Grapevine Escape - Wine Vault

I'm so glad we came out to this room - it was fun, and the owners are fantastic folks really dedicated to making sure you enjoy your time there. I am looking forward to trying the chapel room soon, and then wondering what else they will come up with in the future

Price:$$$26.99 per person

Theme:★★★★★This room really reflects where the room is located and one of the things Grapevine is known for. And as the you move through the room, you get a really good backstory (and if you really pay attention, there is a lot to find).

Quality:★★★This worked well when we were in the room, although there are some things that are a little tricky to do.

Difficulty:★★★This is a nice mix of things that make you think and physical activities that make up those games. Some of these looked awesome and were neat ideas.

Fun:★★★This was fun - the only thing that was missing was real wine to drink.

With:4 peopleList name of people here alpha order separated by commas.

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰15:40

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Exit Plan - Safe House

I am writing this a little retroactively, but one of the things about this one is I don't really remember liking or disliking it. I do remember that some of the puzzles were interesting, but many of the things in there we got through quickly because we'd seen it before. We even made it to the end fairly quickly, and would have been more so if you didn't have to put the same code into two different locks. And then we may not have blown up at the end if we'd made the right choice on the final puzzle (we had the answer but listened to something in the intro video instead).

Price:$$$29 per person

Theme:★★This was sparse - maybe that was realistic, but also it made (or should have made) figuring things out easier because there were few things to find, and some of those we were flat out told not to mess with.

Quality:★★★This was generally good, but the lighting was difficult for us, and there were whole parts a member of our group could not access.

Difficulty:★★★We made this harder as a group by not communicating well what was already done, and by thinking things from the welcome video were relevant in the solution of the room (they weren't, really - at least not the parts we remembered).

Fun:★★...Parts. Parts were fun. Other parts felt like a lot of searching and somewhat guessing what to do.

With:4 peopleBob, Evan, Judy, Linda

Outcome:☹Loss

Time Left:⏰Blew Up

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Perfect Escape - Wong's Chinese

This is a really nice room - you really feel like you are in a restaurant and the decorations are spot on. We were truly amazed when we first entered, and this feeling doesn't leave as you move through because there is such a great use of the theme, the decorations, and other items that would fit into a restaurant environment like this. We had multiple things that made us laugh, and some really nice uses of props in a unique way.

Price:$$$30 per person

Theme:★★★★★All you can say when you walk in is wow. That is all - just wow.

Quality:★★★There are some neat things in the room, and most work very well. Things we had issues with were more on us that the room, with the exception of there was an extra lock that got cut off halfway through our game.

Difficulty:★★★There is a lot going on, and a nice mix of things. We did a poor job looking around which caused some headaches, but the puzzles are perfect in quantity and difficulty, with one exception (later this was explained to us and makes more sense).

Fun:★★★★We had a good time (other than waiting for the lock to be removed). There are really some fun things in here that will make you laugh, and so surprising items/puzzles.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win? (we lost track of the time with the pause, but did finish the room)

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Escape the Room - Agency

I really wanted to like this room, but I feel let down in a different way than with their heist room. While in the first experience the game master was a let down, our game master here was fantastic. The room itself was neat at the beginning, but without a coherent story and with progressively more confusing "theme", I really don't know what was going on here. We had a few fun puzzles (some we quite liked), but there were several that were frustrating and we spent more time that should be reasonable just staring, which was irritating. While we ultimately were successful, I was ready to leave long before we were done.

Price:$$$28 per person

Theme:★Parts of this were neat, but overall there is no real story told and we really have no idea how elements in the room went together at all.

Quality:★★★Things worked well, even if we had concerns on what exactly those things were.

Difficulty:★★★There is a decent mix, but some of the things that took us the longest were just puzzles that were designed to take a while to solve, and due to some waiting.

Fun:★★I had fun at the beginning, but towards the end it felt like work and I was ready to be done.

With:4 peopleDan, Evan, Judy, Meredith

Outcome:☺Win

Time Left:⏰15:10

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North Texas Escape Rooms - Submerged

We had a last minute get together at the escape room with friends, and it was a good thing we did. We had a fun time going through the room, and the puzzles were fun and a wide variety. My only complaint is that, due to the size of the group, there are how parts of the room and whole puzzles I missed out on.

Price:$$$27 per person

Theme:★★★There are some neat ideas in here, and most things go well with the theme. I'm not sure all of these would be as they are in a real submarine, but they worked well for the experience.

Quality:★★★Things were pretty good - there are some that didn't open up or line up for us quite well, but after some patience we were successful.

Difficulty:★★★This was about perfect for our group - everyone was able to contribute.

Fun:★★★We had a fun time - our group really came together and we had a good time.

With:7 peopleAmy, Evan, Lesley, James, John, Judy, Tony

Outcome:☺Win

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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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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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