Escape My Room - Inventor's Attic

We were so excited to come back and do this room, and very glad they were able to accommodate us as we were out and walking around the area. We had so much fun in the first room we did, and this room and experience did not change that impression. The room was very detailed, there were a lot of things that came together to make a really fantastic time for us.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★★This is a neat idea, with a somewhat perplexing conclusion (which you will understand when they explain the room to you to get you started).

Quality:★★★★Very well done - we were impressed and surprised by how things came together.

Difficulty:★★★★★Absolutely a challenge! There is so much going on, and so many things to play with, you really have to focus. Some challenges took several attempts and trading off before we got them, but all were great.

Fun:★★★★★Write about the fun here.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win?

Time Left:⏰N/A (~15 minutes left before additional puzzles provided)

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Clue Carre - French Quarter House of Curiousities

The idea behind this room is fun, we love the name, and had heard good things about it, so we made sure to go to this during our trip. There was some attention paid to all aspects of the room, and a good focus on things that made us work as a team. Communication was important, and there are things in here designed to challenge you in that area, so be prepared.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★This was put together very well, and there was a lot of attention paid to small details (make sure to really look around when you are done).

Quality:★★★There were a few things we had to wiggle around, and some things we weren't sure about, but once we calmed down things worked great.

Difficulty:★★★The perfect level for a good time - anything really hard we did to ourselves by just not slowing down and thinking it over.

Fun:★★★★This was fun and took a lot of team work from start to finish - I am betting the game masters also get a kick of listening to parts of it.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Meredith, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰23:21

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Escape My Room - Jazz Parlour

There is so much attention to detail at all times, it is really neat to do rooms here. The perfume shop is fantastic and you really shouldn't miss it, and then there are neat things to engage you while you wait to start. The room itself follows this, as does the photo wall at the end (check out the photo above).

We really enjoyed the room and how different elements came together. We also loved the different elements of teamwork and how we had to work together in different ways to get things done.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★★The theme is great - and not only will you feel this in the room itself, but the whole entry leading in sets the stage very well. Go a little early so you can check out the lobby area - you won't regret it.

Quality:★★★★Things worked great, with a minor thing at the beginning that was fine when we really needed it. I also have a hard time with how one of the ways to view information, but this worked for everyone else.

Difficulty:★★★★The first part of the game is perfect, and if you finish early enough (which we did) you can get extra puzzles to tell more about the story.

Fun:★★★★★This is a fun room, in part because you get the feel of the atmosphere early on, but also because there are so many fun things to play with. I let one of these distract me cause it was so fun.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

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13th Gate Escape - Cutthroat Cavern

This is now at the top of the list for my favorite rooms - what a well done experience. They really set the environment up well, and then build the story and puzzles around that to give you the best time you can't even imagine before you go through it.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★★OMG - just wow! This was fantastic from start to finish and just amazing. The best theme I've ever seen in a room, and left us a little speechless.

Quality:★★★★★Everything was amazing and worked together perfectly - not just functional, but completely in theme.

Difficulty:★★★★Perfect combination of puzzles - physical, logical, and very well done. We definitely had to think outside the box and work together to make this work for us.

Fun:★★★★★We love this room, and I'm sure it will become a new standard with which we compare other rooms. I will definitely recommened everyone go do this room because of the great time we had.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰N/A

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13th Gate Escape - Tomb of Anubis

There are so many neat things about this room, that it is hard to leave you with that without diving too much into what those things are. However, let's just say that this company really knows what they are doing to give you a fully immersive experience. From the moment you walk through the door to the room, to the moment you leave, everything about the room is in theme, including some great puzzles that really use the space and the decor to their best advantage. And so many of the puzzles had multiple layers to them, that you had to focus and work as a group to get things done. This was a fun and adrenaline-packed hour of puzzles for us.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★★This is the best themed Egyptian-based room I've ever done - there is so much attention to detail and making sure that everything is tied together, and many surprises.

Quality:★★★★The room was well put together, and there are many things I was amazed by and want to know how they did them.

Difficulty:★★★★★This room is hard, but more than that it is packed with content - you definitely need to communicate well and not make assumptions about how to do things (which we did more than once).

Fun:★★★This is a great room, but our team's lack of communication between people who didn't know each other well at various points did have us spending a bit of time doing nothing while waiting for others.

With:8 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith (with 4 others)

Outcome:☹Loss

Time Left:⏰N/A

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Clue Carre - The Game Museum

We had heard great things about this room from others (friends who had visited and other escape room employees), so we made sure to go while we were there. Once you are able to park, you begin a pretty fun experience inside of the room.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★The layout of this room is fun, and I loved the game facts to read about as you moved through it.

Quality:★★★This worked great, the only difficulty really being at the end where there was an overpowering smell/vapor of super glue with one of the props.

Difficulty:★★We had a couple of parts that were more difficult, but overall this game we felt had more fun than challenge for us.

Fun:★★★★As mentioned before, we had a lot of fun. The theme was great, and everything in here led to a fun time.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰14:08

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RISE Escape Rooms - Spellbound

Definitely our groups favorite of the three and a really great way to wrap up our time there. The room is super well-designed and make a great use of space, decorations, puzzles, sounds, and really everything to give you a thrilling time. From the moment you enter, to all the twists and turns between, right until the end, everything really came together.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★This theme is great, and from start to finish it feels like you are thrown right on into a witches home. I really enjoyed how well things were done and how elements flowed as you made progress.

Quality:★★★★★Things worked great, especially when we stopped to follow instructions.

Difficulty:★★★There are so many different things to do, and a wide variety of elements in play as you progress. We definitely had to split up and try different things to be successful.

Fun:★★★★★This was a pleasure the whole time, and we love everything about it.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰18:00

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RISE Escape Rooms - The Bookie

Of their three rooms, this one was the hardest for us - not because of the room itself so much as us being difficult about it all on our own. There are definitely some great decor elements, puzzles very much in line with the theme, and surprises. We also enjoyed how some of the puzzles played on teamwork to get the best solution. Another thing we missed in here was doing a good job finding things, which you would think we'd be better at by now. I would say that I spent the most time in this room working with Meredith, but we also moved around and tried puzzles as they suited our skill sets.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★This room looks nice, and components within are fun to experience. However, as usual we struggled with the setting as none of us really know how these games work in real life - and while this wasn't necessary, it did throw us off.

Quality:★★★Things worked great in the room, and we were able to split up and work on things as needed.

Difficulty:★★★★There was a lot going on, and we made this much harder than it needed to be because of our hesitation with the theme. The puzzles made great use of the theme.

Fun:★★Through not fault of the room itself, we didn't enjoy this as much as the others they have because we got in our own heads. But it was still a challenge and we are glad to have done it.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰6:00

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RISE Escape Rooms - Hijacked

This was the first of three rooms we did in a row, and this was a fantastic start to the day. This is especially because they went above and beyond to be open while we were there, and their staff member did an amazing job in all three rooms we played. This first room was a great experience from start to finish - we really liked the introduction, the setup to the room, and how we started out. And making use of the space allotted was done in a clever way that made sure to only use things that might really be in a plane. The process of discovery and solving puzzles used skills from our whole group, and we really enjoyed this room.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★Once inside, this is quite impressive, and how you start out in the room is a fun beginning to a room that makes great use of the space and ideas.

Quality:★★★Write about the quality here.

Difficulty:★★★While there was a little trial and error, most of the puzzles in here were easy for the group, but there were plenty to keep us intrigued.

Fun:★★★★This was so fun - they really make the most of the space and your typical plane experiences to make this is fun and interactive room.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰24:03

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Red Door Escape Room - Taken

We were out for dinner in the area and stopped by to see if any rooms were available since we had our red keys now, and we joined in on this one with a family who hadn't done a room before. This group was great for first timers - someone on their team took control of the walkie talkie and made this so much easier than it could have been otherwise. Also, they were definitely okay with trying multiple things until we got something right, instead of getting frustrated and giving up. I would have to say that they really made this room a positive and fun experience, and I'm glad we went with them.

Price:N/AUsed red key for free entry

Theme:★★★Since this was a repeat, this was exactly what was expected (once I recalled what it was).

Quality:★★★Well put together - when I compare to my review the first time I went, no finagling was needed, so I think they've made repairs on whatever that was.

Difficulty:★★★None of the puzzles were super hard, but there were several of them, and you do have to communicate well. We were fortunate that, even though we didn't know part of the group, every was good about sharing things.

Fun:★★★This was much less frustrating than last go around, although I did spend a bit of time just sitting there waiting for others.

With:6 peopleJudy, Meredith (with four others)

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰9:00

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Handmade Mysteries - Poppa Plock's Wonky Workshop

Definitely adults only! But unlike other rooms I've been in where I might say this, a lot of this is fairly subtle and not straight in your face. There are just cute hidden things in the room that will make you pause (and, in my case, giggle). We loved the creativity of the room, the story, and how awesome our game master was - she really helped the story come to life.

Price:££££35 per person

Theme:★★★★This is truly an experience, from the moment you follow the instructions on where to meet them all the way through the end. The theme definitely drives this experience.

Quality:★★★★Things were great - and as you got through things that might have seemed off early on made a lot of sense later.

Difficulty:★★★There were a lot of different things to do - only one of which we'd seen anywhere before (and that one thankfully we got on the first try because I learned I suck at it).

Fun:★★★★★We had a blast - the story was very creative, and there are a lot of things hidden in the room that make you stop and laugh.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰11:21

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