The Magician's Secret

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The Magician's Secret

Mostly positive (67 ratings)

Solve It Sherlock

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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All magicians will have the magician’s secret. But, Farazan had it a little deeper. He along with the queen’s diamond vanished in 1893. Can you find the mystery?

  • 1-4
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (67)

Mostly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Mostly positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@TurtleAngel
TurtleAngel

113 escape rooms

The room was excellent, but a little smaller than I would like, so I'm going to say this is a mid-level game for newer to mid-ranged gamers. The puzzles are fun and inventive, and the story is great if you know anything about magic (and even if you don't). Enjoy!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

14

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

No

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jun 8, 2024 | Experienced Mar 18, 2023

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the review! We’re glad you enjoyed the puzzles and the magic-themed story—it’s definitely one of our more challenging rooms, and we love hearing when players connect with it. Appreciate you playing, and we hope to see you back for another adventure soon! 🎩🕵️‍♂️🃏

May 16, 2025

@MikethePuzzler
MikethePuzzler

113 escape rooms

This was a really solid room with excellent puzzles and a a really great theme! This room had one of the most unique puzzles I've ever seen and even though we figured it out pretty quickly, the level of ingenuity to create it blew me away. If you want a fun challenge, with a great staff, and an immediate room, look no further Sherlock! Come and Solve It!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

The entryway was a big small, for a big guy it was a tight squeeze, so it's mostly accessible, but not 100%

Easy to find location

No

Parking

Easy

May 11, 2024 | Experienced Mar 18, 2023

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the amazing review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the challenge and theme—and we love hearing when a unique puzzle makes a lasting impression. Our team had a blast designing this one, and we’d love to welcome you back for another game! 🎩🕵️‍♂️🧠

May 16, 2025

M

MaryEli1989

56 escape rooms

A bit disappointed. We wasted a lot of time on one puzzle that was quite finicky.. we asked to see the last puzzle and there was a malfunction so even if we did win, the last puzzle wouldn't have worked. Our game master was wonderful though!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

I would recommend 4 people tops.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

9

Was anything broken?

Yes

Last puzzle had a malfunction

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Mar 14, 2024 | Experienced Feb 17, 2024

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the feedback and for giving The Magician’s Secret a try. We’re sorry to hear the experience didn’t quite live up to expectations, especially with the trouble on the final puzzle—that’s not the impression we ever want to leave. We apologize if something wasn’t functioning properly during your game. That said, we’re glad to hear your game master helped make the experience more positive, and we hope you’ll consider giving another one of our rooms a shot in the future! 🎩🕵️‍♂️💫

May 16, 2025

b

banana

40 escape rooms

I never realized how much a GM could make or break an escape room experience. She was unenthused and honestly felt like she didn't want to be there. The clues that she gave us didn't give us much since some of the things in the room required either such precision that it would not work even after trying it three or more times or it was broken. It took two GMs to tell us what we did was correct but then not because it was slightly off (maybe). It took us 15 minutes to get one puzzle solved and the time ran out - it was a stupid puzzle that required many movements with such precision and time (atleast a minute per time). If you mess up, you'll have to do it again and again (which we did).

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Even after the lights come on - it's so dark.

Customer service
Scary

Not scary

Aug 3, 2023 | Experienced Aug 3, 2023

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks for sharing your experience—we’re sorry to hear The Magician’s Secret didn’t land the way we hoped. I know the puzzle in question and can confirm it doesn’t require a minute per cycle, but we understand how it could feel that way in the moment if progress stalls. Our goal is always to challenge without frustrating, and we’re always continuing to fine-tune that balance. We also regret that your experience with our staff didn’t feel welcoming or supportive. That’s not reflective of our standards, and we’ve been reinforcing expectations with our team to ensure every guest feels valued and encouraged throughout their game. We appreciate the feedback and hope you’ll consider trying one of our other rooms, which offer a very different style and gameplay approach. 🎩🕵️‍♂️🔁

May 16, 2025

@caitlinlawls
caitlinlawls

33 escape rooms

This is a linear room. Linear rooms tend to be more challenging so I wouldn’t recommend this room for a beginner. The puzzles really do invoke thought and might not be what you think they are at first. Overall a good challenge.

Gameplay

very linear room

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

18

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

overall accessible

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Nov 5, 2022

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the review! We’re glad you enjoyed the challenge—The Magician’s Secret was definitely designed to keep teams thinking and rethinking as they go. Totally agree, it’s a tougher room, and we appreciate you taking it on. Hope to see you back for another adventure soon! 🎩🕵️‍♂️🧩

May 16, 2025

@Rysautner15
Rysautner15

78 escape rooms

This room was indeed a challenge. I enjoyed myself, but also found my group and I stumped on a good amount of the room. After receiving clues from our game master puzzles started to make sense. Set design was also great! Room was creepy without being scary.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Sam was such an awesome host/game master!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Great combination of both!

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Easy to miss

Parking

Easy

Sep 4, 2022 | Experienced Sep 3, 2022

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the review! We’re glad you enjoyed the challenge—The Magician’s Secret is definitely one of our trickier rooms. Happy you liked the eerie vibe too! Hope to see you back for another game soon! 🎩🕵️‍♂️🔍

May 16, 2025

@tpaul37
tpaul37

80 escape rooms

This is def the hardest room for sure! The atmosphere was “creepy” without being scary par se! My group and I got very stumped at numerous points, but looking back on it, they made sense. This room for sure gave us a run for our money in terms of puzzles, but in the end I felt satisfied! Our team name for this game; Overthinkers Unite!!!!!!!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Sam is awesome!!!

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Creepy environment

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

No

It’s a little out of the way, but easy once you get it, it’s easy

Parking

Easy

Sep 4, 2022 | Experienced Sep 4, 2022

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the great review! Overthinkers Unite might be our favorite team name yet 😄 We're so glad you stuck with the challenge—The Magician’s Secret is definitely a tough one, but it’s awesome to hear the puzzles made sense in hindsight and left you feeling satisfied. Hope to see you back for another adventure soon! 🎩🕵️‍♂️🧠

May 16, 2025

@mannypapaz
mannypapaz

143 escape rooms

Really fun carnival-esque room! Fun puzzles that were hands on and interactive, but also challenging! Felt creepy, but wasn’t scary at all!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors

No

Dec 31, 2021

k

kitcatnj123 (Owner)

Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re so glad you had fun with the hands-on puzzles. Hope to see you back for another adventure soon! 🕵️‍♂️🔍

May 16, 2025

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Editorial

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