Maui Escape Rooms - "Prison Break"

Updated: Apr 10

LOCATION:  Maui, Hawaii, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Prison Break
📅 DATE PLAYED: April 25, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Prison
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 6 PPL): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-10 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $35-50/PP (depend on group size)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

After some shenanigans from the night before, you and your friends have ended up in the slammer. Luckily though, the guards are headed to the beach to catch some waves for about an hour. You have an inside man who has told you that there is a way to break out of these cells, but only if you can figure it out. Can you and your friends learn how to escape the prison and get out before the guards make it back?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The set design for this room was fantastic from the jail cell to the toilets to other things later on in the room. This was a believable jail with some realistic props.
We started out in two separate cells at the beginning of the game and found the puzzles required just the right amount of teamwork. At certain times, we were able to swap information and work on the puzzles within our own cells but neither of the groups felt the other hindered the progress or that there was tedious information sharing required.
The puzzles worked well with the theme and made sense, especially the second half of the game. There was also a nice mix of tech puzzles and traditional puzzles which worked well with the game.
There was a satisfying hint system in the room that consisted of a prominent screen where we could see our time as well as messages typed from our GM who nudged us along if it looked like we were falling behind. There was also an old fashioned telephone on the wall that we could call up and ask for hints as well.
Playing with 2 kids and others with a wide range of experience (from zero escape rooms to over a hundred), this room was perfect for all of us. It was family friendly and accessible to everyone of different caliber.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

Overall, this was a great room and an awesome experience. Nothing sticks out as a miss in this room.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Prison Break" was a pleasing indoor break from the warm Maui sun. One thing that stood out was just the right amount of teamwork needed when working between the 2 cells without a lot of tedious back and forth. After some information swapping, each cell felt like its own escape room game. With 3 of us in each cell, we all felt like we got a chance to contribute to the game and our escape. We would not recommend having more than 8 people in total as each cell may begin to feel cramped. There were some great puzzles and some great eureka moments sprinkled throughout as we discovered new items along the way. This was a fantastic family friendly game that everyone loved, young and old and one we would recommend if you need to get out of the sun.

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Located inside Whaler's Village on the 3rd floor (elevator access available)
Paid parking (Maui Escape Rooms can validate parking up to 3 hours if you play a room)
Lobby with seating area
Washroom located in mall area (1st floor)
Merchandise available for sale

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Disclosure: We thank Maui 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.