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    Escapology

    4.2 (79 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Amy Y.

    This location of Escapology is on the 2nd floor of Stonestown on the far end right next to the Regal movie theater, and above the Whole Foods. You're expected to show up ten minutes before your session time, and parking for Stonestown is typically annoying no matter when you come, so aim to arrive sooner. Escapology is a pricier escape room experience (about $50/pp), but the room designs are impressive, they utilize different forms of puzzles and technology, and they offer a variety of themed rooms. Additionally, your experience is private (random people can't join you during the time you booked). Currently, the Monday to Wednesday sessions are $5 cheaper, and they run promotions from time to time if you check their social media or are on their mailing list. For reference, I've paid between $30-40/pp after using discounts and cheaper weekdays. When you check in, you need to sign an online waiver (you can do this preemptively at home as well, and you need to redo this if you do future bookings). You then sit in their fancy lounge until your room is ready, and you can refresh yourself with some chilled water and do some brain teasers to prepare. They have a bin inside for you to put your stuff in, though it's a bit small if you have multiple people with bags. As usual, you can't use your phone for anything, and no pictures of the room either even after you've finished. You are required to pay attention to the introductory videos (one of how to play/rules, one roleplay that sets up the story for your room). You are given a reusable writing pad and a flashlight that may double as a black light. Your game master is watching the entire time, so you can raise your hand and ask for clues whenever you want; you'll be given a clue automatically if you're taking too long on something. We were definitely given multiple hints throughout our experiences, but it didn't detract from our time. I think perhaps they cater it per party, depending on what you want. I've done the Lost City and Scooby Doo rooms, which are considered the "easiest" rooms. If you ask the staff for a difficulty list, they say they don't list that because difficulty is really subjective, but they did have a staff difficulty recommendation list at this location. From the two rooms I did, I can see the differences and can see why some things would be harder for different people. For Lost City, it truly felt like I was in an Indiana Jones type of environment and was impressed by the level of ambience and detail in the rooms and props. I think the ending was very anticlimactic, and the difficult part of this room was in the middle. We completed this with seconds to spare as a team of two. For Scooby Doo, the theming was cute though a bit too cartoonish, and surprisingly spooky as the series is. It utilized a lot more digital displays than I expected, and the tough part was at the very end, though we were tired at that point and spoiled after having an easy time at getting through the first set of puzzles. We were given a lot of hints at the end and escaped again by just asking for the answer as a team of four, as we had spent a lot of time trying to piece something together that just wasn't working. I think there was a mechanical error in the middle of our run that cut into our time that our game moderator didn't realize. For the puzzles throughout the rooms, they used a lot of techniques ranging from solving things literally, cryptography, anagrams, message revealing, logical deduction, looking for patterns or things that matched, physical interaction, putting things in correct order, with a couple annoying red herrings (I have a problem with reading too much into things). I wish there was a little more feedback on when a puzzle was solved, as sometimes something would open silently. Other times, you'd hear a loud bang from an object falling, so it was inconsistent. At the end, you get a code that you can use to sign up for another escape room booking for 20% off if you book within a month. You also get a silicone wristband exclusive to the escape room you did as a cute souvenir, which was a unique touch I really liked. I think Escapology is a great option for escape rooms because they cater to the players and focus on making the experience great over just providing a challenge. Additionally, the cleanliness and detail in the rooms were amazing.

    J F.

    Serena and Sofia from Escapology were absolutely amazing in accommodating everyone in my daughter's birthday party. They were sweet, patient, and understanding. Our party was delayed due to missing waivers. I was stressed, but they never made me feel any worse. I was pleasantly surprised by their party room. It was nicely decorated. I just assumed it would be like many play party rooms we've booked and attended in the past, which usually has plain white walls. Ultimately, all the kids had a great time in the escape room and the party room. We were attracted by this Escape Room because of it's convenient location and most importantly, the option of kid friendly escape rooms. Younger kids just need one adult to "chaperone/supervise" the group. We had two groups. One group was in the pirate room and the other in the Scooby Doo room. Thank you Serena and Sofia for helping make my daughter's party memorable! Rooms of improvement: I wish we were able to watch a live feed of our kids trying to figure out the puzzles. It would be a great talking point in conversations about their experience. It would also create great conversations with all guests waiting in the party room.

    Katrina P.

    I wasn't sure what to expect for our room (which was 7 Deadly Sins), but with escape rooms you honestly never know what to expect. We had Ashlee (I'm pretty sure) and she was a great game master! She was patient with our group and laughed at some jokes we were making. Typically with escape rooms some of the props looked cheap but our room was so well designed and it really challenged 5 brains to work hard. Although we didn't get unlimited hints, we were able to get "nudges" if we were going in the completely wrong direction. This is a nice feature granted I know so many people who do escape rooms and care about time so the consequences of using more than 3 hints were fair. This escape room is also located inside Stonestown Mall and I always find it if-y to do any activity in a mall, but their waiting room was clean, they had a water station, and their background for group pictures were high-quality. You'll definitely see me coming back with more people....we wanna try the Scooby-Doo room.

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    We did "who stole mona", it was fun and exciting. Vanessa was a great, super helpful and friendly. Would go again!

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    Amazing experience. We played pirates' clove, venassa and Elisse are very helpful, gave out hint at the right moment to help us escape!

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    So much fun!!! Did the Mona Lisa room and passed with 2 hints. Can't wait to go again!

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