The Monster

There was a red herring or two which was disruptive to the flow of the game. Little visual/aural indication of puzzle completion. Room felt very aged

Set design was decent given overall theme of room, but much could be done to improve room immersion such as: adding soundtrack while in the room, visual/audio indication of puzzle completion and bringing some game elements “to life” Ending felt anti-climactic

Gamemaster gave small spiel at beginning which lasted a minute or two. No interaction other than clues during game.

Background provided at beginning but lacked sense of integration through the room

Some electronic elements. Only one physical key which I appreciated

Group of 8 made room feel cramped

There was one puzzle that did not light up all the way when completed. Solved immediately after seeing puzzle. Group could not tell puzzle was completed and when inquired about to gamemaster, was told verbatim“It’s the 1800’s” to fit with theme and that it was like that to make you “lose your mind” a little. Does not sit well.

There was one lock and three puzzles. There were at least three distractions that we spent time on. The GM said they were added because people were completing the room too quickly. It seems to us that it would have been a better choice to add or improve the puzzles instead of creating distractions. We had actually completed the room and didn't even know it until we asked for a clue.

The building smelled musty. As soon as we entered we all looked at each other with concern and wariness. The entryway and waiting area were bare, dim, and uninviting. There were two simple wood puzzles in the counter to play with.

He didn't seem like he wanted to be there. We arrived 15 minutes early and it was at that time that he went to reset the room. There was no one else there before us.

The props showed a lot of wear and many were low quality. The video played at the beginning specifically said that you would not have to use more force than the push of a finger, but we had to pull one part quite forcefully. We would have completed that part much faster if I hadn't been worried about breaking something. One of the props still had a Hobby Lobby sticker on it.

It was very low light to create the ambiance. Battery operated candles were the main source of light. We were specifically told not to use cell phone flashlights. After the first section, the space was tight for three adults and there were a lot of things you could have hit your head on.

There needed to be more connections between solutions and puzzles.

Tedious but difficult

Lots of stuff that needs an adult or taller person

Super bad for anyone with vision limitations