Time Emporium Escape Rooms: Fort Collins - "Cleaux's Mansion"

Updated: Apr 12

LOCATION:  Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Cleaux's Mansion
📅 DATE PLAYED: August 28, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Detective, Murder Mystery
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 5.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: Up to 5 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 30 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $24.00/ pp
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You don't know how you got stuck in this mess but you've just became the prime suspect in the murder of Alexander Cleaux's case. You must prove your innocence by finding the killer, murder weapon and location of where the murder happened in his mansion. Or else the police will arrest you in an hour!

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

This room was filled with hidden clues, objects, buttons and more! We really felt like we were solving a mystery.
The décor perfectly depicted a Victorian style home.
It really was like the board game Clue but just transformed into a real life escape room!
There was an automated hint system that worked really well. It knows exactly where we got stuck and gave clear hints on what to do next. This took away the issue of GM's response time and also played into the story.
The ending was conclusive and even though it is only a 30 minute game, it felt really fulfilling.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There was a clue that will not repeat again if you missed it. You'll need to ask the GM to replay it. It would be great if we had a button to do so on our own in the room.
Some triggers were delayed not sure if it was because we were solving things simultaneously?

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

It's rare that we get a chance to play a 30 minute escape room. We didn't know what to expect. I have to say, it felt just right. The creator really thought about the storyline and packed a lot into this half hour experience. This game was very different than a typical escape room concept. By solving the puzzles, we would be rewarded with items that we would use later in the elimination process. The search and find was mainly to find clues and not really objects. Our recommendation is to touch and move everything. You never know what you might trigger. And when it does, it will feel like those moments in a movie where a statue opens up a door. Trust me, you will definitely have your Nancy Drew or Velma Dinkley moment!

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Free parking lot right in front
Lobby area with seating available
Full bar and lounge with food options on premise
Need to go down one flight of stairs for the escape rooms
Games available
Merchandise available for purchase

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Disclosure: We thank Time Emporium 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.