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Will you be able to discover the secret contained within the lavish office of a renowned magician? Your ability to find the relationships between her stage props and the magical elements of her whimsical space will be challenged. Magicians never give up their tricks easily β only through your keen intellect and powers of observation will you complete this reveal.
All ratings (95)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
10 escape rooms
This game was so fun and had a great atmosphere. I loved how the puzzles were clever. The game really flowed well and was well thought out! The room was well maintained. We had a great time!
Yes
385 escape rooms
This was our first experience with Timed Out & what an amazing time. I know the White Rabbit Society game at Exit Games gets a lot of attention (and deservedly so), but I would argue this game may be on equal ground. The set design (a Magician's studio) is spectacular & the magic themed puzzles are spot-on. This isn't an easy room, so bring your thinking caps! The puzzles overall are intuitive with a very nice flow to it all. Several of their other rooms are just as great, although THIS is the one that you come to do. Put this room on your wishlist. It's one of the BEST in the Charlotte area.
Amazing!!
Yes
Medium
3
Not scary
16
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Easy
Thank you so much for your review. It is amazing to hear you had a great time at Timed Out and you enjoyed Illusion so much. We are so humbled you have put us in the Exit Games category! - Tina
Feb 5, 2025
59 escape rooms
Illusion has a great atmosphere with challenging, nonlinear puzzles. Timed Out has a great service team that greeted us and chatted before our game. Our game master, Max, did a great job and guided us when we needed help.
Hard
88 escape rooms
We were very disappointed by this room. The intro video was hard to hear and the game master had to tell us several things we should not touch. Things seemed fairly disconnected from each other, something was hard to read, some props were worn, and the "special effects" did not do anything besides look cool (the first time). Lastly, our game master provided overt clues without us asking for them.
The GM was very nice but kind of ruined the experience by giving clues without us asking for them.
No
I am so sorry to hear you did not enjoy your experience at Timed Out and our game master over clued you during your experience. We would love to discuss your experience. Please call @980.209.9776 and ask to speak to Chris or Tina.
Feb 5, 2025
46 escape rooms
Iβve always had a soft spot for stage magic so I really enjoyed the theming here. A lot of inventive elements, and very tactile. They really got a lot of puzzles into a single room, some of which were quite tough, but I appreciated that the GM gave us nudges in the right direction for hints rather than just telling us what to do. One critique is that there were remnants of a discontinued puzzle still in the room, which proved a bit distracting at times. Overall had a good time!
211 escape rooms
This was such a fun room. Even though most of their puzzles have just locks, they were still unique and very fun. Would highly recommend this one
31 escape rooms
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155 escape rooms
Overall a fun room. The decor was great and there was one puzzle weβve never seen before. It was a very 4/5 digit lock heavy room which was frustrating at times. Our game master was great and attentive which helped. A fun room for enthusiasts but I think it would be frustrating for anyone newish to escape games, there were just too many lock options.
Madi was our game master and she was great. She was kind and attentive.
LOTS of locks. Some automatic locks but they needed to be overridden by the game master.
3
Not scary
No
Not at all
Yes
Easy
9 escape rooms
The room was awesome! The decor was great, the puzzles were really well thought out and the story line was really interesting! The puzzles were challenging and the game flowed really well! I really liked the concept and we had a great time! Iβd recommend! It was a great experience overall!
Yes
36 escape rooms
Great set, it could be a magicians training room. The puzzles are difficult, as itβs a non linear room. They incorporated electronics really well as all of their rooms do. The game is not the staff is super friendly as they always have been! Would recommend this venue!
It was fun! Itβs a non linear game If you like them youβll love
Magicians training will, whatβs not to like?! It was a fantastic set
Bennett was fantastic, very friendly and helpful
Yes
The βmagic tricksβ actually tricked us a few times!
Hard
This was a difficult room, we had to use a few clues
Mechanical
6
Not scary
Yes
One lock was acting up
Not at all
Very accessible!
Yes
Easy