Mission Escape Rooms (Annapolis) - "Once Upon A Crime"

LOCATION:  Annapolis, Maryland, USA

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: Once Upon A Crime

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: February 27,, 2021

• 🎬 GENRE: Detective

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 5/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 1-10 ppl

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 50 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: $26.99 - $39.99/ pp

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You and your team are part of an an elite squad known as F.A.B.L.E. (The Office of Fairytale Assistance Business & Law Enforcement). You have sworn to serve and protect all those residing across the Fairytale Realm and lately, there has been an increase of criminal activities. Luckily, one of your fellow agents managed to sent you a coded message that could help you crack this case!

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• This room was the perfect combination of two of the themes Cici loves the most - "fairytale" and "detective (CSI type)"! We loved the fairytale crime scene that we walked into as soon as we entered the room! There was evidence marking numbers everywhere and suspect sheets. The storyline was fun and creative allowing us to play a role in this magical realm while investigate popular fairytale characters.

• The neon lights added a fantasy-cosmic look to the set design. There was a good amount of props used throughout the game to further enhance the experience.

• The utilization of props to tell the stories of each fairytale character played right into the narrative.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• Towards the end, we managed to solve something out of order which prevented us from getting the full ending effect. Because of this, the gamemasters didn't know that we finished and we were confused as well. (3/11/2021 Update from the company: This issue has been fixed)

• A few clue pieces were hard to see and needed to be updated. (3/11/2021 Update from the company: This issue has been fixed)

• We appreciated the added props to enhance the narrative, but this room felt like it had a bit more than normal. A lot of the clues could've been utilized to make cool puzzles but ended up being either a red herring or strictly for décor.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

Disney-themed games are always popular and light-hearted. But when you add a little mystery "whodunnit" objective to the mix, it opens the door for detective/ crime-solving fans as well. This room is great for a variety of players whether friends and family or even just a date night out. How often do you get to play detective in a mystical fairytale where the fate of their realm lies on your shoulders?

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Disclosure: We thank Mission 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.

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