Midnight ManorEscape Hour Gig HarborEscape roomIRLthings i liked about this room: our gamemaster was great. the decor was extravagant and immersive. there’s a wide range of types of puzzles—some physical, some brain based, with some easier and some harder. there’s always some surprises in an escape hour room and this room was no exception. to sum up, the vibes were immaculate. things that weren’t my favorite: they don’t show you your timer. like, why?! i need to know how much time i have left. this in my opinion makes it so hard to know when to ask for help. the clue giving system was cool but the immersive factor makes it hard to hear and understand what your gamemaster is saying. finally, the soundtrack was so repetitive that i was sick of hearing it by the end of our hour. a little more variety in the music would make a big difference. overall this was a great room and fun experience, but we had only 2 players and it was not enough. due to some non linear factors and the huge amount of puzzles, having a larger team would be very advantageous here.
Out Of The PastParadigmqEscape roomIRL𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿This review contains spoilers.Unscramble𓀗
Sorcerer's LairQuest Reality GamesEscape roomIRLThe one thing I really liked about this room was one unique prop with some cool tech. However there’s a fair list of things I didn’t enjoy. I hate it when escape rooms are pitch black with no flashlights. It often seems like a cheap trick to make the room harder and that was definitely the case here, but it wasn’t the only cheap trick. A lot of props in the room had unnecessary frills to make it hard to see or differentiate between things. None of the puzzles were actually very challenging but the execution was difficult because the locks are old, the puzzles broken down, and some of the items hard to maneuver. The ending was very anticlimactic (my group was like, wait that’s it?) Their leaderboard times are quite ridiculous; I can definitely see blasting through this room with ease IF you brought your night vision goggles (or are a vampire.) The immersion is lacking in various ways (what dungeon would be boiling hot?) Finally, the gamemastering was disappointing: when asking questions, we got a lot of “umm let me check” which is not helpful and did not help with the immersion factor. Overall this room was lackluster and I’d save your money to go somewhere else.
The Secrets of The MasterBrainy ActzEscape roomIRLthe immersion and decoration of this room were lacking. it was very empty and flat feeling. the flow of the puzzles was okay but nothing special. the staff were nice but i think one person was running multiple rooms at once which is not the coolest. the Worst thing about this experience was the clue giving system. they give you a tablet on which to text message them, and then they take several minutes to respond. this wouldn’t be a huge deal if they didn’t have a puzzle which requires you to verify your code with your host before entering it. you’re going to force me to message you and then i have to wait several minutes for you to answer while my time is ticking away? not cool. there are lots of better escape rooms in tacoma, i would recommend choosing another place.
