ESCAPE ROOM REVIEW – THE QUICK AND DIRTY
Play if… you love underwater thrillers like The Abyss or Leviathan.
Avoid if… you dislike dark, creepy, and eerie places.
THE BASICS
A-Escape:
Address: 353 New Leicester Highway, Office Suite F, Asheville, NC 28806 (click address for Google Map) – look for the red door
Note: Check out our interview with Kyle, one of the owners of A-Escape, for some more background on the design and what thinking went into the development of this room.
Contact and Website: 252-621-0341
www.a-escape.com
The Room – Abandoned Submarine:
Description (from the company website): Approximately three days ago the U.S.S. Fortitude failed to check in at its scheduled time. What followed was a series of eerie communications from the submarine, followed by complete silence. The sub has gone dark, and the status of its crew is unknown.
Your team is being sent down to investigate. Just remember: In the deep, no one can hear you scream.
Difficulty (1-10): not rated
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $15 per person
Identifier: R1
Party Size: Up to 8 people
Staging Area: A lobby with a few chairs and some puzzles on the walls. They have puzzles on the bathroom walls as well.
Metro Access/Parking: It’s in Asheville, so you’ll need a car.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took before we entered the room:
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Logistics:
Description of the room: Your initial room (and part of the mission) is to travel down to the abandoned sub in an underwater craft and dock with it.
Understanding of the Mission: Enter the submarine, SECRET MISSION POINT 2, find out what happened to the crew, and SECRET MISSION POINT 4.
Did We Escape: Affirmative
Time Remaining: 18:29 – number 2 on the Leaderboard!
Our Suggested Party Size: 6 was perfect
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Corey, Brittany and Heather
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After: Lots of places in Asheville, so Google it.