This was the first escape room I've played where I didn't have any fun at all. I'm not sure why it gets such high reviews.
Going into the room, the host asked who was the most brave and since I had the most experience, I volunteered.
When the game began, I spent the first 6 minutes in a small room with literally nothing to do while the other room had to figure out how to open the door. It had nothing to do with "bravery" and I started the game essentially losing 14% of the game playing time.
I had high hopes for this room since it was very expensive and was less time than most games. I've played 25 rooms and usually average $35 for a 60 minute room. This game was $50 for 45 minutes, which is $1.11 per minute compared to $0.58 per minute. And by losing those first 6 minutes locked in a room not contributing, it was like money being flushed away.
Then, once I got into the study, the game wasn't much better. I've played much better games with better puzzles. There were a few occasions where we got stuck on red herrings and just didn't know what to do. The game masters weren't responsive at all to providing hints. I suspect they were more interested in the group of 10 playing in the other room at the time.
Another example of poor game play was that the phone rang several times with messages that had nothing to do with the game. One asked that I stay on the line for 30 seconds so they could find us. In a game that is only 45 minute, a 1 minute meaningless phone call is just sucking away time from the room. And there were several phone calls like this.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend this room at this expensive price or even at a discount. Take you money and find a better room.