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Exit: The Game Series (2016-2020 Games)
Review Game Description “EXIT: The Game is a series of escape room games for the home. Players must solve riddles and puzzles and crack codes to escape from an imaginary room or environment. But the clock is ticking! Can you escape?” Personal Experience I played “The Polar Station” and “The Forbidden Castle” with some friends prior to 2020. But when…
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Solve Our Shirts: Escape from the Maze of the Minotaur
Review Game Description “Escape from the Maze of the Minotaur! Solve the challenges of the labyrinth and face down the mighty minotaur in this full-length puzzle game T-shirt! This double-sided shirt is filled with hidden details, secret information, and other surprises. These clues help you solve a series of puzzles and challenges themed around navigating the legendary labyrinth.” Personal Experience…
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Floor 13
Review Game Description “You’re trapped in your office building after-hours, and you stumble into a place that shouldn’t exist. Discover the secrets of Floor 13 and escape the building…if you can! Discover clues, piece together login codes, and go face to face with a haunted computer. Solve the challenges of this slightly spooky escape room from the comfort of home!…
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Lost Temple (At Home Edition)
Review Game Description “It’s the 1930s and your professor has gone missing! Follow his research, discover the mystery of The Lost Temple and save the world! Explore maps, read through journals, decode cyphers, and examine photographs to solve the challenges of an escape room from the comfort of home.” Personal Experience When I heard that CU Adventures was going to…
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The Wizard’s Curse
Review Game Description “An evil wizard has cast dark magic across the kingdom. You snuck into his inner sanctum and have one hour to stop him. Can you dispel THE WIZARD’S CURSE and save the realm?” Personal Experience I was back in Champaign for a visit and didn’t want to waste an opportunity to check out the new location for…
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Sword of the Dragon
Review Game Description “An ancient dragon is loose and you have been sent on a quest to find the magical sword needed to defeat it. Find the sword and save the kingdom!” Personal Experience Back in Illinois for a wedding, I, of course, had to swing by CU Adventures and do an escape room before leaving town. They were in…
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Biohazard
Review Game Description “For the past decade, researcher at Umbrella Corporation have been working with viruses to find a cure for death. Funding for the project was scarce until a company merger gave the research team unlimited access to the funds and equipment necessary for further testing. However, the research was destined to go horribly wrong. Lazy decontamination protocols resulted…
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Defenders of the Triforce
Review Game Description “Defeat The Darkness. Find The Master Sword! Golden triangles that grant the wish of whomever touches them: this sacred relic is known as the “Triforce™.” The Triforce was left behind by the Golden Goddesses after they created the realm now known as Hyrule, then sealed away so that none would be tempted to use it. That is,…
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Rise of the Mad Pharaoh
Review Game Description “With just your wits, clues from crates of artifacts, and notes from the trapped archaeologist, you must solve puzzles, discover mysteries, and help free Dr. Carter from his certain grave. Your group will arrive and be met by the Curator of the Seattle Archaeological Antiquities division. Each team member will be given a role and helpful information…
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Artificial Intelligence
Review Game Description “In the ruins of Neo-Chicago, you are the last hope for The Resistance. You must break into a secret facility and stop the malevolent technology contained within. It is up to you and your team of freedom fighters to save the future!” Personal Experience This was the last escape room I did in Illinois before moving to…
