Masterpiece Escapes - "Metro Mayhem"

Updated: Nov 18

LOCATION:  Indian Trail, North Carolina, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Metro Mayhem
📅 DATE PLAYED: September 26, 2024
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 3-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $33.00/ pp (Min. 3 ppl required)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

Evil genius Dr. Devastation is at it again! He definitely has something afoot to threaten Metro City. With Captain Goody Two Shoes away on other business, you’ve been brought in by an agent of The G.O.O.D.G.U.Y.S. to break into the Dr.’s lair, discover the plan, and foil it. Can you help the world avoid total annihilation before it’s too late?

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The amount of thought and care put into the background music is above and beyond that of a typical escape room or what would be 'necessary'. It adds layers of fun to an already zany experience and resulted in more than one spontaneous dance party!
The same is true for the various videos (and audio clips) that play during the course of the experience. They serve to drive the story along and also add an extra layer of immersion. Be sure and take a moment to appreciate the Evil Inspiration posters as well!
The decor is bright and playful (a "pie chart" puzzle wink-wink) and even though the 'evil mastermind bent on destroying the world' theme is a tale as old as time, Uriah and his team have found ways to hit all the classic notes in ways that continually brought joyous smiles to our faces. Check your jaded enthusiast cloak at the door, put on your propeller beanie, and unleash your inner goofball!
There is a bit of adaptive difficulty in the form of a bonus puzzle and some other minor modifications that can be done to make sure younger groups as well as newbies can succeed in thwarting Dr. D's nefarious plan.
Masterpiece has a penchant for building connections between their rooms and fleshing out worlds that extend beyond a single story, and that comes into play in this room as well.
The spacious layout and multitude of puzzles make this ideal for a larger group, but it is concise enough to be completed by a small team as well.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

We did this room as a twosome, and found a few of the puzzles required us to repeat certain tasks quite a few times. However, this style of puzzle lends itself very well to larger groups, so everybody can participate and nobody is left standing around.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

Of the five rooms we played at Masterpiece, this one has the most broad-based appeal. It is lighthearted (despite the potential for world annihilation) and the puzzles are highly approachable, making for a very satisfying kids' birthday party or corporate team building event. The payoffs and smoothly integrated tech will also satisfy more experienced players who are willing to let their hair down and be silly. Feel free to come in costume as your favorite superhero or villain! You'll fit right in and be all the more prepared for the role you must play in supporting Capt'n Goody Two Shoes.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Masterpiece Escapes has free parking right in front of their location. There is a good-sized lobby with drinks available for purchase. They have bathrooms available and bins in each room to store any belongings. You will need to walk briefly outside after checking in to get to this experience.

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Check out our YouTube video for a sneak peek of the location, an interview with the owner, the room(s) (no puzzle spoilers) and more:

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