Escape Room Era - "Christmas at Franklin's"

Updated: Apr 24

LOCATION:  Anaheim, California, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Christmas at Franklin's
📅 DATE PLAYED: October 20, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Holiday, Family
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 adults/ 2 kids): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: Up to 9 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $42.00/ pp
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

Santa has sent your group, Seal Team ELF-A, to infiltrate Ben Franklin's home to acquire his newest toy invention. While he is away at a secret meeting, you have an hour to solve the puzzles, examine the trinkets and figure out the devices to find it before he gets back.

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

This was a beautifully decorated Christmas themed room with a Christmas tree, lights, stocking by the fire and more. Though we played it before the holiday season, we felt immersed in the feel of the Christmas spirit.
All the puzzles were themed around Christmas using a lot of fun props, as well as there was a lot of items to work with. This allowed us all to be part of the puzzle solving and let us all stay engaged.
There was a nice twist in the middle that kept the game exciting. When asked, the kids say that this was their favorite part.
Though the puzzle flow was mostly linear, there were a few times we were able to break up into 2 groups and all have a chance to test our puzzle solving prowess.
At the beginning, it seemed overwhelming but once we got into the game, we found it flowed well.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

A very minor thing but simply having a lockout safe can be a pain, but the GM also allowed us to check the combination first before entering it which was helpful.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Christmas at Franklin’s" was a family friendly Christmas game. The puzzles were creative and there was a wide variety with some that allowed the kids to lead the solve. The story was light and the room had the perfect Christmas feel to it. We played with 2 adults and 2 kids and found it was a perfect number to allow everyone to see everything though up to 6 would fit comfortably in there. Anyone looking for a little holiday cheer anytime of the year, this is the room for you to check out.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Free Parking
Lobby with seating available.
Located on the 2nd floor

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