Exit 4 Escape Rooms (Toms River) - "Room 172"

Updated: Apr 14

LOCATION:  Toms River, New Jersey, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Room 172
📅 DATE PLAYED: September 22, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Paranormal
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-12 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $32/PP
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You thought you were going to enjoy a relaxing weekend at this beautiful secluded mountain hotel. Check-in was quite easy but you quickly realized why the booking price was so cheap. You just became a guest at a haunted hotel! Will you be able to check out?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

Before we even entered the room, I already felt chills down my spine as besides the dimly lit atmosphere, the spontaneous sound effects from our "helper" definitely added unpleasant vibes to this "beautiful" resort.
The set design made the room feel bigger than it was. There was an elevator, a lobby, and even multiple rooms.
Our gamemaster was great at giving us hints promptly and was very clear but clever at the clues which enhanced our game flow.
Two of our favorite puzzles were the clues given from the phone. We thought those were different and used very well along the storyline.
Some props that were commonly seen at a hotel were cleverly utilized in the puzzle designs.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

We are still unsure of the storyline. Was the main character actually trying to help us? Why was he there in the first place? This wasn't made clear to us.
The final visual puzzle was difficult to associate with what we had to use to find the solution as it didn't really look like the actual prop.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

Although I have not seen the movie "The Shining" (I know I know, it's a must-watch classic), Brandon has. He said there were a lot of references to the movie in this room. I guess maybe in order to understand the storyline, I might have to go watch the movie. The atmosphere was quite eerie but it was not really a scary room (there weren't even any jump scares). Some puzzles in this room involved fun logic that we haven't seen used much in the other Exit 4 Escape Rooms. It has been great to be able to play all of the rooms at their Delran location and here (find the other reviews on our website) as they were all quite different. If you decide to play this game, let us know what Easter eggs you are able to find in this room from the movie "The Shining"!

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Merchandise is available for purchase in the lobby.
Free Parking lot right outside of the facility.
Lobby with seating available.
Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Disclosure: We thank Exit 4 Escape Rooms for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.