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    Stained Hourglass Escapes

    5.0 (9 reviews)

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    Amanda B.

    I love an escape room, so when I booked a birthday trip to Salem I decided to see if there were any local ones to try out and found Stained Hourglass. We selected to do the Witch's Hallow and it exceeded my expectations! In most escape games everyone plays the same game, the host watches from another room and throws hints up on a screen, and you have giant clocks counting down always taunting you - but Stained Hourglass was different in the best way. There is no clock at all, instead your game guide/host is an active character in the game and helps to ensure you are moving along in the storyline and towards completing the room. Where the guide/host is playing a character known as Belsnickel is in another room, you have multiple interactions with him for puzzles, hints, and following the storyline (and the character is hysterical). The game is customized to the players as well, the number of puzzles and difficulty can vary based on how the team is doing or based on what they seem to enjoy more. The puzzles are well-designed and intuitive to work through! I think only 3 puzzles were locks you had to figure out or find keys to (which can be my least favorite puzzle) and the rest were activities and patterns (the best!). Without the clock you really get immersed into the story as well, which is a nice change, particularly when there is a good story line. Also, with the game able to be so personalized part of our game everyone sang happy birthday to me, I was given a plastic cupcake, and when I pretended to blow out a nonexistent candle, magic happened and a new room appeared! Also, hidden in the game was a birthday card from Belsnickel and the Stained Hourglass crew. My friends and I talked about how much fun we had the entire rest of the trip, I only wish we would have had more time to do the boring office room as well. This is absolutely a must do experience if you are looking for an activity in Salem!

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    A wonderful experience and one of the most creative and fun escape rooms I've done. The employees were amazing

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    Boda Borg

    Boda Borg

    4.5
    (297 reviews)
    11.0 mi

    The last time I did Boda Borg was several years ago my husband and I came back with our seven year…read moreold. We all had a good time. The puzzles were just as hard as I remembered but it was still fun. Lockers are free. There are snacks and drinks to purchase when you need a break. There were lots of people questing but we never had to wait longer than a couple of minutes. We can't wait to go back!

    I would honestly give this place zero stars if I could…read more My daughter attended a friend's birthday party at Boda Borg last weekend. The girls are 13 and 14 years old. When she got home, she told me that she and her friends had been asked to leave after only about 20 minutes. They informed the manager that they were minors and did not have an adult with them. According to the girls, the manager told them they needed to leave the building and call their parents from outside. As a parent, I find it completely unacceptable that a group of young teenage girls were sent outside at night, in an unfamiliar area, without any adult supervision. I was FaceTiming with them at the time, so I know they were outside and had been removed from the building. I contacted corporate, the manager, and the owner to discuss what happened. The manager was extremely rude during our conversation, he told me the girls were being too loud. When corporate eventually contacted me, they offered multiple excuses and claimed the girls had not been kicked out, which directly contradicted what I witnessed myself. The entire situation was handled poorly from start to finish. Regardless of company policy, the safety of minors should come first. Based on this experience, I would not recommend this place to anyone.

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