Monkey Mind Escape Rooms - "The Antidote"

LOCATION:  Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: The Antidote

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: October 1, 2021

• 🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi, Time Travel

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 PPL): 8.5/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins

• 💰 PRICE: $30/PP

• ☎️ BOOKINGTYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

Dr. Phineas Watchtower possesses a machine that'll allow him to send stuff to any point in time. Inside of his steampunk laboratory is an antidote that he must find. Once he has it, he must send it back to the past in order to save his loved one.

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• Time travel has always been one of our favorite themes. This room has a unique intro that bought us back in time and into the game immediately.

• There's so much at first glance that you really don't know where to begin. And then right when you thought you had all the time in the world, you don't....We liked that change of event based on the player's decision.

• The set design was top notch. This is a beautifully crafted steampunk laboratory. As you solved puzzles within in each station, you'll receive more pieces that you'll be able to combine and put together to repair the machine. It's a great way to tie the story together.

• You'll probably more of an advantage if you bought in a bigger team as it's really spacious and essentially everyone could have their own station. You'll probably want to rotate though so you all get to see the individual puzzles.

• This room is all tech and used in the right places. The final reveal feels like a scene in the movies. You'll definitely get that satisfying ending.
  

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• One of the deduction puzzles were extremely difficult. With a smaller team, one person will be tied up there for most of the game play. Even with hint it will take sometime to complete. This puzzle feels like a time filler for this room which we wouldn't have missed it if it was removed.

• One other puzzle's clue was a bit confusion in terms of the angle of viewing. We had to just give it a few guess attempts to get it at the end but from the given drawing it could have been read several ways.
  

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

If you like sci-fi time-traveling themes like "Doctor Who", then you are in for a treat! The lighting, sound, and special effects really made this time travel themed room feel real. This room wouldn't have received a high difficulty level on the rating scale if it weren't for that one particular puzzle. But there's definitely lot to do so bring your A game and see if you'll be able to beat that clock and retrieve the antidote in time!

Additional Info

• Parking lot in the area or metered parking

• lobby area with seating and games

• Merchandise available for purchase

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Disclosure: We thank Monkey Mind 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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