Escape Room Era - "Christmas at Franklin's"
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Escape Room Era - "Christmas at Franklin's"

Updated: Apr 24


LOCATION:  Anaheim, California, USA

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📝  ETR DECODER

  • 🔑 GAME: Christmas at Franklin's

  • 📅 DATE PLAYED: October 20, 2023

  • 🎬 GENRE: Holiday, Family

  • 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 adults/ 2 kids): 6/10

  • 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: Up to 9 ppl

  • 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

  • 💰 PRICE: $42.00/ pp

  • ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

  • 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes


📖 THE STORY

Santa has sent your group, Seal Team ELF-A, to infiltrate Ben Franklin's home to acquire his newest toy invention. While he is away at a secret meeting, you have an hour to solve the puzzles, examine the trinkets and figure out the devices to find it before he gets back.


🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

  • This was a beautifully decorated Christmas themed room with a Christmas tree, lights, stocking by the fire and more. Though we played it before the holiday season, we felt immersed in the feel of the Christmas spirit.

  • All the puzzles were themed around Christmas using a lot of fun props, as well as there was a lot of items to work with. This allowed us all to be part of the puzzle solving and let us all stay engaged.

  • There was a nice twist in the middle that kept the game exciting. When asked, the kids say that this was their favorite part.

  • Though the puzzle flow was mostly linear, there were a few times we were able to break up into 2 groups and all have a chance to test our puzzle solving prowess.

  • At the beginning, it seemed overwhelming but once we got into the game, we found it flowed well.


🧩 MISSED THE MARK

  • A very minor thing but simply having a lockout safe can be a pain, but the GM also allowed us to check the combination first before entering it which was helpful.


🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Christmas at Franklin’s" was a family friendly Christmas game. The puzzles were creative and there was a wide variety with some that allowed the kids to lead the solve. The story was light and the room had the perfect Christmas feel to it. We played with 2 adults and 2 kids and found it was a perfect number to allow everyone to see everything though up to 6 would fit comfortably in there. Anyone looking for a little holiday cheer anytime of the year, this is the room for you to check out.


ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

  • Free Parking

  • Lobby with seating available.

  • Located on the 2nd floor


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Disclosure: We thank Escape Room Era for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.



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