Panacea

I’d say this room is worth a play-through, but it did not blow me away. Couple of really fun puzzles that fit the “apothecary” theme, but I honestly think there’s an opportunity to do even more unique puzzles with that theme!! The themed production design was present, but average.

This was the first room our group tackled when he came to this new company. Keep in mind when coming to their downtown location that there is little to no signage to let you know this is your location. The game master was with us all and day and he was a delight. I do apologize for not remembering his name but I'm reviewing this room a good deal after the fact. The story is new and intriguing and pulls you right in to this mystic world. The setting of the apothecary is beautifully rendered and there is so many wonderful little touches that you can easily get distracted and forget you're on a time crunch. The puzzles are unique mix that allows everyone in your group to shine. The solution gives you a great ending and our group were really revved to try out the next room.

Good room. Immersive. Interesting. There's enough to do in parallel that it can accommodate a large group (though a small group works just fine too). One area for improvement: one of the puzzles was a little poorly designed, being both finnicky and hard to interpret. Not the end of the world though.

We booked super last minute late at night, Eddie opened back up for us to play. Room was solid, better than expected. Fun room, worth a play!

This was a much more standard and polished room than Organized Chaos. With 4 experienced people, it was a little short, though during the game it felt like a good density of puzzles. There seemed like more parallelization than an average game, so potentially good for larger groups (though of course then people won't get to see things). One of the props towards the end was very fiddly to get working - we knew exactly what we wanted to do, did it, and nothing happened. Even after the GM confirmed we were doing the right thing, it still took us a bit to get it to work. This isn't the sort of difficulty that's fun. Another broken thing was a "stained glass" light panel - although this was explained away in-game as the apothecary being old, nothing else was really damaged, so it felt out of place. And apparently it's been broken for years, which contributes to the feeling that the company isn't prioritizing repairs.

Such a fun one! We did not escape (ran out of time on the last puzzle) but left feeling pretty accomplished as there were a good amount of puzzles and we completed the majority. I would say this is a room that is better for bigger groups where you can divide and conquer more.. with two people we simply did not have enough time. Great set and puzzles!

Really enjoyed this room! Great set, fun puzzles and helpful game master. Recommended!

I loved this room!! A little different to other escape rooms we’ve done but it was really cool!

I loved this room! I went with 2 other people and deeply enjoyed that we could split up and conquer. Between the 3 of us, there were more than enough puzzles to do and I loved how clever and interesting they were. Would definitely come back to do again