Dallas Panic Room - Museum Heist

This was a very neat room, and we got paired up with a fantastic couple to complete it with. There were a lot of ways to get started, and we probably spent most of our time on those first few puzzles (as noted below, we messed one of the them up and thankfully one of our team mates had a good memory). There were some fun puzzles that played on the theme, too. This was a good time, and just kept getting better.

Price:$$$25 per person

Theme:★★★There were some really neat things in here, and it was really neat how it all came together in the experience. There were some neat surprises.

Quality:★★★★This was well put together and maintained - love how these puzzle worked.

Difficulty:★★★A lot of the puzzles were simple enough, but there were enough challenges to keep it interesting. As usual, we totally messed up one of the puzzles by trying to be smart about it, but it worked out in the end.

Fun:★★★★This was neat, and the longer we were in the more immersed we felt.

With:4 peopleEvan, Judy (and two others)

Outcome:☺Win

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Escape Now - The Sherlock Room

This was a good time as a family the day after Christmas. We had a good time going in, and overall everyone was able to contribute something to solving puzzles. We missed a few fairly obvious things, which is unfortunate because they were fun puzzles. There was also a puzzle that we just have no idea how they did it but it was super neat and I've yet to see it used in any other rooms - we would like you also to be surprised by it because it was a neat little challenge.

Price:$$$24 per person

Theme:★★There were some neat things in here, some of which were a little distracting, but overall pretty good.

Quality:★★★In good shape - all but one puzzle worked perfectly and they had warned us about problems with one before going in so we were able to get a work around when we got to that.

Difficulty:★★★Honestly, we just made things so much more difficult than they needed to be. There were at least three puzzles that had we paid better attention we could have made it through without using the hint so early.

Fun:★★★We had fun - it was a first puzzle for the in-laws and even though we didn't get out they had fun.

With:4 peopleEvan, Judy, Justin, Pat

Outcome:☹Loss

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Escape IT Houston - Ramses's Revenge

This was a last minute idea we did after spending the day with family. We were actually quite surprised to find a room open on Christmas day and are very happy to have found this place. The staff was very friendly (even being there on a holiday) and the room was fantastic - from the decor to the puzzles we were impressed and hope we can get back to do another room some time.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★★★Just wow - all of this was so well done and let's just say we were seriously impressed by parts of this.

Quality:★★★★★There were some very well done puzzles in here and with the theme just made it all come together.

Difficulty:★★★This was well done - there were a few sneaky puzzles but they all fit the theme very well.

Fun:★★★★We had a great time and we very impressed by the decor puzzles.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

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Crazy Cat Escape Room - The Deadly Dining Room

In the end, we got out and found what we were looking for, and I inherited everything (if only that were true)! Depending on who you were with, this could go very well for you or not, and we got lucky in that once we started communicating properly everything came together. There were some fun puzzles and everything was intriguing; we'd recommend that you examine the room VERY carefully and pay attention to everything you are told before you go in.

Price:$$$$35 per person

Theme:★★★★The room we were put into was exactly as expected and fit in perfectly with the mission of the room.

Quality:★★★This was in good shape and well put together.

Difficulty:★★★★★Most of the puzzles were great and fun - the real difficulty lies in communication with other members of the team.

Fun:★★★We had fun, even though some times were frustrating while some of the team was stuck waiting before we could be much of a help to the others (again - communication issue and not a fault of the room).

With:12 peopleEvan, Judy (and 10 others)

Outcome:☺Win

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Red Door Escape Room - Once Upon a Time

This was so much fun - the puzzles were good, the decor was great, and the general experience was one of the best. We've never done a room side by side with another team, and it was neat to here where they were in the puzzles (we were ahead most of the time). It was also neat that our group of two got out and their group of eight did not. Makes you feel kinda awesome when it is over. The feelings of competition made the completion of puzzles seem more urgent and made us nervous when we heard the other team through the ducts.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★This was fun - so many things to remind you of so many fairy tales.

Quality:★★This was fairly well done, but there were some issues with a couple of puzzles that took longer to do because things "stuck" together a bit.

Difficulty:★★This was fairly simple, although we did use a couple of hints because we completely overlooked one of the puzzles and got stuck.

Fun:★★★★★This was very fun - a great theme really drove this, as well as hearing the team in the room next to us who were doing the same room (different solutions to puzzles). Also, there was a surprise near the end that I absolutely loved (but keeping it quite even though not a puzzle so that if you go you can experience the fun yourself).

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

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Escape This - The Society

This was a great time, even though we cut it VERY close for getting out (which is a trend for our escapes at this location). We got paired with two other groups to make one quite large group, but everyone got along great. There were some puzzles in here that were challenging and we missed some obvious solutions which could have reduced the amount of time we spent in the room. Also, we didn't always get the hints correct on the first try, so ended up having to redo a few of the puzzles a few times to get the right answers.

Price:$$$29 per person

Theme:★★★★We loved the theme - a lot of things came together to make the experience complete.

Quality:★★★★This is very well put together, especially because there are lots of things that could go wrong and didn't because of how well done they are.

Difficulty:★★★★There were some easier and some harder puzzles that make up this room, but we missed many of the obvious things at first glance and had to come back to them.

Fun:★★★★★This was very fun - we had a large group and great interactions between the three groups that came together.

With:10 peopleEvan, Judy (and eight others)

Outcome:☺Win

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Escape Expert - Chase Case

This was pretty fun - we had a good group and are glad we came back for this one (especially after our defeat in Dead End). Really, this was an average difficulty room, but there were a few issues with the room reset that let us bypass a puzzle or two. Also, part of the room seemed extraneous (perhaps because of this mishap). We were lucky with the group we were a part of because everyone got it and helped make progress in getting through the puzzles. Something else we didn't mention in other reviews of this location that comes to mind now are the hints - you get three and you have to call on a phone so only one person in the group hears it instead of everyone. Also, you lose time in the timer each clue you use.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★There were parts of this room that seemed out of place (and in some ways just more work that useful) but most of it was good.

Quality:★★★This was great except for one lock that opened without us doing anything (turns out that it wasn't reset).

Difficulty:★★There were a handful of sneaky puzzles in here that were difficult on the own without us missing them and making them even harder.

Fun:★★★We had a good time with the group we were paired with and there was one very fun puzzle in the mix.

With:8 peopleEvan, Judy, Tony (and five others)

Outcome:☺Win

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Escape Expert - Dead End

This was an interesting experience (one we came back to share with our friends because we were hopeful). Some of the puzzles were pretty quick, and others took much more effort. We didn't get all the way to the end on our first attempt (or our second, for that matter) but we had a okay time in any case (at least the first time through). If they tell you that you really should more than two people, and then look at you like you are nuts when you decide to try anyways, perhaps that is a good sign you should listen.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★This was very immersive and probably one of the scariest rooms I've ever been in.

Quality:★★★★Things worked great and seemed to all be in working order.

Difficulty:★★★★★This was very hard and really we should have heeded their warning to have more than two people.

Fun:★★★This got my adrenaline pumping for sure.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☹Loss

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