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At the bloody elbow all you need to do is escape the executioner’s dungeon before he can deliver on your death sentence and you are gone forever!
All ratings (257)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
18 escape rooms
I did not enjoy this room :( the initial setup was invigorating and exciting but that was pretty much where the fun ended for me. Almost of the puzzles were association/matching puzzles. It was a bit too easy for our group of 5, and we left feeling underwhelmed.
It was mostly matching puzzles: make this connection, put it here - unlocks another part of the room. Lead itself to being repetitive
Easy
High tech
Spooky
Being billed as a very scary room, I was underwhelmed.
Yes
We did this room a long time ago, so this element may have been adjusted. Our group got hung up at a particular “wheel” section. We knew not to try to force anything, so seeing that this prop didn’t budge we moved on and spent a significant amount searching for an alternative solution. After asking for a hint, we were told we had apply significantly more force to this prop, which I didn’t think we would have to do. I remember hearing “no more than two fingers of force” and needing to apply three entire arms of force. Kind of a bummer because we had already “solved” the puzzle, but not a huge deal.
No
Somewhat
Major crawling section for one player.
Medium
101 escape rooms
I really enjoyed the practical elements of this room and how the puzzles were based in realism. We had a group of 5 and that was probably too many, we finished in 29 minutes and it didn’t seem like there was enough for 5 people to do. Would recommend 3, no more than 4.
66 escape rooms
good split start game that will make you think out the box. Recommend playing with 4 or less anything over that will be too much.
22 escape rooms
We had a good time but struggled to love this room. Some cool set dressing and puzzles but lacked wow factor for us
Medium
136 escape rooms
Really fun room! It was decently immersive, and the puzzles were fun. There are also some unique elements in the room that are cool. I recommend checking this room out.
Great set, definitely made me feel gross and yucky lol
Asher (Ash) was cool.
Medium
High tech
3
Spooky
13
There is one prop in the room that contains nudity, nothing extreme.
No
No
Somewhat
Yes
Limited
Bad LA parking
11 escape rooms
Want to say right off the bat that our group had an grand time and our “dungeon master” was incredible. I think their name was Danny, and let me just say that Danny needs to be a stand up comedian or comedy actor because that dude was pure gold. And was pretty patient with our group, as well as in character for the whole game. All that being said, I don’t think I’d really recommend this particular room unless you really, truly love dungeons! It’s not a bad room at all, I just think that if you want a more unique experience (especially for a steeper price point than other escape rooms) you should probably look at their other rooms! (Perhaps Red Giant?) For Bloody Elbow though, I was hoping from the website description that there’d be more witchcraft elements or a bit of a mystery for this room, but not really. Basically it’s what it says on the site, you’re locked in a dungeon & there you stay. Even the separate “components” (other doors than the main one) are dungeon based. I do have to say that it’s their “easiest” room and while we did escape we were certainly stumped quite a few times! We had some newer players in this group but I was happy we weren’t able to rush through it, and would be excited to try their harder escapes. I’d rate Bloody Elbow at a medium hardness. I’d also like to say that thankfully there wasn’t any crazy crawling or climbing features in the room, nor any “germaphobe” components (some reviews mentioned puzzles involving movement and ‘germaphobes beware’, so I was a little wary). The set is great for a dungeon, it feels and looks like a dungeon. I did think there were some cool puzzles, and I loved that it was linear and involved multiple components regularly. While I’d call it more thrilling than scary, I do think that it’s too scary for kids, as there’s dead body(ies) parts and fake blood. Teens and young adults will probably get a big kick out of it though. Like I said, I just wish there’d been something else involved in the story, but our group had a great time. And while now that I know the full experience and would recommend doing a different Quest Room over Bloody Elbow, I would like to say that we had a blast and I can’t wait to try something else from this company again! Thank you Quest Rooms!
Nothing really super mind blowing but still had fun
Solid if you love dungeons
Our DM killed it. All hail Danny.
No
Not really a plot. Was hoping for a bit more but that might be on me for not researching enough!
Medium
Mechanical
6
We played great with 6 but I think if you’re experienced you shouldn’t do more than 4
Spooky
Fake blood/bodies etc
15
Read review for full analysis but yeah, too scary for kids. Teens who love horror might get a kick out of it though!
No
No
But our DM was very helpful AND in character the whole time! Idk how he does a fake voice for over an hour… wow
Somewhat
Cramped spaces
Claustrophobic people DO NOT play this game, you WILL be confined to small spaces. Unfortunately not wheelchair friendly. Darkly lit throughout due to theme. Hearing cues were required for our group but we also needed a fair amount of clues.
Yes
We were called ahead so they could help us with parking! Excellent customer service!
Easy
I believe they have parking (we just did street parking cause we found that first)
342 escape rooms
Another solid narrative-driven game by Quest Room. Excellent sets and atmosphere, great storyline and objectives, and unexpected elements and scares along the way. We played a slightly altered version due to COVID and missed out on some really neat-looking aspects of the original game, but that didn’t stop us from having a great experience. Hopefully, they’ve reinstated those elements by now.
270 escape rooms
Another classic from Quest room. Saw a few unique puzzles in this room. Definitely a fun experience even though we crushed it 💪🏾
Somewhat
8 escape rooms
Game master Nick was a fantastic host. We had a couple things malfunction but even with those issues we still finished in the allotted time and escaped. Some of the voice prompts were also really hard to understand and had to ask for help to have them turn it up and or call into the room the prompts. But I can’t complain when you get the last run of the night and the escapee room is exhausted haha
2
Not scary
17
Yes
It’s more toward the end but they seem to be on it to replace items if you inform them.
Yes
Only to take you too your room
Somewhat
You will have to crawl into a space
Yes
Storefront
Good luck it’s Los Angeles 👍🏻
“It looked fantastic. However [some aspects were] difficult to follow.“