LOCATION: Green Brook, New Jersey, USA
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: The Bank Heist
📅 DATE PLAYED: July 10, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Heist
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 7/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $30.00/ pp
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
You and your crew have been hired by the mob boss to prove you have what it takes to join his crime family. The job is to rob The Staten Island Bank and you only have a 60 minute window to steal as much cash from the bank vault! Do you have what it takes to perform this heist AND escape with the loot?
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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
If you love to open locks and enter codes, you'll love this room. Being that it's a bank theme, everything was locked up. The feeling of retrieving item after item was quite satisfying.
When we first walked into the room, it felt very spacious like we're in the lobby of a bank. There's actually not much to do a first but we did enjoy the progression from there. There was one particular action that we had to do to get into the security room that felt really realistic.
The final prop that reveal the ending was a nice touch. We anticipated the "exit" but not how it was made. Some laser lights would be even more impactful.
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
There's a puzzle that required a good amount of memorization. We were not provided with anything to write on even though there is a whiteboard in the room. Since we're allowed to use phones, we ended up using that instead but it did take us out of the game a bit due to this.
Some props needed updating as they were missing from the intended space and we were confused as to if it was actually part of the game or not.
One of the props was supposed to be used to open one specific lock but for some reason it was generic and we opened another lock with it too which confused us.
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
Most of the puzzles in this room were not too difficult. But there's still a lot to do especially for two people group. There's a lot of "follow the instruction" clues but also ones you'll need sometime to solve (hope you like Math!). We did love the concept and the "story" that the designer followed which made us feel like we were in an actual heist. You might also need a good memory at some point. If you gather the right team, you should end up a lot richer than 60 minutes ago!
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.
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