Escape Factory — Local services in Claremont

WE DID NOT GO TO THE ESCAPE FACTORY! WE WENT TO BLACKBEARD'S INDOOR MINI GOLF!) Took my 10 year old, mini golf loving, nephew to this cool glow-in-the-dark indoor course that is (you guessed it) Pirate themed! He absolutely loved it. This is a kid after my own heart. I've been an avid mini golf fan since about age 6 & I'm 50 now! 44 years of "it's just for fun" putt-putt all around the country. My husband and I used to plan vacations based on mini golf availability! Anyway, the Blackbeard's glowing indoor course was definitely a challenging course, the artwork/sculptures were a lot of fun to look at & we simply had a blast! So it was me a 50 year old female, my 10 year old nephew, and and my 75 year old mom so I'd definitely check the box for "Fun for all ages!" We'll definitely be returning to try & tame that course, and since it's indoors, we don't have to wait til next Memorial Day (in New Hampshire, 99% of mini golf is only available May - Oct due to winter weather) before we can go back. Staff was very helpful too. Now for all the extras ---- this is definitely someone's "fun, food & games" dream come true. Whoever opened this establishment is a friend of mine, even though I don't know them! They have this indoor glowing min golf, there's a small (very small) arcade w/ maybe 7-8 games, a pub style restaurant attached with moderate prices & pool tables, AND yes, there is an escape room game on location as well. We're going to plan our escape room visit once they finish building 2 new experiences. I cannot wait to try out their escape room games, given the attention to detail & devotion to having fun, I'm very eager to try the escape room adventures! Being located in an old brick mill in Claremont NH is awesome. Claremont could really benefit from many businesses like this. Claremont needs more family style adventures like this, and again, like I said, these ALL INDOOR experiences offer year-round entertainment, something quite rare for us natives. Keep up the great work everyone! We look forward to seeing you at the escape factory next time! ** PS -- I would've given 5 stars if there was the typical "free game for hole in one" on the 18th hole. I mean, that's a STAPLE of mini golf courses nationwide -- you ALWAYS win a free round of golf if you manage to get the highly unlikely (but possible) hole in one at the 18th. So that made me sad, that they don't offer that. It's such a simple thing, and it's so unlikely for players to win, but it feeds our human desire to WIN something for completing a highly unlikely task. That thin little thread of a CHANCE to win is enough to feed that desire. So that's one thing I really want to see changed. It's such an easy thing to do... Super low risk for the proprietors and yet it offers this little glimmer of hope to the players....

The room design and set are incredible. That's the good, the bad is it's one of the worst escape rooms we have ever done (we have done dozens). The owner/designer has no idea of how an escape room should be run. There is no consistency in the puzzles, nor logical flow to them, it's chaos. There were FAR too many clues, props, papers, junk scattered around a HUGE room, at the end of an hour we had a pile in the middle of the room and had nothing solved. We could not wait to leave. Double check on Facebook escape room groups, for the area/region if you don't believe this review. The owner fell into a trap we had seen before, they had done exactly one room before opening, and that is not enough knowledge to start an escape room business. I hate to be harsh, but the simple fact is the industry will be hurt by such a bad room, people will go...not have a good time, and think "What's the big deal with escape rooms...this one was terrible.." If there were a show "Escape room rescue" this would be a...

I did not go into Escape Factory but a part of it that is called Random Acts of Kindness. A store with a million neat things - loads of books for little ones, teens, young adults and adults. CDs,- I bought Evita! Beautiful glassware and brand new Christmas items. When you get to the counter you pay what you can afford or what you feel appropriate. I purchased a selection of books for all for our free library stations, my cd and books for my yound grandson. . .total $7. This money now goes to help people in need! A win-win situation and inside so weather no issue. The Escape Factory is a game center located on the other side of this building where families and others can gather to play board games and games together. It is run by Nick Koloski who does amazing things in...