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Over the weekend, we celebrated my husband’s birthday (early) with an escape room experience. I was offered an escape room experience by the wonderful people at PanIQ Escape Room Los Angeles\/Hollywood<\/a><\/strong> to feature on my blog, so I thought my husband’s birthday would be the perfect way to use it. There were six of us total – three married couples. For four of us, it was our first escape room experience. We all enjoyed it and will likely return to do the remaining room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PanIQ Room Hollywood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PanIQ Room Hollywood<\/a><\/strong> offers two different experience themes: Bunker<\/strong>, or Insane\u00a0Asylum<\/strong>. Each experience is to be completed in 60 minutes or less. We opted for Bunker. Below are the descriptions on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bunker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You are a part of an internationally wanted terrorist group and a member of the group was locked into a torture chamber where he was tortured and interrogated. You have 60 minutes to destroy the evidence and escape the room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bunker\u00a0is\u00a0“family\u00a0friendly”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insane Asylum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You are a part of a medical team whose job is to solve the mystery of a patient who was locked into a mental hospital 70 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insane\u00a0Asylum\u00a0is\u00a0“scary”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before the game, all players (each room’s gameplay is from 2-7 players), are to sign a waiver. All players should be ages 10 and up. Players are given a walkie talkie to communicate with “home base” A.K.A., the office. The walkie talkie also has a flashlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were also told that no force is necessary to get clues, so please don’t tear apart the room! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No phone use is allowed during the game. We were allowed to take a group photo before and after the game, under the digital timer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were shown an emergency key and emergency door, should we need to leave in the event of one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are instructed to only use the walkie talkie after 10 minutes of gameplay. You can ask for as many clues as you like. Of course, the less clues you use, the better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Bunker Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Before the timer started<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I don’t really want to say too much about how we played the game, because that would give away too much. However, I can say that we all had a fantastic time. The theme and the decor was on point, and we all worked collaboratively to solve the riddles. I must say, once we were feeling very confident about our skills, there was another hurdle that made us question our advancement. We used the walkie talkie a few times for clues, but for the most part, figured everything out on our own. Our group of six was perfect, because it gave us the opportunity to rotate tasks, take mental breaks, and get a different perspective on the challenges in front of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m happy to say that our group completed The Bunker with 5 minutes to spare!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrating our escape with 5:29 to spare!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tips for Escape Room Play and PanIQ Room Hollywood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n