Amazing Escape Room (Green Brook) - "Murder She Wrote (Castle)"

Updated: Apr 15

LOCATION:  Green Brook, New Jersey, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Murder She Wrote (Castle)
📅 DATE PLAYED: July 10, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Supernatural, Paranormal
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $30.00/ pp
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

A family that used to live in a castle claimed that it was cursed and sold it for dirt cheap. At first, the new homeowners didn't believe in that sort of thing until they started to witness some strange activity. You and your team have been hired to investigate the property and figure out a way to lift the curse so that they can sell it. If successful, you will also get a cut of the profit!!

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The ambience of this room is definitely creepy. Right when we entered the room, I felt like there were eyes staring at us from various locations. From time to time you could also hear some creepy sounds. They definitely nailed the abandoned manor feeling.
Some of the props used in the latter part of the room could definitely make some jump scare moments for players.
This is probably the most comprehensive storyline room Amazing Escape Room has created. It was very clear to us what terrible things has happened in this creepy manor.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

Some props need an update especially the one we had to use to actually solve a puzzle.
One of the clues felt like it was given to the players way too early as it could be relevant to something else so we saw that as a red herring.
Items that are not in play should be bolted down. Some items need to be reenforced again.
It would be nice to add either light or sound when something opened or was triggered by us. We were told a few times by the GM to check which brings us out of the immersion.
One of the puzzles felt a bit confusing to us (although we ended up trying this thought process anyways) on how a 5 digit lock was related to a certain clue as it didn't feel like there could be any relevance in terms of the numbers.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

The balance of the storyline and puzzle usage for this room was quite nice. We would love to see more usage of storyline in association with puzzles for Amazing Escape Room. Although it doesn't have to all be in written format, the player should be able to understand at the end of the game what they've just experienced. Now it's your time. Dare to investigate this haunted mansion with your team?

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Entrance is located in the back of the complex
Free parking lot right in front of the location
Lobby area with seating
Merchandise available for purchase

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