Granite State Escape Room - "The Blind Pig Speakeasy"

Updated: Apr 12

LOCATION:  Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: The Blind Pig Speakeasy
📅 DATE PLAYED: November 5, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Prohibition Era
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 PPL): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $30/PP ($80 Min)
☎️ BOOKINGTYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You work at a Speakeasy. The owner (your boss) has been arrested, and the police are due to arrive in an hour to shut the place down for good. Your task is to break in, find your way into his office, and recover his secret drink recipe. If you can't do that in due time, you'll be locked in the clink with him…and he doesn't take kindly to being disappointed.

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

This feels like a speakeasy from the moment you step into the back alley. The pictures and set dressing are just what you'd expect to find if you were transported back to the 20's.
The puzzles are thematic, drawing directly from period items found inside as well as the sorts of activities you'd expect a rumrunner to engage in.
Unlike some rooms that are fully gated, this room gives you some elements early on that don't come into play until much later and requires some back and forth movements between the different locations. This approach leads to a more authentic feeling that you are figuring out what needs to be done, rather than completing a checklist and moving on.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

A couple of the technical aspects didn't work immediately when we had them solved and required a bit of fiddling to get them to trigger.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This is a fun room with lots of locks to open and a variety of thematic puzzles to solve, in a well-developed environment. It will be appealing for those new to escape rooms, and should also please veterans who are looking for a smooth room with classic flavor. While it may not break any new ground, it does everything well, a reflection of GSE's attention to detail.

🔎 HINT

Know your prime numbers!!

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

This is right in downtown Manchester.
Parking is on-street or in garages, no problems there.
It's downstairs, just off a main street with restaurants and shops a-plenty.
They have bathrooms, lockers, and a wall showcasing the coolest clock collection we've ever seen.
The waiting area has comfy chairs alongside some physical puzzles and a handheld maze.
They currently have four rooms open and available to play.

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Check out our visit to Granite State Escape and our exclusive interview with the owner to understand more on the development side of the game:

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