Boxaroo - "Mystery of the Magician's Study"

Updated: Apr 12

LOCATION:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Mystery of the Magician's Study
📅 DATE PLAYED: September 28, 2021
🎬 GENRE: Magic
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-10PPL
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $20-40/PP (pending on group size)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You and your team have been invited to investigate Viltore Madom's study. It has been said that the study of this once-legendary magician is a mystical place and your mission is to discover the secret of it! But you must act fast before it's too late...

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

When it comes to the storylines, Boxaroo always delivers something extremely unique and poetic. As soon as we started "Mystery of the Magician's Study", it felt like a show had just begun, literally. The secret behind the magician's study already builds the curiosity within the player. But, it's the "not knowing" of how or when this secret will be revealed that really keeps the game going!
One thing we haven't noticed other escape room done before as their intro is that they have a voice reading over the intro story so you don't need to designate one person to read the letter and the entire team can hear at the same time.
The set design was impressive and not to mention spacious! The puzzles are pretty linear in this game but due to the space, your team can still split up and "search and find" items you might need to piece together in later parts of the game.
Boxaroo is great at incorporating theatrical moments within the room whether it's technical or not.
The obstacles in this room were so cleverly constructed! After playing a good amount of escape rooms, certain puzzles can start to become repetitive as they are presented in the same ways. In the "Mystery of the Magician's Study", we saw familiar puzzles but designed in a way that it gave us an entirely different solving experience! Every thing that we accomplished in order to proceed felt like we were slowly unlocking the secret of the study.
The sound and special effects accompanied each of the magical reveals quite nicely.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There's not really to pinpoint out here other than that there are some props that could use a bit of refreshing but other than that this is a solid room!

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This is the 2nd time visiting Boxaroo and after playing "The Storyteller's Secret", we knew what we were in for. Their games not only provide you with an escape room experience, but they also make you feel something, like a theater performance! We were pleasantly surprised about this room as it is their oldest room designed back in 2016. They were definitely way ahead of a lot of escape rooms back then and even now with their set design, tech and storytelling. We definitely look to complete the list when we return to Boston next time with their third game "Conundrum Museum".

Additional Info

Parking lot nearby
Lobby area with seating
Handicap accessible

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Disclosure: We thank Boxaroo for offering us a media discount for our tickets to this game. Although a media discount was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.