SAGE! Escape Room - "The Purgers"

LOCATION:  Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: The Purgers

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: May 27, 2021

• 🎬 GENRE: Suspense, Fun

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 ppl): 7/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 3-10 ppl

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 75 Mins

• 💰 PRICE: $35.00/ pp (4 ppl) + $30.00 each additional

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

It's that time of year again...you have 75 minutes before the commencement of the annual purge!! Unfortunately, you and your friends have been kidnapped by a young gang of ruthless dropouts that have locked you inside of a class room. At your expense, their sadistic minds want to have fun by putting your wits to the challenge. In order for you to escape before the purge begins, they've created a series of puzzles for you to solve...

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• We love the unique storyline for this escape room. We've watched all the purge movies and understood that the characters in the movies always try to come up with crazy challenges for their "victims" and these puzzles in "The Purgers" game definitely attest to that.

• There's a lot fun moments that the room was able to create for us (let's just say it's was definitely not Cici's intention to undress someone). Although the name may come off as a horror-themed escape room, it's definitely family-friendly.

• The classroom setting bought back memories for us as young adults and there were a lot of toys we were able to "operate" with. The creators were able to cleverly implement them into puzzles.

• One part of the set design was really unexpected. We loved that we can still be surprised by a game after playing 700+ escape rooms.

• SAGE did a great job at differentiating the clues from red herrings which was very important in this room as there were a ton of props.

• As enthusiasts, sometimes we prefer to play a traditional escape room with less tech but great puzzles.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• We were able to jump over a puzzle prior to the actual cluing. Perhaps that could be avoided by securing the puzzle better so the players won't be able to play out of sequence.

• Because this game was made to cater towards a more family-friendly experience, we understand why there weren't much added jump-scares. However, due to the nature of the name and storyline, one thing we thought could be implemented is the sense of urgency. Maybe, in the beginning have the leader of the gang mention that they'll be back in 75 minutes and if we're still there it's "game over for us"! Then as the time whittles down, security cameras can show footage of the gang getting closer every 20 minutes.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This game is great for large groups that love to divide and conquer. Since the game is not linear, everyone will have something to do right from the beginning. If you love puzzles and opening tons of locks then you'll feel like you're in 75 minutes of escape room heaven! The puzzles were quite challenging but remember you do have a mole that might be able to assist you (if you ask nicely). This one is definitely a mental exercise and a great way to keep you on your toes!

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Disclosure: We thank SAGE! 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.

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