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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Narrow Escape - Case #454

We made the drive down and got to spend a fun night in Granbury with escape rooms and dinner. This is definitely worth the trip from Dallas, and I'm glad we took them time to visit. The room had a great vibe and good decorations, and the way you interact with the props and decoration makes a great use of the space. Puzzles were paced well, and allowed everyone in our group of four to have things to work on the whole time.

Price:$$25 per person

Theme:★★★This room is cute, and there are some great details to the decor that were perfectly misdirecting.

Quality:★★★★Great job with how things were put together and used - some in surprising ways.

Difficulty:★★★A very good mix in here of things for each person in our group - some harder for me, some easier - the right blend of types and difficulties.

Fun:★★★★★I had such a blast here - things were used in really unique ways and it was fun to figure them out together and see them in action. I'm looking forward to making it out for other rooms.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰17:05

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North Texas Escape Rooms - Amnesia

This was a great room to start off 2018 with. Love the atmosphere of the building, and loved how well the room fit into its space. This was the perfect sized room for the three of us, and the puzzles and story were great for our skill sets.

Price:$$$27 per person

Theme:★★★I like the build-out in this room, and the use of the space to fit in with the theme.

Quality:★★Most of this was good, but there were at least two puzzles that we didn't work well. One we solved but it didn't do what it should have (helped arrived) and another worked when we are pretty sure we hadn't solved it yet.

Difficulty:★★★Great mix of puzzles - none too hard or too easy, and all perfect for our group.

Fun:★★★This was a fun room - the physical nature of some of the puzzles, and nature of the props - these came together well to make this enjoyable.

With:3 peopleEvan, Judy, Tony

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰19:07

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The Escape Hunt Experience Houston - Houston We Have a Problem

This was so much fun, and I'm looking forward to going back with a group I know and hoping for a better outcome. Our biggest downfall was around who was in charge of communicating, and that choice lost us so much time that there wasn't a chance of recovering. There was general confusion and lack of things we needed being shared with us. One of the other astronauts and I were lucky in that we both have unique skills that let us solve puzzles without using the information that should have been shared, but for other groups this would be a huge disadvantage. Just choose wisely and you should have better luck. But either way, you will have a fun time.

Price:$$$$38 per person

Theme:★★★★A lot of time went into making this the most realistic space travel room I've ever done - extremely detailed and very well put together.

Quality:★★★This was nicely done and things generally worked well. Towards the end, however, we did something wrong and got it so stuck there was no chance we'd move past it.

Difficulty:★★★★I don't think that any individual puzzle was particularly hard. Rather, the poor decision we made about communicating early in the room made our experience here painful.

Fun:★★★Super fun - I got to wear a space suit in the room and who doesn't want to do that?

With:12 peopleEvan, Judy (with 10 others)

Outcome:☹Win

Time Left:⏰N/A

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Escape IT Houston - Escape the Titanic

The lobby is fantastic - I loved getting to do mini-puzzles and such while we were waiting. For the room, I had such huge expectations going into this game after our experience with the Egyptian room before, and while this was fun and well done, I was a little sad. There was a good use of props for the most part, but some of the areas didn't quite meet what I'd expected heading in. We had fun doing the room and I'm glad we came out and we'll be back, but for this room in particular I felt a little let down only because I'd hyped it up in my head for so long.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★This room looked great - overall definitely a good feel. Once I got past what I thought I was playing, I enjoyed the set.

Quality:★★★★★This is one of the better rooms I've done in terms of quality - everything is so well assembled and thought out that nothing stood out as wrong for quality.

Difficulty:★★★There is a great mix of puzzles from the easy to hard, and this is perfect for hubby and I going in. As usual, our downfall was missing the obvious.

Fun:★★★We had fun, and there was a lot of energy with the movement around the experience. I was never bored, and there was always something to keep me engaged.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰15:38

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Houston Panic Room - Cabin Fever Room

The game we played was a decent game, but most of the issues we had were more with the person running our room. He wasn't particularly welcoming, and looked like he'd rather be anywhere else. This set a somewhat strange mood going into the room. Also, we had issues with getting clues on the puzzle we were on, instead of one we'd already finished, which makes it seem like they weren't paying attention.

Price:$$$25 per person

Theme:★The theme is well-defined, but I'm not sure it made the best of sense to our group. Let's offer that snow and snow plans are not things many Texans have a ton of experience with.

Quality:★★Things were pretty good, but we had some issues reaching or finding things.

Difficulty:★★★This wasn't too hard, but it included one of our least favorite types of puzzles, so that immediately made us slow down while we figured that out.

Fun:★★We had an okay time, but when we were done, we were ready to leave and not excited to do another like happens at other places.

With:5 peopleEvan, Judy, Justin, Pat, Robbie

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰13:22

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Alternate Reality Escape Rooms - Bunker 57

This room was a fun time away and definitely worth a stop in. We enjoyed the game masters we talked to, and the room was well put together and designed. We were immediately immersed into the environment, and the play on how materials were used was a unique way to physically interact with different puzzles. I wasn't prepared for some of the physicality, but everything added to the experience and made it feel more real, and we enjoyed the time here.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★★I liked the idea, and I liked how you started out in this room. Things fit together well, and it felt like we were in a bunker for real from start to finish.

Quality:★★Things were pretty good, but there was a issue with part of the ceiling, and I was able to solve a puzzle much earlier than I should have been able to because of knowing a lot about how something is used outside of escape rooms. However, neither took away from the experience.

Difficulty:★★In terms of puzzles, nothing was too hard, but there was plenty of challenge. In terms of physical, be prepared for a bit of a workout.

Fun:★★★We had fun - I enjoyed the set and the transitions in the rooms from area to area.

With:2 peopleEvan, Judy

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰17:00

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