I had a great time playing The Wizard's Apothecary tonight. Loved the look and quality of the set and props. There was a good variety of different puzzle types, and all the tech and mechanisms in the room were well maintained and worked correctly.

Several of the puzzles can be solved in parallel, making this an especially good room for a group (people can split up and work on different things if they want to, rather than everyone having to crowd in and work on the same thing).

Special shout out to Eli, my game master for the room. Thanks Eli, you were awesome! I played solo and his hints were on point: just enough to nudge me in the right direction without spoiling any of the puzzles for me. I finished the room with 1 minute left on the clock.

I usually do escape rooms as a duo with my spouse, and tbh we usually avoid places with public bookings. That said, I was really impressed with the room quality and customer service at Escape Rooms Live and definitely plan to come back to play their other rooms.

UPDATE: Poe-ranormal Activity My spouse and I had a great time playing this room as a duo. We escaped with about 15 minutes left. We enjoy the extra challenge of starting in separate rooms -- it'll definitely get you working together and communicating!

The atmosphere was good and we especially liked how well the puzzles tied in with the theme.

The rooms have some mildly spooky decor, but most of the spookiness is confined to one part so only one person needs to be marginally brave. This is definitely not what I'd consider a scary or horror room.

We especially enjoyed how the puzzles tied in with the theme. While no familiarity with Poe's work is required, fans will appreciate all the nods and references.

Our gms, Vanessa and Eli, were both super friendly, helpful, and enthusiastic. Thanks guys!

UPDATE: Sherlock Holmes A Matter of Time Shout out to our gms Eli and Vanessa! Great staff add so much to the overall experience.

This was a solid room. Not the most compelling storyline or atmospheric space, but we enjoyed the puzzles and had a good experience. However if you can only do 1 or 2 of the rooms at this location, skip Sherlock and do the Poe and Wizard rooms instead.

This location used to have some rooms that were only 45 minutes, but we were told they added some puzzles and now they're all 60 minutes.

UPDATE: Sherlock Holmes Bombs Away This room was fine, but skippable imo. The set was fine and the props are a solid quality but there was nothing exciting or exceptional. I think most of the puzzles can be summed up as 'find the parts/components, then follow the instructions'. They were still fun, but there was only one puzzle where we felt clever for figuring it out.

Our game master Kara was friendly, and so was Vanessa whom we chatted with a bit after the game.

The Wizard's Apothecary was definitely the stand out room at this location. If you can only do one room there, it should 100% be that one, with 'Poe-ranormal Activity' in second place.