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    1.0 (1 review)
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    MISH MASH Adventures

    3.9(47 reviews)
    5.2 mi

    For two hours my family got to really enjoy working the rooms together to pass and get as many…read morepoints as we could get. Each room is as different as you could imagine from the other rooms. Staff was way cool and even helpful at times when we really didn't know what we were looking for. Not to be confused with a typical escape room adventure way more.

    1 star awarded for the staff being upbeat, fun, easy to work with and talk to. Very helpful…read more Amazing staff. 1 star for the ambiance. From Fox Valley Mall into Mish Mash, this place is awesome. The art, digital lighting, signage, and aesthetics are so cool. They did an incredible job with designing it. Mish Mash feels like a liminal space sometimes. I have to dock 3 stars for the complexity of the games, the speed of the games, and the setup of the games. 1 Star Docked for the Setup. The rooms each have a card scanner with a code you enter. That's easy enough. But some rooms require you to push buttons to select teams. Each room handles this differently. It was confusing. Stuff like this needs to be decided outside the room. By the time you go inside the room, you should be playing the game. I don't want to spend an additional 1-3 minutes learning how the setup works. 1 Star Docked for the Complexity of the Games. This makes me sad because the rooms look amazing. The soccer game's fence is too low, so balls ricochet easily. The ropes rooms are too intense for bigger adults, and quite frankly, a liability. The sewer room is a cool concept but way too difficult to climb for adults. The cathedral room we solved, but the game penalized us for not pushing the buttons at the end. We didn't know and the staff didn't give us the points. The biblioteca and crime wall room's tablets froze and we couldn't finish the games. The room with the white cables and colors doesn't give you enough instructions. In fact, please don't give us riddles. Just tell us what to do. I don't want to be even more confused than I already am. Please just forgo the riddles entirely. 1 Star Docked for the Speed of the games. From entering a room to start, the games take forever. 3 minute countdown becomes a 10 second countdown, which then becomes a 10-15 second riddle, which then becomes the room turning on. It's a lot of time docked for just waiting. I was getting impatient. New rooms made me nervous. I'm sad. This place looked so cool. The rooms are beautiful, but disappointing. If I could change mish mash, I would instead do a museum style approach, where the tablets are removed, the magnet doors are removed. And players are instead given an app or a tablet, and each room can be freely entered and played with. And maybe have players solve a mystery and learn to communicate with each other and perhaps with others. And maybe each room has a sort of solution or goal that works towards a greater goal? Or doing a set number of instructions will flash a code that can be used in a phone or tablet to open up more clues or something. That way the whole exiting and re-entering can be alleviated. Either that or take a road trip to activate games down the street and create games that are a little simpler in design. Mish Mash is a good concept but it needs more time to cook. Thank you for the experience, but until they fix things, I wouldn't recommend coming back.

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    iCombat World - iCombat Tactical Laser Tag

    iCombat World

    5.0(2 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    We purchased a groupon and it was only for four, well my group grew to 7 and they easily…read moreaccommodated that, I simply phoned in and asked how much more would that be, They recommend I purchased the unlimited ammo, Which I surely Do ask that you spend the extra $5.00, We get there and I know exactly that it is behind Bally Doyles, In the Lower End where they do Haunted houses in late Sept, and all OCTOBER... We get inside and we get greeted by 2 wonderful Men and they walk us thru the whole thing and take us on a creepy Tour, as we were walking back to get our Guns and Ammo, I simply Said Well that was enough for me ...I was scared outta my wits end, I had to stay for the group, I slowly learned how to kill, stalk my prey, I ran outta ammo, millions of times thats ok cuz my team captain alway refilled it, I had unlimited ammo ofcourse, Sweat pouring down all of us and not only that, They were all Scared! I definitely recommend this for a million reasons! #1 Party! #2 Work out #3 absolutely Fun, you will be talking about your experience for days and not only that you will want to come back! I also ask that you get a large group together imagine not knowing who is behind you....My daughter even said she was watching us reload in our headquarters...OMG!

    This is the best laser-tag I've ever played, the guns were nice full metal. I'm thirteen and I was…read moreenjoying it just as much as the adults playing it. The map is great and the staff are great, it is the best game I've ever played

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    Basement of the Dead Haunted House Chicago

    Basement of the Dead Haunted House Chicago

    4.0(133 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    Wow! This place is the definition of horror. My fiance and I are huge, huge fans of the horror…read moregenre. He is very judgemental when it comes to haunted houses and I was surprised to hear no criticism out of him. This was my second year attending. We went on a Sunday and only waited 20 minutes to get in. It was raining but they kept tents above everyone waiting in line. The rain didn't stop the party from happening. Actors still ran around frightening guest. The DJ was pumping jams the entire time. They sell food, drinks and merchandise too but be prepared to spend quite a bit. The haunted house was full of detail and each room had something special to scare you to the fullest. We were in there for a while. Sorry, I couldn't keep track. I was terrified lol. Definitely got our 45 dollars worth. Then after almost loosing my voice and feeling relieved that it was over, we were guided to the second haunted house. Yes I said it, A SECOND HAUNTED HOUSE! and it's already included in your admission. The second one is a 3D haunt with glasses. Very trippy. Full of balloons and confusion and CLOWNS! MWAHAHA! Try to avoid Saturdays in October. One of the attendings working the line said there was a 4 hour wait. I remember that too because I went on a Saturday last year. And avoid coming here drunk on your ass. They won't tolerate drunk or high people who are causing scenes. I saw them kick out lots of people in line who were making a ruckus. I gave this place 5 stars because it deserves it. Their haunt is one of the best. Try to avoid Saturdays unless you don't mind the long wait. Although waiting in line is definitely half of the experience. Dress warm and wear comfy shoes. Bring extra spending money for food, drinks, and souvenirs. Avoid bringing kids under 12 unless they love scary things. Don't pay for parking at the casino, there's free parking a block away. Definitely the best haunted house in Illinois!

    The rooms and props are all amazing, but some of the actors really needed work. I am writing this…read morereview from the first day it opened so I will give them some grace, but one of the actors said to me, "your perm is pissing me off" I don't have a perm. I told him my hair is naturally curly and he said "you're a natural liar". To me that was not entertaining, it just felt hostile and hurtful, not funny. It turned me off from this experience big time. Almost every actor inside the haunted house was screaming and it got very repetitive. I was hoping to see some more interesting or clever acts, not just screaming in my face over and over.

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    iCombat Montgomery - Super realistic weapons complete with Lasers and Scopes make playing iCombat Montgomery unlike anything else!

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    4.6(14 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    Super fun place for laser tag! The arena consists of a section of the haunted house where there is…read morea sniper tower that's bi-level. Since it's a small walk-up, it's not physically demanding. There are many places to hide and take cover. The equipment was great. I thought it was awesome that there's a display on the gun that shows stats on how much life you have, how much ammo is left, who shot you, who you show and then at the end of each mission, it shows how many terminations and hits you made and how many ammo you used. The missions are fun and take about 10 minutes each. The ability to re-spawn and the number of ammo you get depends on the mission. A lot of them are unlimited re-spawn and ammo. You have to sign a waiver before you can play. There are free arcade games in the lobby you can play while you wait to go into the arena. They also have a locker area where you can store your valuables while you are in play. You have the option of playing by the hour or by the mission: $30/hour or $15 for 3 missions. There's a Groupon deal that's available which offers 1.5 hours (90 minutes) for about $20/person. This was what we did and it was a great deal. You should call for a reservation ahead of time. Tips: -Call to make a reservation -Wear something comfortable and not too warm since you'll be working up a sweat -Bring a bottle of water to rehydrate after (or they also sell bottle water in the lobby) Location: In a strip mall near Burger King

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