Conundrum - Bella Notte

We loved this room from start to finish - it really is the perfect room for a date night. The lighting, the puzzles, the decor - everything looks great and drives a great and fun experience. While the puzzles were easier for us, we still had a really good time and enjoyed going through this one.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★This room is so cute! I love the decorations, the lighting, and how well every part of this room and every puzzle is centered around the theme and the story.

Quality:★★★★Well put together and some well put together props - neat use of everyday items and a good mix of ideas.

Difficulty:★★The puzzles were simple and fun to do - nice job putting this together.

Fun:★★★★This is a great room for us and we had a lot of fun doing the room as a couple.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

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Conundrum - Outbreak

We got to play out a mobile room setup in their conference room, and it was a good experience. The room itself was a nice, simple room that is great for larger groups, and there was plenty to keep us engaged. We did have a hard time logistically with a bit of the flow, but we chatted with the owners after and talked through those areas (which have been tweaked since). I love the idea and how involved the owners are in its success.

Price:$$10 per person

Theme:★★★This being a mobile room, it is hard to get a full feel of an environment, but things that were setup were neat and really felt nice.

Quality:★★★★This is neat and well done, but we were also one of the first groups to play and things were in great condition.

Difficulty:★★This was a quick and fairly easy group of puzzles for us. Some difficulty when it came to communicating with each other.

Fun:★★★I enjoyed the room and the group I played with.

With:5 peopleEllie, Fred, Jamie, Judy, Tony

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰N/A (30 minute room)

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Conundrum Escape Adventures - Holiday Hijinks

We LOVED this room - it is definitely funny and playful, and it was great to go in and save Santa. I thought everything was playful, colorful, and did a great job of sticking to the theme and spirit of the room. Also, there was a good mix of puzzles for everyone, so Evan and I both had parts we were able to excel at, which always makes us feel good about ourselves.

Price:N/AN/A

Theme:★★★★Such a cute room - definitely will get you in the holiday mood.

Quality:★★★★★Things work together very well, and there is a lot of shiny fun to play with.

Difficulty:★★I think this is one of the easier rooms by Conundrum, but there is still plenty to keep you busy and make you think.

Fun:★★★★As stated about, we loved this room and had a blast.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰15:47

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Escape Pro - Time Machine

This was a fun night, even with a few mishaps that we had in the room because of loud music next door. I really liked some of the things closer to the beginning, but struggled at the end.

Price:$$14 per person (with coupon code on their website)

Theme:★★This was quite a jump and needed a bit of imagination. Parts of this were great by themselves, but maybe not together.

Quality:★★For the first bit of our time, things were great, but then we got to a point that things were not working, and the door opened about 20 minutes early because of the bass from the music at the bar next door.

Difficulty:★★★I'm not sure if this was hard or not. Parts we breezed through, and others we just stared at and needed clues (because two were broken).

Fun:★★I had fun with a few puzzles, but a lot of things were too confusing.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰N/A (I didn't write it down)

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Conundrum Escape Adventures - Redemption

This was our third Thanksgiving Day escape room, and I'm glad we wrapped up here. This was a fun room, and I think a good addition to their other rooms. While I still hold the Double Agent room as one of my favorites, this is a good prequel.

Price:N/AN/A (testing the room)

Theme:★★★This was a great introduction to another of their rooms, Double Agent. The stories feed together.

Quality:★★★Well put together and everything (even things we've seen not work in rooms at other companies) worked great.

Difficulty:★★This was a pretty quick room to run through, especially as it was designed for 30 minutes. Definitely needed a nudge or two.

Fun:★★★We had fun, especially with a couple of the puzzles at the beginning and end.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰10:31 (30 minute room)

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Conundrum - Totally Awesome 80s Escape

We are so happy they opened another location, and with such a fun room. We really had fun the whole way through, even though we bickered over a few things because we wanted to play with all the things that reminded us of our childhoods. I love how authentic the props are and some of the puzzles are super fun (and made me recall lots of memories).

Price:N/AN/A (testing)

Theme:★★★★So on point! Everything here seemed even more 1980s than I could have expected.

Quality:★★★★Everything was great and worked well, and I loved the creative use and placement of things.

Difficulty:★★Being a child of the 80s was helpful, but even our 90s bud was able to do these puzzles without that knowledge.

Fun:★★★★★So much fun! Seems repetitive in this post, but we just had a blast.

With:3 peopleEvan, Fred, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰20:31

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Escape Pro - The Hangover

We stopped by on a whim to see if they had any rooms, and we ended up in this one. Once inside, we immediately noticed the decor inside and laughed a bit with it and asked some questions about the props we'd be spending the next bit of time with. Overall, things were fairly easy, but the theme made things fun and glad to have stopped by (and then grabbed a drink next door).

Price:$$17.50 per person (used a coupon available at the time)

Theme:★★★★This made me laugh - it is a little risque for children, but I could imagine adults with an open mind quite enjoy this room.

Quality:★★★★Things worked great - and there were some nice things in there bring things together.

Difficulty:★★We are all quite experienced with escape rooms, so this was a breeze for us (but still fun).

Fun:★★★The theme and decoration really is what made this fun.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰33:18

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Escape Room Dallas - Gods of Egypt

First off, we didn't escape this room, but we did get to finish the puzzles when we were done, which was nice. We participated with three people who hadn't done a room before, so this was their first and I'm not sure that was a good thing or not. I had an okay time, but my husband didn't and doesn't ever want to go back, so I suspect that how much you enjoy this room may vary vastly depending on your preferences. The biggest detractor for me was around the quality of the room - some of the puzzles were just tricky not because we didn't know what to do, but because they were difficult to position properly. Also, stray markings made us think things were there when they clearly were not. The story was okay, parts of the theme were neat and different from things I've seen before, and I'm glad we gave it a shot.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★Parts of the room were great, others were very generic and seemed like you were in an office. There were some great elements and some not.

Quality:★★Some things were hard to use, either because it was difficult to do as intended, or because of stray marks that distracted and made you think something was there that wasn't.

Difficulty:★★★Our biggest part was not paying attention to directions, which made things harder than they needed to be. Also, one of the puzzles was confusing on what you needed to do and took way more time that it probably should have.

Fun:★★There were some fun elements, but a lot of this was just frustrating.

With:5 peopleEvan, Judy (with 3 others)

Outcome:☹Loss

Time Left:⏰None; they let you finish after time is up.

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