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KaitiesKrew
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Mawmaw's Secret was the perfect combination of experience and escape room! We critiqued Jurassic World and Monsters from the Abyss for the experience overshadowing the game play, but Mawmaw's Secret gets it just right. The experience is outstanding. The audio interaction with the game is perfect. And, the puzzles and set are incredible. We had so much fun playing this room. It is sure to win awards not just for its design but also for outstanding execution in game play.
Gameplay
Outstanding flow. We weren't clear if the audio assistance we received was part of the normal game play or tailored to us, but it was perfect, and kept things moving along. Not only does the story take an unexpected twist but it was just so well designed and put together that we had a lot of fun being in the game. This game has to be award winning in its innovation and execution. So much fun!
Atmosphere
Outstanding set design inside and outside Mawmaw's house. The props made the experience so realistic, but they played perfectly into the puzzles. Everything had a grandma's house feeling, but it was all really well integrated into the game.
Customer service
The staff, as always, was very welcoming. However, this was our second game of the day downtown and we'd already started late on our first game (Lost Pyramid) and were even later getting started on this second game. It seemed like they were behind from when the doors opened -- maybe a Sunday thing. There was a group in the room ahead of us and they used most/all(?) of their time and with things behind, the room seemed to take A LOT of time to reset (not surprising for how great it is!). We started late but it was no big deal. The audio in the room was very helpful and our GM did a great job of filling in when she saw us getting behind. We finished with just under a minute so her help was perfectly timed.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The design and execution has to be award-winning. To say anything more would give some spoilers away, but this was a unique experience for us. I'd play it again just to see what I missed the first time around, it was that unique.
Story
The story led us step-by-step to Mawmaw's Secret: you can't get much better at designing a room than that. We had no idea where we were going when we got started. The storyline was perfectly crafted to get us to her secret. Very well done!
Difficulty
Medium
Most of the puzzles were very straightforward, but there were a couple of innovative ones that pushed us beyond anything we've seen. Some very unique and fun to discover puzzles. There is A LOT to do in this room, but it flows well.
Game tech
High tech
Very high tech! Very well integrated tech. We were laughing, we were aghast, we were stunned, we were scratching our heads. Excellent design!
Ideal number of players
4
We played with our normal three and the game seemed relatively linear. However, a little extra brain power would have saved us some time. A lot of the puzzles only required one or two people, but with so much in the room one or two extra folks would have helped. There isn't room for many more than 6, which would be crowded.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
8
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
The space is a little tight and might limit mobility inside and outside the house. Outside is pretty dark and the audio assist was a challenge to understand at times.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
We parked a block away downtown on a Sunday afternoon without any difficulty. It does fill up at other times, though, from experience.
Safety
Yes
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PuzzolCreativeConsulting (Owner)
Thank you for the review! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed MawMaw's Secret! Thank you for coming out to play and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Jul 22, 2026
