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oddball
110 escape rooms
Really good room. Great atmosphere from the moment you enter the door, even before you enter the game space. The theming is excellent, and the sets are varied and interesting. The puzzles are also good. 5/5.
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There's a secret magical society in Ypsilanti, and they're recruiting new members! But there seems to be a problem with the source of their power, the Aurora. Can you prove your ability and earn a spot among their ranks?
- 3-15
- 60 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
Awards
- Nominee (2024) - TERPECA
- Nominee (2023) - TERPECA
- Nominee (2022) - TERPECA
- Nominee (2021) - TERPECA
- Nominee (2020) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2019) - TERPECA
- Golden Lock Winners (2019) - Golden Lock Awards
All ratings (53)
Very positive
- Gameplay
- Very positive
- Atmosphere
- Very positive
- Customer service
- Very positive
Reviews
Aug 3, 2025
CindiS
974 escape rooms
This game was very puzzley! Still holds up even though an older game. I liked the way it adjusted difficulty.
BrittanyAC
41 escape rooms
I loved this room! I enjoyed the puzzles and I liked how you flowed through the rooms. We had 5 people and I felt like there was plenty to do. Oh and our GM was so nice and helpful!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
There was design aspects that I’ve never seen before
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
6
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
KC2013
55 escape rooms
Decode has great rooms! You can tell they take pride in creative stories, good puzzles, and a captivating atmosphere! Alex has always been our GM and they are great! So positive and fun and welcoming! Can’t wait to do the few we have left!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary
Not scary
ktbaustin
190 escape rooms
Well designed room, a decent amount of tech (everything worked), and a beautiful set design!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
6
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
14
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Panda
520 escape rooms
Magnificent experience with a theme that is synergistic with its other games in both design and setting. Loved the transitions and ending. Puzzles were great mix of logic and math and stuff I have never seen before. The whole thing felt so magical like I was in a world of scholarly discovery!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
No
Parking
Limited
DJBee
76 escape rooms
Overall, this is a good escape room but not a great escape room. Some of the puzzles I felt did not fit the theme well. With a lot of multi-room experiences you can expect to spend somewhat the same amount of time in each room, but this is not true for this escape room. Also, I am not sure of this, but there were puzzles we did not do. Not sure if there are puzzles left out if you have a specific amount of people or what, but that left me confused. It’s a good room, but wouldn’t be my first recommendation.
Gameplay
Puzzles didn’t connect to theme very well
Atmosphere
Set was great! Lots of custom made pieces that were cool
Customer service
Story
Plot was there, but not developed
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
6
For one puzzle you 100% need 6 people
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Some dark points, but overall good
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
donnamousie
54 escape rooms
This one was pretty interesting! I liked the concept well enough and the game play was enough that we had a pretty decent sized group and none of us were left standing around with something to do, but I also don’t think there were so many items that a smaller group wouldn’t be able to complete.
TheEnigmaCode
569 escape rooms
Beautiful escape rooms are my favorite kind of escape rooms, and this was one of the most aesthetically attractive games I’ve played. It was an elegant game built into an elegant space, filled with elegant puzzles. We drove out to Michigan for Erebus and this would be just as worthy a reason to visit Michigan.
Gameplay
It wasn’t very challenging, but everything was incredibly fun to engage with.
Atmosphere
Beautiful woodwork and elegant atmosphere.
Customer service
Gamemaster was very kind.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Adaptive difficulty plus a unique setting and some of the finest implementations of common puzzle types I’ve seen.
Story
It doesn’t stand out among magical escape rooms, but it has a satisfying arc
Difficulty
Medium
We had some difficulty getting started in the first room but most puzzles are fairly easy (but still interesting).
Game tech
High tech
Very few locks and adaptive difficulty.
Ideal number of players
3
3 - 5 people would be good (more for inexperienced players.
Scary
Not scary
A little adventurous, but nothing super intense.
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
We found parking easily, but it would be possible to struggle with parking.
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