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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date Played: March 11, 2022
Team size: 4-8; we recommend 4-5
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $35 per player
Ticketing: Private
Accessibility Consideration: There is a portion of the game that shakes.
Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock
Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints
REA Reaction
The Nemesis Club is a special place: an escape room speakeasy set behind a phenomenal milkshake shop. It was surreal seeing tons of people buying milkshakes and legitimately having no idea that there was a world class escape room company hidden in the back.
Mogollon Monster itself was a grand adventure built around capturing an Arizona Bigfoot. Set in a Monster Rangers’ campsite, this narrative adventure was structured around tracking, baiting, and capturing a photo of the monster.
Mogollon Monster was exciting and hilarious, with layers of jokes, some of which were deep cuts that you’d have to have some background in scouting to appreciate. I’m a former Eagle Scout, and there were a number of points where I dropped out of playing the game and just dug into the props and materials because they were so delightful and rich.
Finally, the finale of Mogollon Monster was genius; it felt like we were on a ride.
The Nemesis Club is a world class escape room company, and I am completely confident that we will be seeing amazing things from them long into the future. I cannot wait to play more of their work.
Who is this for?
- Adventure seekers
- Story seekers
- Puzzle lovers
- Scenery snobs
- Cryptid fans
- People with a connection to scouting will get something extra from this game
- Best for players with at least some experience
- Players who don’t need to be a part of every puzzle
Why play?
- It’s really funny
- Clever storytelling
- Incredible set design
- Brilliant interactions
- Challenging puzzles
- Nemesis Club’s ambiance
- Milkshakes
Story
Our Monster Rangers group (which is an actual group that exists in a delightfully strange realm between scouting parody, art project, and sincere group of people) set off on an adventure to track and document the existence of the Mogollon Monster (an Arizona Bigfoot).
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