We checked out Episode #4 of Solver’s Puzzle Hunt’s released on December 17.
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More information about the SOLVER film:
www.empirebuilderproductions.com @SOLVERfilm (Instagram)
We checked out Episode #3 of Solver’s Puzzle Hunt released on December 11.
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We checked out Episode #2 of Solver’s Puzzle Hunt released on December 7.
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Okay, so here’s our reaction and review video for Solver Puzzle Hunt’s first episode:
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ESCAPE ROOM NEWS:
So, there is an escape room-themed movie called SOLVER coming out with a targeted release date of January 29, 2018. Watch our review video below and subscribe to our YouTube channel because we’ll be playing along with the Puzzle Hunt (more info below the videos).
SOLVER Trailer:
The movie is being produced by Empire Builder Productions. Check out their website for info on the movie and their Instagram channel (@solverfilm) for the PR campaign called Puzzle Hunt, which is a series of 12 puzzles that you play through the ClueKeeper app (download through the Apple Store for your IOS device or Google Play for your Android).
ESCAPE ROOM REVIEW – THE QUICK AND DIRTY
Play if… Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is one of your favorite movies.
Avoid if… you’re lactose intolerant, diabetic, or prone to cavities.
THE BASICS
Get a Clue Games:
Address: 8019 Corporate Dr Suite J, Nottingham, MD 21236 (click address for Google Map)
Contact and Website: 410-931-0580
[email protected]
https://www.getacluegames.com
The Room – The Chocolate Factory:
Description (from the company website): The old Chocolate Master wasn’t feeling so good. This was the first time in years when he missed an order of his famous chocolate treats. Soon after, the newspaper announced his passing. The great Chocolate Factory closed its doors forever. However, a year later there was an odd rumor that the Master was on the lookout for a successor and left behind clues on how to open the unbreakable doors. In the factory, he hid his greatest recipe. You have one hour to get into the factory, find the recipe and replicate it to become the next Chocolate Master and own the factory. Will you be able to find the clues that the old Chocolate Master left behind before time runs out?
Difficulty (1-10): n/a
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $28 (+ tax per person)
Identifier: R1
Party Size: Up to 10
Staging Area: Small lobby area with space for photos; conference room where room briefings are done.
Metro Access/Parking: This is over by White Marsh in a strip mall. Plenty of parking, but no metro access.
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: You start off in a small room slightly reminiscent of Willy Wonka’s factory.
Understanding of the Mission: In order to take ownership of the factory, you need to find get into the lab, find the recipe and all ingredients, then learn how to replicate it.
Did We Escape: Yes
Time Remaining: 2:05
Our Suggested Party Size: 6-8
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Eric, Heather, Ress, Devon
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After:
ESCAPE ROOM REVIEW – THE QUICK AND DIRTY
Play if… you love The Walking Dead.
Avoid if… you have a fear of hospitals… or zombies… or hospitals with zombies in them.
THE BASICS
Laurel’s House of Horror and Escape Rooms:
Address: 935 Fairlawn Ave, Laurel, MD 20707 (click address for Google Map)
Contact and Website: 240-278-4545
http://www.laurelhaunt.com
The Room – The Rising Horror:
Description (from the company website): “The Rising Dead” is inspired by the hit zombie TV series, with hints of the hospital scene from the first season. This new game is one of our scariest yet, with the added pressure and motivation of a live-actor zombie. Can you get out of the quarantine room into the hospital lab? Bring your friends — you’ll need all the help you can get!
Formerly “Resident Horror”, this escape room experience has re-launched as “The Rising Dead” starting in August. A live actor is part of the experience* (incidental, but not intentional, touching may occur due to unpredictable activities of the dead).
Difficulty (1-10): 3/5 (medium difficulty)
Time Limit: 45 minutes
Cost: $30
Identifier: R2 (revamped from Resident Horror)
Party Size: up to 8 people
Staging Area: It’s in an old movie theater that is supposedly haunted, so pretty damn creepy.
Metro Access/Parking: Not metro accessible at all. The theater is in a strip mall so there is plenty of parking.
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:
Note: The ERG were given the opportunity to try out this room for free, with the understanding that we would continue to provide an honest review and follow the same process we’ve used on all of our other ratings.
Logistics:
Description of the room: You start off in a hospital room that is connected to a hallway… and another room with a heavy lock on the door.
Understanding of the Mission: Make our way through the hospital, get to the lab, find the medicine, and escape before the zombies get us!
Did We Escape: Yes
Time Remaining: 13 minutes
Our Suggested Party Size: We’d recommend 6 if you all have escape room experience; 8 if you have some newbies or ERVs (Escape Room Virgins) with you.
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): Mark, Eric, Shannon and three of the employees from Laurel’s House of Horror.
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After: It’s in a shopping center in Laurel. Lots of places to eat. We had Five Guys before doing one of the previous rooms.
ESCAPE ROOM INTERVIEW:
Check out our interview with Megan, one of the owners, from Clue Carré while we were in New Orleans on vacation for Halloween. We’ll have reviews of The Voodoo Room and French Quarter House of Curiosities up soon.
And CONGRATULATIONS to Clue Carré on their grand opening at their Metairie, LA location on Friday, November 17. Check back tomorrow for our review of the Game Museum: Evolution of Games room!
ESCAPE ROOM REVIEW – THE QUICK AND DIRTY
Play if… you’ve been gaming your entire life. Or a part of it. Or you just like games.
Avoid if… you think board games are for kids, or are so competitive at Monopoly that your friends/family won’t play with you anymore (remember: Escape Rooms are cooperative experiences).
THE BASICS
Clue Carré: Metairie Location:
Address: 2712 Athania Parkway, Metarie, LA 70002 (click address for Google Map)
Contact and Website: 504-667-2583
https://www.cluecarre.com
Room – The Game Museum:
Description (from the company website): Welcome to the Evolution of Games exhibit at the Clue Carré Musuem of Games. As humanity has evolved over the centuries, so has our ability to fulfill possibly our most primal need: to play games. From thousand-year old games like Go and Mancala through today’s video and virtual-reality simulations, we have filled our free time with cards, boards, dice, and all manner of monsters to defeat. This time, the monsters are the games themselves. Can you play through the millennia of game history in under an hour, or will you be left staring at the two most dreaded words in history: GAME OVER?
Difficulty (1-10): N/A
Time Limit: 60 minutes
Cost: $28
Identifier: R1
Party Size: Up to 8
Staging Area: The location is on a residential street, so look for the sign. The seating area is comfortably set with couches and chairs. We are told that a private room for parties is in the works as well if you want to book your corporate event there.
Metro Access/Parking: You’ll need to Lyft/Uber unless you are local and have a car. Street parking may be limited.
OUR EXPERIENCE
This is the video we took just after we completed the room:
Note: The ERG were given the opportunity to try out this room for free, with the understanding that we would continue to provide an honest review and follow the same process we’ve used on all of our other ratings.
Logistics:
Description of the room: It literally looks like a museum exhibit. As you scan the room, there are games posted to the walls with descriptions of each, along with a logical timeline from Stone Age dice all the way up to the present.
Understanding of the Mission: We’ve entered the museum exhibit and have to play all the games and beat the room within our hour-long tour before the next group gets its opportunity.
Did We Escape: Yes
Time Remaining: 6:15
Our Suggested Party Size: 4-6 is perfect. This room *can* be done with 1, but it would be very time consuming and you likely wouldn’t finish in time (there is a LOT to do in this room).
Did the room challenge the entire team? Yes
Members of our team (other than the ERG): None
Worth the time and money? Yes
Where to Eat/Drink Before/After:
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.