We came here for two visits.
1st Visit -
There were four of us in our party and it was our first time doing an escape room. The only one available at the time was Temetra's Hex.
We all filled out the waiver forms online and were ready to go as soon as we got there.
We, unfortunately, forgot our gamemaster's name but they were well-versed and enthusiastic in the script. I don't think any of us were expecting a backstory but enjoyed it nonetheless.
We were a little afraid to touch stuff when we entered. Again, it was our first time and we weren't really sure what was acceptable. For the first 10-15 minutes we touched things gently to see if they did anything. We didn't even move the lanterns. Instead, we walked items over to any light we could. Finally, the gamemaster reminded us that we could move things and use the lanterns. That's when our game really started.
The four of us felt easier at moving around and touching things.
The comments, nudges, and hints were appreciated when we asked. And I was reminded that the....thing...I don't remember what animal the animatronic was, was named Jinx and not Alexa :P
There were a couple of tight spaces, crawling, and short climbing to do. Although that wasn't expected, it was pretty neat to have to be so active in a puzzle-solving situation "game". Our children didn't mention doing any of this kind of thing in their escape rooms (Another location in Tacoma and one in Seattle).
*At least two of us are overweight and we were still able to participate in each of the areas.
Anyhow, we only got about 85% done before time ran out. I don't think we did too bad considering it was our first time and that we spent our first 10-15 minutes trying not to break anything.
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2nd Visit -
Our children (24 & 31), and son-in-law, all agreed to forego Christmas this year and do an Escape Room together instead. We suggested Point Ruston since it was close and none of them had been to this one. As mentioned, we (the parents) already did Temetra's Hex, so we booked Siren's Cove.
We were all set with waiver forms online, we put our items in the provided locker and got started.
We had a different gamemaster this time but still, they were well-versed and enthusiastic.
We volunteered our son-in-law as tribute to walk down the hallway first :P
Once we got in, we went to work. All on different things. I kind of stayed out of the way since the room was small with five of us, and just looked around taking ownership of the writing tablet, writing things as they called them out.
No one was worried about touching things this time.
I don't want to give away anything, so I'll just say that there was a short "climb" for one person, and a crawl space in another area. Other than that, I don't think there was very much physical activity. Once all areas were opened there was a lot of room to move around.
We completed this challenge with 11 minutes to spare.
*I have to mention, that my family are gamers (DND, boardgames, online, PVP, RPG, etc). Not so much us anymore (the parents - former WoW raiders), but the three of them still are. They made quick work of puzzles with little hints. I think they declined all but two hints from the gamemasters.
Our finish time wasn't because the room was easy.
When we finished we received a "We Escaped" button :)
We had a lot of fun and our children said this was way better than the other Escape rooms that they've done. One of them bought a passport for more.
We plan on booking Gig Harbor's location for a coming birthday.
10/10 - We would all recommend! read more