Ultimate Escape Game - State Fair

We had a good time in this room - we both think this was a good move from the Dallas room. It kept the fun parts of that room and then really had a much more cohesive theme. To start off, you DEFINITELY need more than two people in here. There is so much content and so much to do that we never would have finished without all our clues at the end. If you want a room with a LOT going on, this is for you. On a second point, I like this room in place of the one it replaced. There are elements from that experience that come through, but the whole experience makes so much more sense and the "guess work" puzzle I hated is gone in this room. And, the touch of freshly popped popcorn at the end was a strong motivator.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★This theme is neat, and even more so the more you get through the experience. Where you end up is cram packed with fun puzzles and tons to look at and put together.

Quality:★★Overall, this was well done. However, we had something in the middle that completely didn't work, and our time had to be paused to reset the prop, and even that took a while. They were great about working with us to rectify, but be careful with things and you should be fine.

Difficulty:★★★SO MUCH TO DO. Again, way too much for the two of us alone. I think if we'd had two or three more with us, we would have needed much less help at the end.

Fun:★★★★Neat puzzles and a good mix of ideas and concepts. You cannot help but enjoy the decor and props to play with.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

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Escape Your Mindgame Room - Dark Room

I was so excited by the name and idea behind this room, and parts of this room were exactly what I expected. Other parts were a little more difficult. Definitely read the description well before you opt-in - I love this type of room, but have several friends who'd not have been keen to stay in.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★I love the idea behind this room, and the starting point and decor are perfect to go with it.

Quality:★★Things were pretty good, but it was easy to do something wrong and I'm not sure how well certain elements will hold up.

Difficulty:★★★★The room itself (read the name...) greatly contributes to the difficulty rating I'm giving. The puzzles themselves aren't too bad, but the environment complicates them.

Fun:★★★A good time, but having a more interactive game master would have improved the experience.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰28:08

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South Beach Room Escape - Black Ops

We had a neat experience in this room immediately following Panic Room. The story is a fun one, and there are some props that are just fun to play with (and others you really want to play with but really cannot). I loved how I had to interact with different things in the room, and appreciated how hubby and I could split up and work on different things with just the two of us in the room together.

Price:$$$25 per person

Theme:★★★Most everything makes a lot of sense, but there are a few wacky things that I'm not sure why they are where they are. The beginning part is spot of and ideal for setting you off in the right direction, if we'd paid better attention.

Quality:★★★There were a couple of touchy things for us, but overall this is in good shape and the employees really care about how you experience the room from start to finish.

Difficulty:★★★A little harder than their first room, and mainly because we are terrible at the obvious. I mean terrible. We spent the first ten minutes getting nothing done, and then things got better from there after taking a clue.

Fun:★★★Neat room and a good experience - liked Panic Room better, but had a good time here as well.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰10:31

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South Beach Room Escape - Panic Room

So, this trip brought to you by unused miles tickets brought us to a very unplanned trip with lots of free time to do whatever we wanted. Starting with booking an escape room (of course...by that we mean more than one). This one was up first, within walking distance of our hotel, and we loved our first room there. It was fun to interact with our game master, to go through as a team, and play this room. The story was fun, the room was great with the theme, and this was a positive experience (we immediately booked another room here).

Price:$$$25 per person

Theme:★★★★This room is just creepy, and how you interact with the room can really add to that depending on how fortunate you are on where you happen to be standing at different points. Good use of space available.

Quality:★★★This worked well, and we found all of the locks and puzzles in good order.

Difficulty:★★We really did rush a bit through here, and one of two things we might have made educated guesses on rather than successfully solving.

Fun:★★★★We had a good time - some adrenaline filled moments where we weren't sure if things were supposed to happen or we messed up, but still quite fun.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰25:13

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Escape Game Dallas - Playground

We were a bit mixed about this room and really what we were trying to accomplish, but we had fun accomplishing it. Mainly, we were thrown off by the name of the room from the start, but once we got past that and into the actual game, it was an okay and fun time. We definitely had to split up to get through, and there were some complicated puzzles to move through mixed in with some simpler ones.

Price:$$$$34.63 per person (had coupons)

Theme:★★When I first entered this room, I really didn't understand the name given to this room. It clears up slightly as you move through the game, but I was expecting something much different that I got here.

Quality:★★★Things were still in great shape, and everything worked (once we figured out what it was we were to do).

Difficulty:★★★This room has a mix of short successes and longer, more drawn out completion. There are so many directions to go, and there is always something to be working on.

Fun:★★★A little of a mixed review from the group, but this room has one of my favorite things to find in a room so I enjoyed that a lot and a few times.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Meredith, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰N/A

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Red Door Escape Room Plano - Warrior's Way

This room looks so nice, and the decor and props and everything you encounter fits in very well with the theme and overall completion of the room. There isn't a lot of extra, but there also wasn't enough content for our group. We could have done this as a group of two and had a better time, but our group of six breezed through this room. We were proud to finish quickly, but also a little sad to not have more challenging things to keep us engaged in the room longer. I am glad that things in the room made a lot of sense, the flow was logical, and there were no leaps of logic required.

Price:$$$28 per person (had coupons)

Theme:★★★★★This room looks super nice, and the concept and design are well-implemented and contribute well to the story.

Quality:★★★★Things are in great shape and put together well, so players should get consistent game play over time.

Difficulty:★We finished the room VERY quickly. There weren't really enough puzzles, and those we did we way too easy for our group.

Fun:★★Parts were fun, but overall this was just so easy that it was mellow.

With:6 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith (with two others)

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰31:15

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