Mission X

Mission X was what started my friends and I on a little bit of an obsession with these escape-​the-​room type of challenges. We found a good deal for it on Groupon (as how we find a lot of the things we do…), found a mutual date that works for us all and went. Do take note that you do have to book in advance and tell them which of the six rooms you want!
I can’t reveal too much or I’ll be spoiling it, but the games here are pretty good. Yes, plural, because we’ve tried four out of the six rooms and if anything’s an indication of how much we liked it, this is! The games really require you to be thinking on your feet and working closely with your friends. You’ll have to be ‘in the zone’ and really focusing to be able to get into it! If you’re stuck, you can press a button and the staff will come in, see where you are and give you a hint to help you out.
Of all the rooms we tried, my favorite was Banished. It had the coolest storyline in my opinion, and the clues were very cryptic and creative. I really enjoyed all the rooms we did, and my friends felt the same way too. It’s a very accomplishing feeling when we’re able to successfully get the key and escape the room within the time limit!
I think doing one of these mission games is a great thing to do with friends. It’s different, and it really gets your brain working! The staff here at Mission X are very nice, and if the room hasn’t been booked after your slot and you’re still in the middle of solving your clues, they’ll give you extra time. The rooms here are a little small though, so I don’t recommend more than four or five people in a room at once. Having too many people isn’t good either because it lowers the level of teamwork!