Enigma HQ Escape Room - Little Italy
Enigma HQ Escape Room - Little Italy
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Cinematic Escape Game in San Diego. Embark on an unforgettable journey, where you and your team of up to 8 adventurers will have 1 hour to find clues, solve puzzles and master the power of ... The Lazarus Crystal.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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whitters1022
Prague, Czech Republic4 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
This was the worst escape room EVER! I have done a few escape rooms in Singapore, Prague and San Diego and this one doesn’t even compare! It made the previous “worst” escape room I had completed look amazing in comparison. There was no logic involved, huge leaps as to what you needed to do. Even when we failed and we were told how to escape It didn’t even make sense. One room only, no locks and keys, SOILER** don’t keep reading...
You basically just ring different color bells and hold things while ringing them.
I do not understand how they have 5 star ratings, please look somewhere else if you want to have a good experience doing an escape room. Please let me help someone that’s the best thing that can come from my experiences Do not go here.
Great staff!
You basically just ring different color bells and hold things while ringing them.
I do not understand how they have 5 star ratings, please look somewhere else if you want to have a good experience doing an escape room. Please let me help someone that’s the best thing that can come from my experiences Do not go here.
Great staff!
Written February 17, 2020
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Beaker18
Virginia Beach, VA198 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Don’t be fooled like we were by their high rating. Most of the 5-star reviews were written by profiles with only 1 review.
This barely passed as an escape room. They boast of their technology and lack of locks like other rooms. While true that there were no locks, there was also no technology. Each “level” is manually triggered by the game master after you perform certain (somewhat random) tasks to his liking. There’s only one room, but if you like red herrings, you’ll be pleased to know there are enough to feed an army of sharks.
There was next to no logic in the flow or the puzzles (if you can call them that).
We reached the objective with plenty of time, but frankly we were just glad it was over.
This barely passed as an escape room. They boast of their technology and lack of locks like other rooms. While true that there were no locks, there was also no technology. Each “level” is manually triggered by the game master after you perform certain (somewhat random) tasks to his liking. There’s only one room, but if you like red herrings, you’ll be pleased to know there are enough to feed an army of sharks.
There was next to no logic in the flow or the puzzles (if you can call them that).
We reached the objective with plenty of time, but frankly we were just glad it was over.
Written February 17, 2020
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4sweetlemmons
Scotts Valley, CA14 contributions
Aug 2019 • Family
My wife, 20 yr old son and 18 yr old daughter did the escape room and had a lot of fun. We surprisingly worked well together and got through it before the time ran out. Don't over think it, keep your eyes open, and have fun.
Written September 18, 2019
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mel260
Murrieta, CA45 contributions
Aug 2019
Friendly staff. The Lazarus Crystal Escape Room was good but not my favorite escape room. Its good for smaller teams since it is linear and would be ideal for groups of 2. We were 5 and it was too many people since it only takes 2 people to solve and the rest stand around. Not ideal for beginners since the concepts are more experienced escape room based concepts. The technology mentioned on the website is an iPad and a video- not super high tech. We enjoyed ourselves but was not a favorite room.
Written August 28, 2019
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bnogowski
Phoenix, AZ31 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
Brought my family to enigma escape room upon the recommendation from my son who has participated in them before. I was skeptical but this being my first escape room found myself having a great time. Our host Dee made it fun and light. The storyline was good and the puzzle was hard enough that we did have to ask for clues along the way. The location is also a plus as we finished the night off with desert in little Italy, what could be better.
Written July 15, 2019
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April Isabel A
Oakland, CA7 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
We had a group of nine, and I think it was actually a good size group for the escape room! We solved it with 8 min left to go! Shout out to our host Kellen and Riko for being fun hosts.
Written November 24, 2018
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V1083XXgeorgeg
San Diego, CA8 contributions
Mar 2017 • Friends
This was an excellent birthday gift from friends! The Escape Room adventure- the search for the Lazarus Crystal was so much fun. Our group of 6 had a blast and it really makes you think and work together. We finished with 7 seconds left and got the crystal. Our guide Kellen was outstanding and gave us some help. The adventure wrapped up with a great pic of the group and sure provided for some fun memories. I would definitely recommend you try Enigma HQ Escape Room- it will be a blast!!!
Written March 7, 2017
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Risingravity
San Diego, California38 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
I have never been to an escape room before so I don't know how Enigma HQ compares to others, but my group and I had amazing time! Finding the location is fairly easy but we were there on a weekend so the business complex it was in was quiet and empty. We didn't know what to expect so we were a little nervous, but our hosts were very fun and welcoming. They did a great job showing us the ropes and afterwards giving us a rundown of the puzzles. It was immersive and exciting and we would highly recommend it! We can't wait for Enigma HQ to require our help with another artifact so we can come back!
Written August 15, 2016
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kstark12
Brighton, MI56 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
Seven woman, most who are new to escape rooms, came very close to solving the puzzle. Everyone had a great time with ample opportunity to solve the clues!
Loved the electronic interaction...well done!
Our game master, Byrnn, was entertaining and helpful! Byrnn made the experience lots of fun!
Loved the electronic interaction...well done!
Our game master, Byrnn, was entertaining and helpful! Byrnn made the experience lots of fun!
Written October 10, 2019
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Luis S
San Diego9 contributions
Jul 2019 • Business
This was by far one of the best experiences, this helped our team come together and work on communication. We split into 2 teams of 6 members on each team and we raced each other, it was such a great competition and the escape room is super challenging to complete. This is definitely a very unique and fun experience for any group that wants to have some fun while in Little Italy, San Diego.
Our hosts Brynn and Dee were super fun and energetic and because of their hints we didn’t go crazy trying to solve the mystery.
Thank you Brian Hacker and team for a great experience!
Our hosts Brynn and Dee were super fun and energetic and because of their hints we didn’t go crazy trying to solve the mystery.
Thank you Brian Hacker and team for a great experience!
Written July 24, 2019
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