Cici Cao
Dec 2, 20192 min
Updated: Apr 16
LOCATION: Trappe, Pennsylvania, USA
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š GAME: Spellcaster
š DATE PLAYED: December 1, 2019
š¬ GENRE: Magic, Fantasy, Mythical
š§ DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6/10
š„ TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: Up To 10 ppl
š LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
š° PRICE: $28/ pp
āļø BOOKING TYPE: Public
š ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
We were a group of wizards in training and our mission was to find the Sacred Crystal of the Ancients from the evil sorcerer āDark Ravenās" chamber. We have to return it to the rightful owner. If we donāt do this in time, āDark Ravenā will extinguish the sun and the world will enter eternal darknessā¦
āDark Ravenā ās chamber really suits the wizardās name. The entire room was designed with pitch black background. This added to the ambience of a dungeon feel. Moreover, it amplified the special lighting effects when they were revealed.
We liked all the āmagicalā feel of the props used in each puzzle. All of them felt like they belonged in a wizardās realm.
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We donāt mind the usage of trick locks, but we thought one was enough as normally they are considered as ātime consuming puzzlesā especially when itās hard for game masters to give clear instructions when the players are stuck. Perhaps an illustrated clue would help.
There was no āhintā as to how to start a particular puzzle in the latter stages. It felt like most players would ask for a clue.Ā Even when the answer was revealed to us later, there was really no particular reason why it had to be done that way.
There was a bit of a delayed reaction to a certain puzzle. The game master had to tell us to try again another way in order for it to finally operate.
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Although the rooms are quite spacious, we felt that there werenāt as many puzzles to accommodate. Our recommended group size for this is 4 people. Youāll enjoy this room if you are a fan of magical and mythical worlds. Finding things was a bit of a challenge in the room since like magicians, black on black is how they trick the human eyes. Test out your wisdom and see if you can keep the world safe from āDark Ravenā!
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Lobby with seating area
Parking in front
Party room available
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Disclosure: We thank Escape Trappe for comping our tickets for this game.
Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.