Roaring Dan's Pirate Dungeon

Arrrrr ye maties! This pirate room is actually themed after a real-life Chicago pirate Roaring Dan of the Great Lakes. The premise of the actual room is that we are time traveling to this pirate dungeon to find an anachronistic item. Ironically the most anachronistic item is the keypad on the door. Everything else is old, and by old, I mean these items and props had so much wear and tear that I thought they were gonna literally fall apart. Also, unfortunately the room gets very hot in the summer because the only air is circulation is through ceiling fans. Issues aside, I did have overall fun with the room. It’s a common theme so yes I have seen better pirate themed rooms in the area and outside Chicago. But this is still likely a fun experience for families. GM is fun too! Just don’t get dehydrated or scurvy!

The puzzles are showing age/wear-and-tear. One of the puzzles didn’t open, so the game master had to come in and set us up for the next puzzle while the clock kept running). The game master was fun, energetic, and really kept to the theme. Overall still fun with a creative and historically-relevant theme.

My favorite room at Escape Artistry.