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- Dec 26, 2023
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THE BASEMENT: A Live Escape Room Experience - "THE STUDY"

Updated: Apr 14

LOCATION:  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: The Study
📅 DATE PLAYED: November 14, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Horror
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 45 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $40-45/PP (pending on weekday/weekend, Min 4PPL price required)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You’ve managed to escape Edward Tandy's basement, allowing you to explore other parts of his house. Now he is extremely angry that you've entered his personal space and this time you'll need to make it out of his study. What will you have to do this time to escape? Someone help!

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The debriefing area was a great little space to build up tension before putting us into the room.
The beginning part of the game gave a little overview of the backstory in a unique way. It almost felt like watching a flashback.
The puzzles were unique in ways where teamwork was needed on some occasions and at other times, individual missions took over.
The lighting was controlled perfectly with the developing story. From dim-lit to bright to pitch dark, the creator knew exactly when to bring out the eeriness. The sound effects also perfectly complemented the lighting in many scenarios.
The live actor was great at playing her part and interacting with the players.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There was a riddle that wanted us to look at an item that felt very vague towards the beginning. Eventually, we had to ask for a hint. The hint system in this room will also take some getting used to. You probably won't receive a hint right away and it's also based on the GM on how and if a hint would be given to you.
The final puzzle's clue was also quite difficult to interpret. We felt like a little nudge would be nice especially if the GM sees the team being at the finish line. The live actor in this game didn't provide as much assistance here but in "The Basement", they were a lot more helpful. It might be because of this live actor's character.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

\This game is a sequel to The Basement (although we didn't feel that prior knowledge of the story was necessary). You will get a little debrief anyway that could link up the story. This game felt more like an immersive experience rather than a conventional escape room so we had to adjust our mindset and it took some time to get used to it. You are characters in this thriller movie and not just puzzle solvers. There was even an unconventional prop that we had to use for one of the puzzles that we would never see used in a conventional escape room. One thing that I am hoping is for the GM to be a little more helpful in hint-giving because as a player I would love to see all the amazing set designs and enjoy the entire storyline instead of perhaps just seeing the first or second room and then the time is already up (especially when this is only a 45-minute game). Our favorite part of the experience was our interaction with the actor. Normally I'm a scaredy-cat, but I was surprised at my participation level in this game. If I can do it, you can! Come play at their last time slot to enhance the thrilling experience!

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Merchandise is available for purchase in the lobby.
Free Parking lot right outside of the facility.
Lobby with seating available.
This game features a live performer
Lockers available inside the room

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