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Top room for sure…best set design I’ve experienced. Puzzles were fun and straightforward.. \n", "emojify": "🥳❤️👍😍🥰" }, { "player": "Tyler", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "My personal favorite room. The room is so linear and easy to follow and this is not a bad thing. All of the puzzles are intuitive and I never felt like there was a puzzle that we got stuck on. The set was super cool and had a couple of very unique touches. Over all everything worked and looked amazing and kept me invested the entire time 10/10.\n", "emojify": null }, { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": "This room was amazing! This is easily my new favorite room I’ve ever done. The quality of the experience made me think of Disney. The game mechanics are so well done they don’t even seem to be there. The theme was fully present. The game flowed from thing to thing with complete ease. Truly a delightful and memorable experience that even hours after completing the room I’m still smiling about. My only sadness is that I cannot easily do the room again to take it all in. \n", "emojify": "🎭🤩🇬🇧🎥🚂" }, { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "LOVED this room!!!!!!! (If I can even call it a room because it felt more like entering a magical world). Genuinely felt like I was stepping into Disney world when we started this room. We went on rides at times, we slid down a slide, we were constantly running from this very terrifying villain (probably not meant to be terrifying), and the design and decoration of the room took it over the top. The decoration was my favorite part of the experience and made it so immersive. I wouldn’t have even needed any puzzles or storyline to enjoy my time in the room- I would’ve been happy just walking around and soaking in the atmosphere and details.\n", "emojify": "🎹🎩🪄" } ] }, { "number": 100, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-26/jurassic-escape-room/", "game": "Jurassic Escape Room", "date": "2026-03-26", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 0, "company": "Golden Pop", "location": { "name": "Golden Pop (Barcelona)", "city": "Barcelona", "region": null, "country": "Spain", "lat": 41.390835, "lng": 2.175974 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" } ], "themes": [ "Dinosaur", "Mud", "Actors" ], "official_url": "https://goldenpop.es", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/48286", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 4, "count": 1, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 4, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Liked", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": "This is a cool room, but I found it confusing. The puzzles were interesting, but figuring out what to do next was difficult. \n", "emojify": null } ] }, { "number": 99, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-25/the-brewery/", "game": "The Brewery", "date": "2026-03-25", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 4.766666666666667, "company": "Enigmik", "location": { "name": "Enigmik (Barcelona)", "city": "Barcelona", "region": null, "country": "Spain", "lat": 41.409802, "lng": 2.179651 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler", "Mazie" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2021)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2021, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2021/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2020)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2020, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2020/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2019)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2019, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2019/" }, { "name": "Escape Room Awards: Best Original Room (2020)", "organization": "Escape Room Awards", "year": 2020, "url": "https://escaperoomawardsoficial.com/awards-2020-2/" } ], "themes": [ "Beer", "Device" ], "official_url": "https://www.enigmik.com/en/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/6656", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 3, "best_things": 2 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": null, "emojify": "🍺⚖️💧🌾" }, { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "Loved this room! As the brew master I can say that this room really gave me the opportunity to perfect my craft and produce some wonderful hops! We progressed through the three stages of beer production to craft a 5 point beer, and we even got to enjoy a bottle at the end!\n", "emojify": "🌾🍺⚙️" }, { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "Really fun room with very fun puzzles. You get to make beer and it really feels like you are doing that. \n", "emojify": "🍻" } ] }, { "number": 98, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-24/the-taxidermist/", "game": "The Taxidermist", "date": "2026-03-24", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 0, "company": "Deep Inside Paris", "location": { "name": "Deep Inside Paris (Paris)", "city": "Paris", "region": null, "country": "France", "lat": 48.884487, "lng": 2.369941 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's Escape in Europe Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/1-jamies-escape-in-europe-favorites/" }, { "name": "Best of the Best", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/4-best-of-the-best/" }, { "name": "Jamie's All-Time Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/2-jamies-all-time-favorites/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2025)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2025, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2026/01/01/golden-lock-award-2025-complete-winner-list/" } ], "themes": [ "Prelude", "Taxidermy", "Actors", "Strobes", "Soundtrack", "Merch", "Food" ], "official_url": "https://deepinsideparis.fr/en/the-taxidermist/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/54828", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 2, "best_things": 2 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "This is my new favorite room I've ever done. Everything about it was amazing. The experience when you show up and start is already completely immersive and in the story line. The rooms were perfectly executed. The music and lighting effects were exactly right. I love everything about it. Amazing!\n", "emojify": "🎭🐊⚡️🔴" }, { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "Amazing room…great story, great set, fun puzzles, fun interactions with characters and all around top experience.\n", "emojify": null } ] }, { "number": 97, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-23/galactic-mission/", "game": "Galactic Mission", "date": "2026-03-23", "status": "Completed", "time_left_minutes": -3, "company": "Majestic Escape Game", "location": { "name": "Majestic Escape Game (Paris)", "city": "Paris", "region": null, "country": "France", "lat": 48.863811, "lng": 2.34759 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" } ], "themes": [ "Space", "Actors", "Food" ], "official_url": "https://majestic-escapegame.paris/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/52056", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 4, "count": 2, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 4, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": "This room had a lot of new game mechanics that we hadn't experienced before or not much. There wasn't a single traditional lock in the room. The technology was very well done including an iPad like device that you carried in the game, several interactive displays, and even systems to procure and move things around in the room (trying to not spoil anything). The design of the room was very immersive. I did find the room challenging and hard to grasp at times. I found myself not getting as committed to the storyline and I think it might have been because of the challenge connecting to the puzzles.\n", "emojify": "👽🚀🎰🍪" }, { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 4, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": "It was a fun and different room with impressive technology and set. For some reason, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed other top tier rooms, but it’s a great room.\n", "emojify": null } ] }, { "number": 96, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-20/revolt-at-the-lock/", "game": "Revolt At The Lock", "date": "2026-03-20", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 2.683333333333333, "company": "Lock Academy", "location": { "name": "Lock Academy (Paris)", "city": "Paris", "region": null, "country": "France", "lat": 48.868273, "lng": 2.353125 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler", "Mazie" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2019)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2019, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2019/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2020)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2020, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2020/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2021)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2021, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2021/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" } ], "themes": [ "Time Travel", "Clones", "School" ], "official_url": "https://lockacademy.com/en/mystery/escape-room-paris-revolt-at-lock-academy/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/25957", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 3, "count": 3, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 3, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Liked", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": "Good escape room and story. We escaped and had fun solving the puzzles. My main critique though is the puzzles had too many repetitions. Either direct repetitions or similar puzzles from room to room. Our game master was funny and did a great job guiding us. \n", "emojify": "🔁🔐🕵️‍♂️" }, { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 3, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Liked", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": "This room was fine, but not outstanding in any way. The best parts of the room were interacting with our game master first on the phone, second as a delivery driver and third as the AI assistant. This room is older and while it had some interesting puzzles, some elements were too repetitive. \n", "emojify": null }, { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 3, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": "Liked the overall gameplay and flow, but felt that it was lacking in terms of puzzles. It felt more like a creatively designed guided experience with a few puzzles thrown in. Don’t get me wrong though- it was impressively designed and a fun time!\n", "emojify": "🧑‍🏫🤖😈" } ] }, { "number": 95, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-19/zoltar-speaks/", "game": "Zoltar Speaks", "date": "2026-03-19", "status": "Completed", "time_left_minutes": -8, "company": "The Escape Cafe", "location": { "name": "The Escape Cafe (Hilversum)", "city": "Hilversum", "region": null, "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 52.224663, "lng": 5.17815 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2025)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2025, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2026/01/01/golden-lock-award-2025-complete-winner-list/" } ], "themes": [ "Time Travel", "Storefront", "Middle East ", "Actors" ], "official_url": "https://escapecafehilversum.nl", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/51061", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 4, "count": 1, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 4, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": "Immersive experience with a lot of different rooms and missions. There were multiple times puzzles inside the room which was is not common. The space and atmosphere is so complete that it is very easy to get completely into the experience and the story. \n", "emojify": "👳‍♂️⚖️" } ] }, { "number": 94, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-19/the-alchemist/", "game": "The Alchemist", "date": "2026-03-19", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 12.25, "company": "Sherlocked", "location": { "name": "Sherlocked (Amsterdam)", "city": "Amsterdam", "region": null, "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 52.374599, "lng": 4.895488 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's Escape in Europe Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/1-jamies-escape-in-europe-favorites/" }, { "name": "Jamie's All-Time Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/2-jamies-all-time-favorites/" }, { "name": "Best of the Best", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/4-best-of-the-best/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "Escape Room Awards: Best International (2023)", "organization": "Escape Room Awards", "year": 2023, "url": "https://escaperoomawardsoficial.com/awards-2023/" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2024)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2024, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2024/04/30/2024-golden-lock-awards/" } ], "themes": [ "Keepsake", "Prelude" ], "official_url": "https://www.sherlocked.nl/experiences/the-alchemist", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/37429", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 93, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-18/botanist-manor/", "game": "Botanist Manor", "date": "2026-03-18", "status": "Completed", "time_left_minutes": -30, "company": "Escape Rush", "location": { "name": "Escape Rush (Brussels)", "city": "Brussels", "region": null, "country": "Belgium", "lat": 50.819619, "lng": 4.388889 }, "players": [ "Tammy", "Jamie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's Escape in Europe Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/1-jamies-escape-in-europe-favorites/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2024)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2024, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2024/04/30/2024-golden-lock-awards/" } ], "themes": [ "Time Travel", "Keepsake" ], "official_url": "https://escaperush.com/botanist-manor-escape-game-bruxelles", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/49265", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 92, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-17/the-midnight-express/", "game": "The Midnight Express", "date": "2026-03-17", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 1.25, "company": "Escape World", "location": { "name": "Escape World (Utrecht)", "city": "Utrecht", "region": null, "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 52.09606, "lng": 5.114035 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" } ], "themes": [ "Train", "Cooking" ], "official_url": "https://escapeworld.nl/en/escape-room-utrecht/the-midnight-express/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/52612", "notes": "Unplanned second visit after we enjoyed the first room so much. ", "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 1, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": false, "comments": "Train themes work really well in escape rooms and this one was top notch. Difficult puzzles and multiple rooms with very immersive puzzles. The time keeping and clue system was also very well designed.\n", "emojify": "💺👨‍🍳🪏⚙️🍳🎟️" } ] }, { "number": 91, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-17/the-vanishing-act/", "game": "The Vanishing Act", "date": "2026-03-17", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 0.2, "company": "Escape World", "location": { "name": "Escape World (Utrecht)", "city": "Utrecht", "region": null, "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 52.09606, "lng": 5.114035 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's Escape in Europe Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/1-jamies-escape-in-europe-favorites/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" } ], "themes": [ "Magic" ], "official_url": "https://escapeworld.nl/en/escape-room-utrecht/the-vanishing-act/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/52611", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 2, "best_things": 2 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "The perfect escape room. 60 minute experience, great puzzles, immersive set, a fun “perfect” surprise and just an all around excellent room. It uses the parameters of a traditional escape room and knocks each element out of the park. \n", "emojify": "👍❤️🥳🪄" }, { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "This room was simply amazing. There were multiple rooms and it felt like we got off to a slow start. The first room was harder than expected. We got rolling after that. This room featured one of the coolest “wow” moments of any room we’ve done. The final room was full of fun and very unique puzzles.\n\nThis room brought incredible theatrics and immersive experience and didn’t forego any of the puzzle aspects \n", "emojify": "💡🎛️🪄" } ] }, { "number": 90, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-03-16/mollys-game/", "game": "Molly's Game", "date": "2026-03-16", "status": "Completed", "time_left_minutes": -30, "company": "Untold Stories Experiences", "location": { "name": "Untold Stories Experiences (Voorburg)", "city": "Voorburg", "region": null, "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 52.08486, "lng": 4.362005 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Escape in Europe", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/escape-in-europe/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's Escape in Europe Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/1-jamies-escape-in-europe-favorites/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2020)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2020, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2020/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2021)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2021, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2021/" }, { "name": "Escape Room Awards: Best International (2021)", "organization": "Escape Room Awards", "year": 2021, "url": "https://escaperoomawardsoficial.com/awards-2021/" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2024)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2024, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2024/04/30/2024-golden-lock-awards/" } ], "themes": [ "Suspense", "Medical" ], "official_url": "https://ustories.nl/en/home-en/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/11847", "notes": "Super tired and jet lagged from travel. Think that hit us toward the end of the room.", "commentary": "Amazing and completely immersive experience!", "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 3, "best_things": 3 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Tammy", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "It’s a little hard to rate this room because we were both jet lagged and sleep deprived, but no matter how you feel going in there is no debating that this is a top room experience. There is a cohesive story with an almost endless number of rooms, straight forward puzzle work (that we maybe found more challenging due to our mental state), immersive set and impressive finale. \n\nThis room was similar to Magnico in Laval, Canada, but instead of immersive, live theater with escape room elements, it was a straight up escape room. My enjoyment of playing the room didn’t match the excellence of the room. While the whole time I was very impressed and thought the scene and set were amazing, I wasn’t as engaged as would be expected. I chalk it up to my tired and jet lagged self, but there is no way to know for sure. No matter, I am very happy to have experienced the room.\n\nIf you live in or around Amsterdam or are in the area, I would 100% recommend checking out this room. From start to finish it is a remarkable accomplishment. \n", "emojify": null }, { "player": "Tyler", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "I think this escape room can take my number one spot. It is fully an escape room but it has so many different rooms and stories. No room was the same as the other but they all worked together seamlessly. They did keep the spooky and secretive vibe that the escape room had but at no point was it ever truly terrifying. My only issue with the room was some of the puzzles were too easy and felt like something to just get to the next puzzle and they did have a tasting puzzle which feels too subjective and took awhile. Another positive and negative was that most rooms where quite short which made you have to go into some many different rooms but it always kept your surrounding new and allowed for there to be more content. Overall I think it all works super well together and the mechanics are amazing with how rooms move and flip. There is never a dull moment.\n", "emojify": null }, { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "Impressive room and extremely immersive, including a couple of times where we were genuinely confused how they configured the rooms to do what it did. Consistently dark room with cool effects. Creepy for sure but not too scary. We were tired from travel and it took more hints than would have liked but it was super cool to finish the room and very nice of the game master to let us run long. \n", "emojify": "🩺👼👅" } ] }, { "number": 89, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-02-22/the-founders-secret/", "game": "The Founder's Secret", "date": "2026-02-22", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 10, "company": "The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe", "location": { "name": "The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe (St. Paul)", "city": "St. Paul", "region": "Minnesota", "country": "United States", "lat": 44.935735, "lng": -93.114455 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Tyler" ], "trips": [], "lists": [ { "name": "Top Twin Cities Rooms", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/3-top-twin-cities-rooms/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" } ], "themes": [ "Time Travel" ], "official_url": "https://lazaruslodge.com/", "blog_url": null, "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/44426", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 88, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-02-12/quest-for-excalibur/", "game": "Quest for Excalibur", "date": "2026-02-12", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 11.116666666666667, "company": "Lock & Key Escape Rooms", "location": { "name": "Lock & Key Escape Rooms (Minneapolis)", "city": "Minneapolis", "region": "Minnesota", "country": "United States", "lat": 44.881233, "lng": -93.324289 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Tyler" ], "trips": [], "lists": [], "awards": [], "themes": [ "Medieval" ], "official_url": "https://lockandkeyescape.com/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/02/12/tyler-wanted-to-do-an.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/66353", "notes": "Tyler's Birthday Escape Room!\n", "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 3, "count": 1, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 3, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Liked", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": null, "emojify": "🗡️" } ] }, { "number": 87, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-01-10/scooby-doo-and-the-spooky-castle-adventure/", "game": "Scooby-Doo™ and the Spooky Castle Adventure", "date": "2026-01-10", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 20.233333333333334, "company": "Escapology", "location": { "name": "Escapology (Burnsville)", "city": "Burnsville", "region": "Minnesota", "country": "United States", "lat": 44.7677, "lng": -93.2777 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2020)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2020, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2020/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" } ], "themes": [ "Cartoon" ], "official_url": "https://www.escapology.com/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/10/we-had-a-great-time.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/9603", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 3.5, "count": 2, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Jamie", "rating": 4, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": null, "emojify": null }, { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 3, "gameplay": "Liked", "atmosphere": "Liked", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": "Room was still enjoyable even though I know very little of the Scooby Doo world. The setup was unique and the technology was cool but I did think the puzzles were a bit basic and repetitive. This was our last family hurrah before I left for Barcelona, so a bittersweet room.\n", "emojify": "🐕🕵️‍♂️🧭" } ] }, { "number": 86, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2026-01-03/loose-sleuth/", "game": "Loose Sleuth", "date": "2026-01-03", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 10.916666666666666, "company": "Puzzleworks", "location": { "name": "Puzzleworks (Minneapolis)", "city": "Minneapolis", "region": "Minnesota", "country": "United States", "lat": 44.9778, "lng": -93.265 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [], "lists": [], "awards": [], "themes": [], "official_url": "https://www.puzzle.works/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/01/03/we-had-a-great-time.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/1565", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 85, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-12-22/legend-of-the-yeti/", "game": "Legend of the Yeti", "date": "2025-12-22", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 2.433333333333333, "company": "The Escape Game", "location": { "name": "The Escape Game (Nashville)", "city": "Nashville", "region": "Tennessee", "country": "United States", "lat": 36.163498, "lng": -86.777078 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Olson Vacation in Nashville", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/olson-vacation-in-nashville/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" } ], "themes": [], "official_url": "https://theescapegame.com/nashville/escape-rooms/ruins/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/12/22/legend-of-the-yeti-escape.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/58944", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 4, "count": 1, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 4, "gameplay": "Disliked", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Liked", "best_thing": false, "comments": "I really liked this room. I enjoyed pretending like I was in a hut in the snowy mountains and there was a yeti around. Favorite parts were the boot laces and melting ice.\n", "emojify": "🗻❄️🎿" } ] }, { "number": 84, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-12-22/ruins-forbidden-treasure/", "game": "Ruins: Forbidden Treasure", "date": "2025-12-22", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 4.8, "company": "The Escape Game", "location": { "name": "The Escape Game (Berry Hill)", "city": "Berry Hill", "region": "Tennessee", "country": "United States", "lat": 36.116701, "lng": -86.763313 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "Olson Vacation in Nashville", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/olson-vacation-in-nashville/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Nominee (2020)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2020, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2020/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2021)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2021, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2021/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2022)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2022, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/the-2022-morty-top-rooms" } ], "themes": [], "official_url": "https://theescapegame.com/nashville/escape-rooms/ruins/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/12/22/we-completed-the-ruins-forbidden.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/6779", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 83, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-08-09/gemini-quantum-quest/", "game": "Gemini Quantum Quest", "date": "2025-08-09", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 11.25, "company": "Breakout ND", "location": { "name": "Breakout ND (Bismarck)", "city": "Bismarck", "region": "North Dakota", "country": "United States", "lat": 46.832906, "lng": -100.774248 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "QMSB", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/qmsb/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [], "themes": [], "official_url": "https://www.breakoutnd.com/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/08/09/gemini-quantum-quest-breakout-nd.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/54990", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 82, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-08-08/time-machine/", "game": "Time Machine", "date": "2025-08-08", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 6.816666666666666, "company": "Puzzled Escape Rooms", "location": { "name": "Puzzled Escape Rooms (Fargo)", "city": "Fargo", "region": "North Dakota", "country": "United States", "lat": 46.830745, "lng": -96.800999 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "QMSB", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/qmsb/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [], "themes": [ "Time Travel" ], "official_url": "https://puzzledescaperooms.com/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/08/08/time-machine-at-puzzled-escape.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/6168", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 81, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-08-07/the-experiment/", "game": "The Experiment", "date": "2025-08-07", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": 6.766666666666667, "company": "Escape Room Alexandria", "location": { "name": "Escape Room Alexandria (Alexandria)", "city": "Alexandria", "region": "Minnesota", "country": "United States", "lat": 45.883783, "lng": -95.376734 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "QMSB", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/qmsb/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [], "themes": [], "official_url": "https://www.escapealexandria.com", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/08/07/the-experiment-at-escape-room.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/13286", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": null, "count": 0, "best_things": 0 }, "reviews": [] }, { "number": 80, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-08-02/magnifico/", "game": "Magnifico", "date": "2025-08-02", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": null, "company": "Escaparium", "location": { "name": "Escaparium (Laval)", "city": "Laval", "region": "Quebec", "country": "Canada", "lat": 45.585974, "lng": -73.768325 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "QMSB", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/qmsb/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's All-Time Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/2-jamies-all-time-favorites/" }, { "name": "Best of the Best", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/4-best-of-the-best/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2025)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2025, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2026/01/01/golden-lock-award-2025-complete-winner-list/" } ], "themes": [ "Circus", "Actors", "Soundtrack", "Merch" ], "official_url": "https://www.escaparium.ca/montreal-jeu-evasion/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/08/02/magnifico-at-escaparium.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/51489", "notes": "Jamie & Mazie favorite of 2025", "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 1, "best_things": 1 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "Come on… it’s literally the number 1 escape room in the world. (So much more than just a room. Loved every second. Amazing experience).\n", "emojify": "🎪🤹‍♂️🎩" } ] }, { "number": 79, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-07-30/wardrobe-for-sale/", "game": "Wardrobe for sale", "date": "2025-07-30", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": null, "company": "Escaparium", "location": { "name": "Escaparium (Laval)", "city": "Laval", "region": "Quebec", "country": "Canada", "lat": 45.585974, "lng": -73.768325 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "QMSB", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/qmsb/" } ], "lists": [], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2024)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2024, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2024/04/30/2024-golden-lock-awards/" } ], "themes": [], "official_url": "https://www.escaparium.ca/montreal-jeu-evasion/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/07/30/wardrobe-for-sale-at-escaparium.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/9589", "notes": "Tammy & Tyler favorite of 2025", "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 1, "best_things": 1 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "Another one of the best rooms out there and another favorite memory :) I really vibed with the cute and playful theme of this room, and our game master who wore so many different hats (literally and figuratively) throughout the game. I am lucky to have gotten to help save the day for these adorable forest creatures!\n", "emojify": "🌳🐛🐜🦋🐞🐝🎊" } ] }, { "number": 78, "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/room/2025-07-30/lost-island-of-the-voodoo-queen/", "game": "Lost Island of the Voodoo Queen", "date": "2025-07-30", "status": "Escaped", "time_left_minutes": null, "company": "Escaparium", "location": { "name": "Escaparium (Laval)", "city": "Laval", "region": "Quebec", "country": "Canada", "lat": 45.585974, "lng": -73.768325 }, "players": [ "Jamie", "Tammy", "Mazie", "Tyler" ], "trips": [ { "name": "QMSB", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/trip/qmsb/" } ], "lists": [ { "name": "Jamie's All-Time Favorites", "url": "https://escape.thingelstad.com/list/2-jamies-all-time-favorites/" } ], "awards": [ { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2024)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2024, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2024/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Finalist (2020)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2020, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2020/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2025)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2025, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2025/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2023)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2023, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2023/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2022)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2022, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2022/" }, { "name": "TERPECA: Top Rooms (2021)", "organization": "TERPECA", "year": 2021, "url": "https://terpeca.com/2021/" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2025)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2025, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2025" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2023)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2023, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2023" }, { "name": "Morty: Best of Morty (2024)", "organization": "Morty", "year": 2024, "url": "https://morty.app/blog/best-of-morty-2024" }, { "name": "Golden Lock Awards: Winners (2020)", "organization": "Golden Lock Awards", "year": 2020, "url": "https://roomescapeartist.com/2021/01/02/2020-golden-lock-awards/" } ], "themes": [ "Pirates" ], "official_url": "https://www.escaparium.ca/montreal-jeu-evasion/", "blog_url": "https://www.thingelstad.com/2025/07/30/lost-island-of-the-voodoo.html", "morty_url": "https://morty.app/attraction/9469", "notes": null, "commentary": null, "rating": { "average": 5, "count": 1, "best_things": 1 }, "reviews": [ { "player": "Mazie", "rating": 5, "gameplay": "Loved", "atmosphere": "Loved", "experience": "Loved", "best_thing": true, "comments": "First Escaparium experience and one to remember! Although I liked the other two we did here better, the story had me captivated: everything from the ship we were “sailing” to the island we “landed” on felt so lifelike. 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