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This is our 9th report on the US escape room industry… which (spoiler!) is in a good place.
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Update 7/4/23: If you enjoy 5 Wits we hope you’ll check out our interview with CEO Matthew DuPlessie on The Reality Escape Pod. An awe inspiring game, with Disney-level production value and family friendly puzzles. Location: Syracuse, New York Date played: May 15, 2015 Team size: 2-15; we recommend 4-6 Duration: 30 minutes Price: $17.99 per ticket for…
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We are players first As much as we enjoy giving room escapes constructive criticism, we prefer playing the rooms. Our passion for playing these games started this blog. As players, we only get to play each room once. It may be selfish, but we want to play the best experiences each company can offer. We don’t…
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Some pleasant surprises and lots of misdirection (some of it is misdirected). Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Date played: May 16, 2015 Team size: 2-24; we recommend 5-8 Price: it’s complicated Plot Adventure Rooms Canada games’, as with all Adventure Rooms that we’ve encountered, don’t have plots. By virtue of the way it begins, and a couple of the puzzles, there is…
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Escape games are the gift that keeps on giving to Lisa and me. We’ve made tons of new friends, and playing these games have allowed us to build stronger bonds with many of our existing friends… Plus they are a great fallback conversation topic when smalltalk runs dry at social gatherings. One of the standout…
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This company is closed. A work of art that falls flat as its about to hit high notes. Location: Denver, Colorado Date played: May 10, 2015 Team size: 2-4; we recommend 2-4 Price: $79 per team Sunday – Friday, $99 per team Saturday Plot “Test your skills in “The Steal”, a heist mission where steady hands and clever wits are…
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Be still my beating heart… This is a 12 person room escape that can actually fit 12 people. Location: New York, New York Date played: April 26, 2015 Team size: up to 12; we recommend 8-12 Price: $28 per ticket Plot “The Theater is for up to 12 players. You and your fellow theater goers are trapped in…
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A different experience for a seasoned escape gamer. Location: Montclair, NJ Date played: April 25, 2015 Team size: 2-8; we recommend 4-6 Price: $30 per ticket Plot “Enter a dream space for a mind-boggling experience!” Light theming This is the second Adventure Rooms game we’ve played, and it’s fairly similar to the Swiss Original. The theming is very…
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“Back to Basics” is the most literal escape game name I’ve ever seen. Location: Mineola, New York Date played: April 11, 2015 Team size: 2-6; we recommend 2-4 Price: $28 per ticket Plot While babysitting you accidentally got locked in the children’s play room. You have one hour to find the spare key and get out before the…
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Room escapes are one thing, expectations get a bit higher when you’re tasked with escaping a minor league baseball stadium. Plot “The titans are coming, and they’re hungry. Based on the manga megahit, Attack on Titan, the newest Real Escape Game (REG) takes players to a world inhabited by giant, humanoid creatures that live for…
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Escape New Haven’s The Workshop is an unusual, spartan escape game that will mess with your exceptions. Location: New Haven, Connecticut Date played: April 5, 2015 Team size: 2-4; we recommend 2-4 Price: $26 per ticket Plot “You find yourself trapped in a madman’s workshop. Can you figure out how to use his tools and inventions against him to…
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Escape games tend to have a 15-30% escape rate. They aren’t good odds, and that’s what I love about them. My favorite types of fiction usually feature a ragtag group of misfits fighting against impossible odds. In both business and pleasure, I get a kick out of the odds being stacked against me. My personal…
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Escape the Hydeout is great game in Anaheim, CA. Here are our other recommendations for great escape rooms in the Anaheim area. Location: New York, New York Date played: March 23, 2015 Team size: up to 8; we recommend 6-8 Price: $28 per ticket Plot The good doctor has been acting strange in recent months and has now…
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The Spark of Resistance escape game in Portland, Oregon has become my gold standard for room escapes. The more distance I have from playing it, the more I am in awe of what they created. So I was delighted to learn from Chris Dickson of the Exit Games UK blog that the folks behind Spark…
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New escape room designers have been reaching out to us with increasing frequency looking for tips to get started on making their own puzzles. I’ve been trying to write personalized responses to everyone, but it’s becoming a bit too much, so here are the basics as I see them. Full Disclosure I am a user…
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Location: Manila, The Phillipines Date played: March 6, 2015 Team size: 2-6; we recommend 3-5 Price: worked out to about $16 per ticket Plot “As a trainee wizard, you and your friends are tasked to steal the magical time turner and stop Sidius from his evil master plan that will change the world of wizardry.” Deeply inspired by Harry…
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Location: New York, New York Date played: February 26, 2015 Plot This room doesn’t have an explicitly stated plot. It has a religion meets archeology, Da Vinci Code-esque feel based on the new television series DIG. Free, Limited Run This is a free room escape experience with a limited, three week run in five cities: New York…
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February 27 Update – DIG Room Escape Reviewed The folks from Escape the Room NYC have been contracted to build a limited run escape game to promote USA Network’s new show DIG. The show looks like it could be interesting: To my knowledge, this is the second corporate promotion-backed room escape. Details It’s a 30 minute…
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Location: New York, New York Date played: February 14, 2015 Price: $28 per ticket Plot “It was a nice sunny day, and you decided to go hiking with your friends in the forest. However, the mist came out of nowhere, and you were the last person on your team because you could not see anything. Then,…
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Nearly every room escape begins with you entering a mundane room; often an office of some sort. The only remarkable feature is usually the unusual volume of locks. Some of these rooms are comically mundane right down to the minimalistic Ikea dresser and drawer sets that have been modified to mount combination locks. Now you…
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Location: Montclair, New Jersey Date played: January 19, 2015 Team size: 2-8; we recommend 4-6 Price: $30 per ticket Plot This game isn’t really themed. By virtue of its location in what was a previously a doctors office, and a few of the puzzles, it has a medical-ish feel. Global Company Adventures Rooms is global company with US…
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A room escape is a puzzle and a fiction that only has to capture you for 60 minutes. Las Vegas is famously opulent and frivolous. Everything is large, glittery, and glows. It’s mostly venire, but the illusion doesn’t have to last long or withstand scrutiny. So much potential Vegas seems the perfect location for a…
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date played: January 23, 2015 Team size: 2-6; we recommend 3-4 Price: $35 per ticket Plot “You plan to move to Vegas, and you are looking for houses. Your agent brings your family to an abandoned mansion which is extremely cheap. Yet, everyone is uncomfortable with the atmosphere inside. All of a sudden, a…
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Update June 14, 2015 – Live Room Escape has renamed itself, “Countdown Live Escape Game.” Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Date played: January 24, 2015 Price: $35 per ticket Plot “Once someone enters, the doors lock and the countdown begins. Mr. X was smart enough to hide his work and created several clues. Will you be able…
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