The room had a great theme and we were very excited going into the experience. There was a very mixed reaction in our group for this escape room - some of our group really had fun, and others really didn't. I think what was hardest is that while there was clearly plenty to keep us engaged the full hour, there wasn't much to keep all 10 people in the room engaged that whole time, which resulted in several times where I stood there watching someone else do something or someone else stared at me. So, it has potential but a might benefit from a more experienced/friendlier/professional room operator and fewer people in the room at once.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Escape The Room Dallas - Western Bank Heist
The room had a great theme and we were very excited going into the experience. There was a very mixed reaction in our group for this escape room - some of our group really had fun, and others really didn't. I think what was hardest is that while there was clearly plenty to keep us engaged the full hour, there wasn't much to keep all 10 people in the room engaged that whole time, which resulted in several times where I stood there watching someone else do something or someone else stared at me. So, it has potential but a might benefit from a more experienced/friendlier/professional room operator and fewer people in the room at once.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Red Door Escape Room - Entrapment
"So, honey, what do you want to do today?"
"I'd like to get out of the house."
"Want to do an escape room?"
"Yes."
"Great, let's do this one that starts in 30 minutes and takes 25 minutes to drive to."
"Okay, yes please."
And this conversation brought us in for a great escape room experience :)
Price:$$$28 per person
Theme:★★★The room was good, but not quite what I expected given the name of the room. However, based on the story, it was spot on.
Quality:★★★★There were some broken areas from people clearly doing something they weren't supposed to in previous attempts, but these seem to have been repaired and warning stickers placed on some of the areas to prevent future damage (hopefully).
Difficulty:★★★★This was a good mix of easy puzzles, well-placed clues, and some trickier things.
Fun:★★★★We were on quite a roll and having a great time with this one. There were definitely puzzles in here that catered to each of our skill sets.
With:2 peopleEvan, Judy
Outcome:☺Win
Time Left:⏰11:07
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Breakout Arlington - Island Escape
We'd been feeling escape room deprived (don't know how, but it happened), so when they sent us a coupon code we decided to sign up for this one since we hadn't done it yet. Very glad we did - we got to meet a few folks who really brightened the experience for us (their Hawaiian shirts went perfectly with the theme).
Price:$$$22 per person (coupon was available)
Theme:★★★★This was well done, and there were some surprises in here for us along the way.
Quality:★★★★This was nicely put together, although a couple of items in the room could either be circumvented or weren't fully reset before we came in, so we jumped around a bit.
Difficulty:★★This was just so fun we didn't get caught up on a lot of things. Not to say there wasn't some thinking, but mostly things were quite intuitive.
Fun:★★★★Just wow - so many surprises to keep your eyes open for. This really got my adrenaline pumping a few times.
With:7 peopleEllie, Evan, Fred, Judy (and four others)
Outcome:☺Win
Time Left:⏰18:42