The Escape Game Dallas - The Heist

This room had some sneaky things we figured out right away and some obvious things we completely missed. Of course, there were those we had to figure out along the way. No matter what - it was fun. Our group all had things to do (at most points) and were all able to contribute to us getting out successfully. This was a great evening out with the group and our second experience at this location (which was also great).

Price:$$$34.62 per person (with 20% off)

Theme:★★In some ways, this was a great theme - then towards the end I just got confused how things fit in. However, nothing detracted from the experience in the moment, just some things afterwards when I thought back on it.

Quality:★★★Very well put together from start to finish.

Difficulty:★★This was a pretty even mix of things, and we had a good group for this room because there is something for everyone. Some surprises for sure that we didn't expect that made things tricky, but very well done.

Fun:★★★★I had a blast in this rooms - the puzzles were great and the surprises were fantastic.

With:4 peopleEvan, Fred, Judy, Tony

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰9:36

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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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Escape Xperience - Lock Me If You Can

Overall, I am a little mixed on this review, although it is mainly because it is impossible for me not to compare to another room we had done the same day with a very similar theme and story. This had some challenging puzzles and a few confusing things, and we did enjoy our time here.

Price:$$25 per person

Theme:★★This room tries, but there are some things that are really not very believable. At first glance, all is good, but after spending time inside, it got weird. Unfortunately, I cannot share more without giving things away, but it also didn't help that we'd done another prison room that was awesome earlier in the day.

Quality:★★In general, this was pretty good, but there were a couple of things that were hard to get working. We spent a pretty decent amount of time on a single puzzle mainly because of supplies and layout, not because we didn't know what to do with it.

Difficulty:★★There is some challenge here - we liked the puzzles closer to the end better than those at the beginning for sure. Some neat things at that point.

Fun:★★We had a good time with this one, once we got past the frustrating puzzles.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰18:25

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The Escape Game Dallas - Prison Break

Evan and I had a fun July 4th weekend - including this fantastic start to a three escape room day. Of course, we did the best one first (you can see my comments on the others on the blog), so we were off to a very positive start. This room was AMAZING and set the bar high for the other ones. We loved this room - and while we had fun, having a few more people would have been extremely helpful.

Price:$$$34.63 per person

Theme:★★★★★This is amazing - it looks really good and every part of it is spot on. There is so much attention to detail it is just fantastic.

Quality:★★★★★Very well put together, and everything works so well. Even the littlest details are in perfect shape.

Difficulty:★★★★★To say this is hard is perhaps an understatement. Admittedly, we only had two people and parts would have been easier with more to help along the way.

Fun:★★★★★We had so much fun - we were both fully engaged the whole time and were each able to contribute in meaningful ways.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰00:02

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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.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★★★★The theme is fantastic - a great idea and very well implemented. You can tell that this was thought out and it definitely shows.

Quality:★★This was very well built, although there were a few things that fell off (just decor) while we were in the room. All the devices that you needed to play were in good enough order, although there are definitely things that could be changed to make this a better experience (which the room operator was not receptive to even pretending to listening to at the end and irritated another person in the room who offered it to her).

Difficulty:★★Overall, the puzzles themselves weren't that difficult once you read the directions and had three or four different people try them. There were a couple that, while not hard, were just neat and a surprise.

Fun:★I would start with saying that some people in our group enjoyed this more than others. However, some things were so frustrating that it took away from the experience. There are some puzzles that were not clear, some were just unclear what happened after completing them, and a lot of time spent standing around doing nothing because only one or two people (in a group of 10) could be doing something and everyone else was waiting on them so we could get the next puzzle.

With:10 peopleBrodrick, Evan, Ellie, Fred, Jennifer, Judy (with four others)

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰2:00

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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

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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

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