Rating: 5/10
Theme/Ambiance – 6/10
Puzzles – 4/10
Difficulty – 7/10
Excitement/Fun – 5/10

Location: New York, NY
Company: The Escape Game
Website: https://theescapegame.com/newyorkcity/

This escape room is Special Ops: Mysterious Market at The Escape Game based in New York specifically. This company has this same room in many other locations as well, so experiences may vary. You are a field agent and it is up to you to investigate to see what is going on in this mysterious market. Little do you know that one thing will lead to another…

The theme of this escape room is cute and the puzzles all added to the ambiance and vibe. Unfortunately, during this experience some of the puzzles did not work as intended and it ended up being a lot more janky than we’d like. There were some instances where the game master had to interject to let us know something was supposed to happen when it did not. My thoughts are that due to the high usage of this room, many parts of it probably do not work as intended anymore. I really hope in the future they do their best to mitigate these scenarios since it really destroys the immersiveness that escape rooms strive to obtain.

Rating: 7.5/10
Theme/Ambiance – 7/10
Puzzles – 9/10
Difficulty – 7/10
Excitement/Fun – 8/10

Location: Boston, MA
Company: Boxaroo
Website: https://boxaroo.me/

Conundrum Museum at Boxaroo from a distance might look like a very simple theme, but you will more than likely find excitement in the most unexpected places. You are visiting the museum with your friends then out of no where… something happens and you are being framed! You must investigate in order to prove your innocence before the cops come!

What stands out most for this escape room are the puzzles. With the majority being logic-based puzzles, they all add a little bit to the theme to create this “museum”. I had a lot of fun working through the puzzles and they felt really rewarding when it was solved. The story-telling was cute and was overall a really solid escape room.

I would recommend this escape room to anyone staying a couple days in Boston!