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| - We have done the escape room concept before, but this is our first in the Charlotte area, so we stopped by on a dreary Saturday afternoon without a reservation. In retrospect, this was probably our mistake, but we were being spontaneous.
The web site does say that you should make reservations, but we had some issues with doing so - so we just stopped in instead, since when we left the house, there was plenty of room in our preferred room.
As is mentioned, the rooms are set aside by number of participants, and because of that, you might end up with people you don't know, unless you book the whole room, and then pay a no-show fee for any "missing" people (currently half the going rate, which could be expensive if there are only say two of you). It all depends on how open you are to meeting new people.
An interesting way to solve this might be to have the same number of people (8, 10, whatever) and multiple ways to solve the room - then if people don't know each other - or even if they do, they could actually be in competition. That would be interesting.
Anyway, when it comes to the room, it's likely to be a challenge. Some items may seem straightforward, and some may seem to be difficult - it's likely that you'll notice things and miss others entirely, but that's why you are given a walkie-talkie, and encouraged to try and figure things out for yourself, at least at first. After a while, the staff is there to help, even giving clues as needed to point you in the right direction (they aren't going to give you the answers, but point you towards them). Unlike some other rooms we've tried, they don't charge you, which is nice.
With a success rate of somewhere between 10-20% (presumably dependent on which room you're in, it's definitely worth trying if you like puzzles. Just make sure you - or someone you're with - is the observant type. It isn't the cheapest entertainment in town, but it's definitely worth checking out!
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