The Bookie is one of the best games in New Orleans. Here are our other recommendations for great escape rooms around New Orleans/Baton Rouge.
Rebookied
Location: Metairie, Louisiana
Date Played: July 11, 2019
Team size: up to 10; we recommend 3-5
Duration: 45 minutes
Price: $23 per player
Ticketing: Private
Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock
Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints
REA Reaction
RISE Escape Rooms is no more, but their games live on. 13th Gate picked up their more celebrated games Hijacked and Golden Lock-In Award winner Spellbound. Clue Carré took on The Bookie, which I felt was a deeply underappreciated game.
While it was far less bombastic than Hijacked, for my money, I think that The Bookie was a tighter, more complete package with superior gameplay and puzzles.
Almost 2 years after we first played it, we visited Clue Carré’s new Surge Trampoline Park location and sort of played/ sort of watched our friends play the new, streamlined version of The Bookie.
What’s Different?
Clue Carré slimmed down The Bookie, cutting the game clock to 45 minutes and simplifying some of the puzzle play.
Additionally, Clue Carré added a big board to guide players towards the puzzle stations that hadn’t been solved.
It still looked and felt like the same game that we knew and loved… it just played a bit quicker and smoother. All of the set pieces remained, as did the most memorable puzzles and moments.
To put it succinctly, the leaner version was a better game. It eliminated a lot of the things that were convoluted in the original. I wasn’t expecting to love this game 2 years later, but here we are.
The only loss was to the difficulty level. Frankly, the number of players who will truly miss a little extra difficulty is greatly outweighed by the majority who will enjoy the faster pace.
Between Alien Encounter and The Bookie, Clue Carré’s Surge Trampoline Park location should be high on your playlist for New Orleans.
Tips For Visiting
- This game is located at Clue Carré’s Kenner location inside Surge Trampoline Park
- There is a parking lot.
Book your hour with Clue Carré’s The Bookie, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.
Disclosure: Clue Carré comped our tickets for this game.
Very enjoyable and challenging room. Not too complicated for the 45 minute timer but we only escaped with under a minute to go. Highly recommend
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