TH3 C0D3

We did not have a good time in this room. The workers were “tired” (yes they even told us they were) and we didn’t even get the beginning videos of what we were supposed to do. At one point it took almost 3 minutes to get a hint when we asked. The puzzles did not make sense and when we asked the workers were not very explanatory. We have been to many escapology locations and this was probably the worst one. We have also escaped every room we have ever done so we were very annoyed. We also were putting the right code in and the lock got stuck so they had to come in and help. They only put 1 minute back for us when it took almost 10 mins to have us explain it really wasn’t working, for them to come into the room AND to open it in general. Very disappointing.

Rating: 3/5 - Decent room, but average at best, uninteresting set. Pros: ➕ Puzzles and flow were OK, no significant red herrings or annoying puzzles ➕ Easier room for beginners ➕ Set felt real with lots of real items and decorations ➕ Multiple rooms ➕ Some tech mixed with padlocks and number pads ➕ GM was friendly Meh: ➖ Set was basically just an apartment which is uninteresting ➖ No real memorable moments or reveals ➖ Ending puzzle is anti-climactic ➖ Puzzles weren't bad, but they just weren't that fun overall Cons: ➖ Almost the entire set is spoiled in the promo photos. Though the actual room here has different props/decoration than the photos, any secret room reveals aren't a surprise. ➖ Normally I don't discuss value but $45 for a set decorated with literal Ikea furniture and mostly objects you can buy at Wal-mart is overpriced, we used a 20% off coupon and it was still a bad value. Difficulty felt about right for our group of 2, I would not recommend more than a team of 3 enthusiasts. Update: My ranking of all Escapology rooms I've played (multiple locations). 1. A Pirate's Curse - 3.5/5 2. Scooby-Doo - 3.5/5 3. Lost City - 3.5/5 4. Star Trek: Quantum Filament - 3/5 5. Th3 C0D3 - 3/5

I felt like we were doing way worse at this room than our time reflects. I rated this a “like” and I feel like it’s a middle of the road like. There wasn’t anything bad about the room, I feel like after Scooby doo (which is def more geared towards children), this is the second easiest room of the three we played. We ended up using two hints but once we were give them, it made sense how they got to the code. The rooms are decently sized, but our group of two (albeit seasoned players) were able to complete with 12 minutes to spare. Think this would be good for beginners, the puzzles were pretty straight forward and I don’t think there’s a plethora of items to get through.