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| - This is a fun way to engage your brain and spend an hour with some friends. There are two rooms -- Prison Escape (max of 6 people) and Mad Scientist (max of 8 people). We had 6 people so booked the Prison Escape room. I'm glad we didn't do the one with 8 people, because 6 felt like a bit too many as it is (sometimes too many cooks in the kitchen are a detriment instead of a help). Note that if your group doesn't book the entire room (i.e., a group of 6 friends taking all 6 slots), you may have strangers fill the remaining slots. Also, if you're thinking you want to do this, especially on a weekend, book in advance...wayyyy in advance. I think to get a Sunday afternoon slot, we made our reservation online nearly 2 months ahead of time. This place fills up quickly! Each spot is $27 per person, which does seem a bit pricey given that you only get an hour in the room.
As for the game itself, it's definitely challenging. Lots of info to uncover and puzzles to piece together (plus extraneous clues that make you wonder if they're important when they are not). I didn't realize how challenging it would be. With all of the PhD's and Master's degrees that we collectively possess, our group walked in confidently thinking this would be no sweat. Nope! We didn't escape. Apparently there is only a 30% success rate, and sadly we were not among the elite. It was fun to try though, if not a bit humbling to the ego ;) The staff running the game watches as you play and will slip clues under the door if you get stuck for too long (again, humbling to the ego, but it was nice to be able to move through the game).
The staff was nice and explained how to escape at the end of the game (we were soooo close). They take your group's picture at the end for their facebook page. Overall, while it was a bit pricey, it was a fun way to spend an afternoon with some friends. Plus, if you don't escape, there's a bar right across the street where you can go nurse your bruised ego afterward! :)
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