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Location: King of Prussia, PA
Date Played: March 31, 2024
Team size: 2-10 allowed (but 5-7 suggested); we recommend 3-5 (for experienced players)
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $35.99 per player
Ticketing: Private
Accessibility Consideration: This game is wheelchair accessible.
Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock
Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints
REA Reaction
Lucky Dice Diner was a classic escape room. By classic, we mean a puzzle-focused game in a themed environment. It's one of the best classic escape rooms in the Northeast.
It had strong, well-clued gameplay, complex but fair layered puzzles, and a polished set. It was largely non-linear, which meant it could feel chaotic, but also rewarding. (If you are new to escape rooms, this one will be challenging!)
In a couple of instances, puzzle elements felt aesthetically out of place in the beautifully themed diner, which slightly diminished the overall experience.
If you want narrative and dramatic effects, this won't be your game. That may be a next evolution that Expedition Escape will aspire too. There were opportunities to edge in that direction, for example, with the ending.
Lucky Dice Diner was not trying to be anything more than an escape room. It delivered on this ambition. It played in the style that first drew us into escape rooms: the rush of collaborative, tactile puzzle solving in a well themed environment. The folks at Expedition Escape are effective practitioners of this style, and furthermore, continue to iterate to give their players the best experience possible. We commend that.
Who is this for?
- Puzzle lovers
- Scenery snobs
- Fans of 50s music
- Best for players with at least some experience
- Players who don't need to be a part of every puzzle
Why play?
- Game flow as silky smooth and chocolate silk pie
- The impeccably themed environment
- Layered solves that you earn collaboratively – so rewarding!
Story
It was just a regular day at work at the diner when our boss called to say that he'd left his lucky dice somewhere in the diner. He was competing in a race, and he needed these to have any chance of winning. It was time to turn this diner insideout to find them!
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