LOCATION: Edison, New Jersey, USA
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: Pierson's Mansion
📅 DATE PLAYED: May 28, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Mystery
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-10PPL
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $30/PP
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
Famed puzzled master Frederic Pierson is considered to be one of the best! However, his butler Richard has been keeping a close eye on Frederic, learning how to become a puzzle master as well! Following the incident of what happened to Frederic's daughter Abigail, you and your team of investigators have been assigned to dig further into the Pierson's mansion to see what other secrets are being held behind closed doors.
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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
Just like a mansion, this room is the largest one at this location. There's a lot of areas to explore with more and more reveals towards the end of the story.
The storyline gave a surprising conclusion to the prequal "Abigail's Playroom" (definitely reminded us of a few escape movies that we've seen before)
Some puzzles felt like you're playing "hide and seek" with whoever trapped you to this room as there's a good amount of searching and observation needed in this game
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
One of the puzzles took only some elements to create the entire puzzle which seemed unfinished to us.
One of the puzzles required some height and Cici (5ft) wasn't able to reach the top to complete the puzzle. If a tool can be provided for shorter players this would be helpful.
Towards the end of the game, there was a prop that was really difficult to utilize to read a final clue. This could be a hinder point on winning or losing the game. We advised getting this prop replaced.
The clue givers in this game needs to really pay attention to the players as there's a lot of search and find happening so if they didn't see that the player has already spotted that certain clue then the GM may be giving the same clue to the player again which can cause frustration.
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
We thought this game was the hardest one out of the 5 at this location. The puzzle flow is not as logical as the rest. We had to use deduction to get to the answers for some of the puzzles. There are a lot more red herrings in this room that got us confused throughout. I would advise to try everything you can think of and definitely go for a hint if needed as you'll need to leave plenty of time for the final puzzle. If you like this type of challenge, then you might want to take on the puzzle master behind Pierson's mansion.
ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO
Free parking lot right in front
Lobby area with seating on the second floor
Merchandise available for purchase
Only "Tiki Treasure Boat" and "Candy World" are accessible on the 1st floor. The other games (including this one) are up one flight of stairs.
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Disclosure: We thank Amazing Escape Room (Edison) for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
