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November 2023 by Kristen Canatsey
Absolutely love everything at this place. The escape rooms are great and the madd hatters haunt is one of my favorites. We go every year and our group just keeps getting bigger.
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September 2023 by Timothy Dingle
To my understanding, there is only 1 lady running all of the scenarios. So, only 1 can be run at s time, hence why the site says book 2 weeks out. I called and was able to get in the same day. There is a life-size chess board outside while you wait. The lobby area, which was locked, had a bunch of games that we saw when the doors were opened so we could pay. The scenarios are in a different building. The only issue we had with the scenarios was that a key was missing from a box that we opened, but the staff credited us the time we spent looking for it. We escaped Slaycation with 4min left. I plan to go back for the other rooms.Recommendations to ECM to help the experience:-intercom and camera system; having to ring the bell, wait and explain where we are at takes away time. I've done rooms in Texas and Kentucky and they all had staff watch via cameras and an intercom system or a monitor for typed hints if we were too stuck and they were swift to know our next step.-replace locks that are quirky; a couple locks had too much time spent on them because the letters would slip out of alignment, so tugging didn't unlock them and caused confusion/time.-double check the rooms to ensure each item is reset properly.
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August 2023 by Fran Nafts
You must experience this at least once! So much fun. You need to be aware of every little thing to get the code to get out. Young or old, it's for everyone.
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August 2023 by Emma Shea
I was out here visiting family and found this place. Me and my cousins did the pirate room and it was really fun!!! Our gamemaster was very kind and helpful. We got out with 59 seconds to spare. Next time I'm in town, I'll definitely come back.
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August 2023 by Connie McCray
Escape Madness for the win. My baby turned 26 and this was what he wanted to do. It was AMAZING. We never tried one and took a turn at the hardest one. FANTASTICOuguiamazing was amazing
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August 2023 by Eloy F.
Wife totally surprised me with an outing with close friends to Escape the Madness! One of the best birthday outings I can remember. The atmosphere is amazing. Barb is a wonderful, friendly woman!! We did the "great for first timers room". The pirate theme and attention to detail was very well done! Can't wait to try another room. Definitely a must go if you have the chance!
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July 2023 by Robert Davis
Loved this place!Our extended family got together in Yakima for a family reunion and was able to experience Escape the Maddness. Everyone loved the experience! The owner and staff were so friendly and accommodating. It was nearly a billion degrees and they were quick to offer everyone cold water. I absolutely love the main room. So interesting and eclectic. You could spend a ton of time just checking things out. Love the wall of luggage!My wife and I have done quite a few escape rooms. We did the Egyptian themed room and it is now one of our favorites. It was a first experience for my son and daughter and now they can't wait until our next escape room.Excellent adventure for everyone!
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July 2023 by Erika Cox
I loved the details of the rooms, it almost feels like your actually on a boat, in a cabin lost in the woods or in Egypt. The puzzles are so unique and you could literally spend hours in their beautiful lobby alone with all the fun games they provide! Can’t wait til they open another room so I can put my learned skills to the test. Thank you for providing such wonderful service and such a fun activity in Yakima county, we needed something like this ❤️
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July 2023 by April Field
Wonderfully detailed rooms but unfortunately our gamemaster chose to continually walk in and out of our game for some reason... And on top of that, clean up after us as we played. When we went back to retrieve items we could not find them because she had put them back. Never in our dozens of escape rooms has anything like this ever happened. This was very disruptive and cost us time.
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July 2023 by Justin F
Having done 40 escapes, I was excited to do my first Egyptian-themed room. While I wasn't expecting anything fancy, I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderfully-themed lobby full of games and other curiosities, including a secret door. This definitely set the bar high for what would hopefully be a well-designed, immersive experience. And hopefully, given the 75-minute drive to get there.The decor continued into the escape room, which again was highly themed. Unfortunately the experience didn't get a whole lot better, and the reason for the two stars rests solely on the room's decor. Our game master, nice as she was, ultimately left our experience severely lacking, for several reasons.First, being a group of three in a room designed (and charging for) 4+ persons, we specifically requested -- twice -- that she keep us updated if she felt we weren't at the pace we needed to be at. This didn't happen, other than a note that we likely wanted to finish the first room within a particular number of minutes.Second, I wish multi-room escapes had a clock in at least two of the rooms. There were also no warnings or alerts of time left, nor a beep when time did run out. In fact, the whole system of hints is rather basic, which is a shame considering how well-themed this place is. I wish hints could have been given over an intercom or at least slipped under a door. To have to ring a cow bell and wait for the game master to come in, analyze where we're at, and then give clues, wastes time. And on that note, the game master has no way of prior knowing where we're at in the game, so she needed to walk in and ask us questions about what we've done -- again wasting time.Third, the game master kept walking in and out of the game through various entrances/exits, which was very distracting and completely ruined the immersion of the game. On top of that, she chose to clean behind us, which meant when we went back to retrieve clues or pencils from previous rooms, they were no longer there. I know we can't help it if she has to come in to give clues, but they should not be just casually strolling through the game or tidying up for the next party. This was our biggest pet peeve, and it's a huge escape room no-no.Fourth (POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILERS THIS PARAGRAPH), the game master said there were 3 rooms in our game. While I could see how they consider it 3, all of us ultimately felt there were actually 4, as room 2 had a "room within a room" that we all thought was the third room, as it needed a combination of physical and mental tasks to open the door. Once we got in and solved the puzzle, we thought we had successfully escaped. Nope, there was still another room behind that with plenty of puzzles. Had this been more clear, we could have allocated our time better. On top of that, both exits to these rooms had the same type of lock, which we were told about at the beginning.As for the game/puzzles themselves, they were well-thought out and designed. Aside from a few, I wouldn't say they were especially challenging, but having fewer than the necessary number of players, we don't fault the business for that. We knew going in we would have a harder challenge, albeit the requested hints would have been nice.However, ETM may want to consider giving some props a few updates. Some locks needed an extra shove to open; one prop had pieces that the game master said were broken, but we would have not had a way of knowing that if she hadn't been in the room with us. Just take them out of the game if that's the case.In sum, no, we did not escape, and it was due to a variety of reasons, some within our control, others not. Had we simply lost despite our best efforts, I would've had a terrific time. But due to the game master's presence throughout the game, the ineffectiveness of getting hints and clues, and the cleaning up while we were still playing, this unfortunately cost us time and immersion. If ETM would be willing to discount or comp a future trip, I'
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July 2023 by Dylan Cox
Did the pirate room with my wife and friends and loved the details they put into it. I will definitely be back to try the others!
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January 2023 by Danielle McDermott
Great experience! Barb was very accommodating for our group and seemed totally excited to help get us set up on our adventure. Really fun way to spend some time with my family and will definitely be going back again!
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December 2022 by Leisha Law
We did all 3 escape rooms pre-Covid and after visiting several other businesses who run escape rooms I can say this was the best. The decorations are 10/10 and the rooms are amazing and true to their difficulty level. I wish I could experience the rooms again for the first time. Amazing experiences.
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December 2022 by susan Holmes
Well I have never done anything like an escape room so wasn't sure what to expect. Had a fun time with my family but found the puzzles a challenge.
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December 2020 by Gabriel Solis
We had a great time! Our host was super fun and super helpful, and she didn't make us feel stupid for asking for hints! We were very impressed with the overall design of the Pirate room. The visuals were some of the best we've ever seen, and the puzzles were well thought out. We will definitely come back for the other rooms the next time we're in Yakima!
