15
Was anything broken?
Yes
Door/padlock wasn’t reset properly. We notified the GM and they entered to reset the puzzle.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
