Fox In A Box (Miami) - "Zodiac Serial Killer"

LOCATION:  Miami, Florida, USA

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: Zodiac Serial Killer

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: November 20, 2021

• 🎬 GENRE: Horror

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 ppl): 7/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6PPL (Ages 18+)

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: $37-55.50/PP (pending on group size)

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You and your friends have been abducted by a serial killer!! In his apartment, he tied you guys up and placed a bag over your heads. Counting down the seconds until you meet your demise, you notice that his methods are quite similar to the Infamous Zodiac Killer! Could this be a copycat or has he returned? You only have 60 minutes to escape...

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• Knowing about the real story behind the Zodiac Killer already added intensity before the game even begin. We were surprised by how REAL the experience was going to be. All of us were instructed to put on a brown bag (don't worry, it's COVID safe and one time use only) and were handcuffed in various areas in the room.

• If you like theater and immersion then you'll definitely FEEL it in this room. I don't want to give out anymore spoilers here so email us if you think you might be too afraid of this set up.

• The set design was pretty impressive as it could be deceiving from the beginning since you're just in a dim lit room. You'll definitely be surprised especially in the latter part of the game.

• There was a moment when we wondered if we really had to do something and we did! That was definitely a "wow" moment for us as we've only seen one other game that've used this mechanism in a puzzle before.

• While solving puzzles, the room made us feel like we're on "survival mode" the entire time. The hints were also given "in character" which added to the creepiness of the game.
  

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• A lot of the time was spent on searching in the first part of the game. It's hard even for the GM to tell which ones we've found and what else are we missing. If more puzzles could be added that requires actual solving, it would make this game more solid.

• The ending had a "scenery" that we were a bit confused about as it felt like more puzzles could be added there rather than a place used for victory photos.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

If you enjoy serial killer type of theme and that adrenaline rush, you'll love this game. This game does have a different type of "opening act" than other escape rooms but it's not going to be scary throughout the experience. If Cici (the scaredy-cat) can do it, so can you!

Fox In A Box Miami location currently has 6 games available to choose from. So far, we've played (3) games from the franchise: "The Other Side" (In-Person) at their Los Angeles location (unfortunately has closed down), "Virtual Nuclear Bunker" (Remote) and this one. We've really enjoyed their games so far for the creative storylines, quality set designs, and cleverly designed puzzles!

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Street parking will be difficult to find. There are various parking lots in the area (the one we found was $5 for the entire hour). Definitely remember to take down the address of the parking lot as every street will look the same (yup, we wondered around for like 30 minutes after to find our lot). There's a lobby area with seating and merchandise for purchase. Lockers available.

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Disclosure: We thank Fox In A Box (Miami) 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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