Caves of Caneen

I had been to NextGen when they were at their old location and was excited to try new rooms. Caves of Caneen was fun and had an interesting storyline. All of the puzzles involved reading/reasoning and there was one math related one. Everything was key=lock or number/letter locks (except for the very last puzzle). Our GM was Damien and they were super nice. I’m looking forward to playing their other room sometime soon!

There were 3 of us playing and it felt like that was the right amount. Four would have been fine but not more than that. The game flowed well. Too many locks for my taste but the answers were pretty straightforward to find. Game masters / owners were very welcoming! Will definitely play every game they have at some point!

This is a recently relocated escape room run by a lovely couple who are obviously very passionate about escape rooms as evidenced by their time and commitment to the endeavor. They are planning an expansion of rooms with a similar theme - something like a fantasy, middle-earth kinda feel. It was definitely a lock heavy room which I don't prefer. In addition, there were copious amounts of letters/papers to read and most of the reading did not contribute to finding clues which again, I don't prefer. Too much distraction. There was limited technology, but I did find the story board, that could or could not be part of the escape (they are still working that out), unique and interesting. It gave a good wrap-up of the plot which is often missed or forgotten in the excitement of the escape. I think this business has a lot of potential and, if I were in the Fresno area, would definitely return to try out another one of their rooms.