We know Escape Rooms like vampires know blood... They bring out the animal in us because we're not just fans, we're not just experts, we're predators. Don't just accept a vague opinion about a room when instead you can understand the entire art form, like we do, before tearing it apart. Victory always tastes better when you respect your prey.
Review by Michael and Chat-GPT This review is co-written by Chat-GPT because I (Michael) was having trouble translating my reaction to this room into an even-handed and succinct review. I gave my opinions to Chat-GPT and asked it to clarify them for me. This isn’t something I would normally do, it’s not even something […]
Type: Tech . Awe: 8/10 . Care: 8/10 . Challenge: 8/10 . Teamwork: 5/10 . Theme: 7/10 “You could take that old bus, I suppose… but… it goes through Innsmouth… and so the people don’t like it. Wonder it keeps running at all. I s’pose it’s cheap enough, but I never see mor’n two […]
Hourglass Escape Rooms 3131 Western Ave #422B (206) 718-3705 Type: Giddy Awe: 7/10 Care: 7/10 Challenge: 6/10 Teamwork: 4/10 Theme: 5/10 This well-regarded escape room from Seattle’s Hourglass venue really does look like Evil Dead. It doesn’t feel as much like Evil Dead as it could, but traces of the film’s blend of horror […]
Locurio – 19 N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103 – (206) 371-2835 Type: Environmental Awe: 6/10 Care: 9/10 Challenge: 3/10 Teamwork: 5/10 Theme: 4/10 This newer offering from Locurio is one of the most highly regarded escape rooms in Seattle. My experience with it was negative. Your mileage may vary. The experience starts out with […]
Locurio – 19 N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103 – (206) 371-2835 Type: Technical Awe: 6/10 Care: 9/10 Challenge: 7/10 Teamwork: 7/10 Theme: 7/10 One of the older rooms at Locurio, Vanishing Act has a familiar storyline, presented in a familiar way (especially if you remember Madeline Khan’s dialogue from Clue). WADSWORTH: Your husband disappeared. […]
Every escape room inherently prompts two questions. The first is “Why are the players here?” Our website offers a color-coded breakdown of room types, each correlating to a specific reason players find themselves in the escape room. These eight categories each represent a different appeal of the game, providing a broad spectrum of motivations beyond […]
Room Type: Tech (Sci-Fi) Rating: 5 / 5 Review by Michael Merriam The sole offering of Emeryville’s “Trivium” venue deserves its many awards, and the room’s name is only slightly misleading (it’s not a special division of a government force, it’s fortunately more literal and silly and fun than that). […]
Why bother? (Should that be The Great Escape Room’s motto?)
How can a plainspoken but ingenious room be more spectacular than any spectacle?
How much do we really want to listen to our teammates?
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