achm2024
18 escape rooms
This room was older and some of the decor was dated and could use a refresh, but we enjoyed doing it. We purposely chose this room since we had a 6 year old with us and didn't want anything scary. She was able to help and had a lot of fun doing it. Non-linear and fairly easy to navigate.
Gameplay
A similar theme to other rooms we've played, but a couple unique puzzles. The flow was rather easy to follow.
Atmosphere
Room was dark even with the flashlights provided, so bring reading glasses if you need them.
Customer service
Game master was fun and set the fun vibe before we went in. Very gracious and friendly.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Room was pretty straight forward but was advertised to be easy to moderate, so we expected it. We wanted to guarantee an "escape" for the 6-year child with us and we were able to. The room is dark, but there isn't anything scary.
Story
Pretty straight forward pirate theme. Nothing new but we had fun.
Difficulty
Easy
Not a lot of props, although what was there was interesting. We've done about 20 rooms and this was the easiest. We escaped in about 30 minutes and didn't need help. This isn't a knock on the room, however. We purposely chose the easier and non-scary room with a child. This would be a great room for anyone new to escape rooms.
Game tech
Mechanical
The puzzles were mostly lock-related although there was a large variety of them.
Ideal number of players
4
3-4 would be a good amount.
Scary
Not scary
Dark, but not scary.
Minimum age
10
Not a room you can do by yourself.
Was anything broken?
No
Everything seemed to work as designed.
Live actors
No
Game master was fun upon check in.
Physically active
Not at all
Some mild squatting to access things on the floor but nothing difficult. Plenty of room to move around.
Accessibility
The room was dark but flashlights were provided. I always bring my own which was brighter and helped. There was plenty of room to move around, although a wheel chair might be limited to part of the space. No stairs, steps, lifting, or excessive squatting was needed.
Easy to find location
Yes
Winchester is a cute town. Park in the parking garage and just walk to the shops where this is located. Cute bookstore next door and some restaurants with outside seating in the same area.
Parking
Medium
Parking garage nearby. It was $4 for a couple hours.
