LOCATION: Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: Medieval Madness
📅 DATE PLAYED: July 12, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Medieval
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-7 ppl (Ages 12+)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $40.00 - $50.00/ pp (pending on the day)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
A life of sin and immoral acts has finally caught up with you and for that you shall be imprisoned until judgement has been called upon you! However, the Lord believes that if you seek him in your final hour and free yourself from this imprisonment, he shall forgive you and set you free!
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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
The set design of this room was top notch. When we walked in, we immediately felt like we were imprisoned inside of a dark dungeon. From the eerie lighting to the creaking wood under our feet, everything was made to give us a chill down our spines.
Some of the props and puzzles really had the theme in mind and we actually felt like we were being "tortured".
There was a giant physical puzzle that we haven't seen used anywhere in a room before. It took some time to finally unlock it but it was a nice touch rather than a normal locking mechanism.
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
There's three music puzzles in this room and it began to feel a bit repetitive after awhile. One of the music puzzles also felt difficult to relate to the picture clue as it's not very clear what it's depicting.
The use of one of the props confused us as we didn't know it had to be pointed a certain way, plus the lights were quite dim inside the room. It would be nice to make this clue a bit more visible.
There was one prop in the latter part of the game that felt like it should be used, but currently it's not doing anything.
The finale needed to be a bit more impactful and also we needed it to connect to the storyline. What did we accomplish? We didn't know we finished the game until the GM just came on the microphone to congratulate our team which took us out of the immersion.
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
This has been our favorite PanIQ Room game so far. The set design accompanied the theme really well. We are big fans of eerie/horror themes (not ones with live actors) so this was right up our alley. The room is actually quite difficult and filled with puzzles. You can easily divide and conquer in this room and it definitely helps to have good eyesight. If you enjoy a challenge, bring your team to help you survive this dungeon!
ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO
Park at the public parking lot (need payment) across the street or the Caesar's Casino parking (if you have a membership card from them, it'll be free or else it's $10).
Huge lobby with seating area and merchandise for sale.
Lockers available for storage
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Disclosure: We thank PanIQ Room Atlantic City for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
