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I had been a little apprehensive at the thought of being "locked" in a room for an hour with 5 other people, but the hour literally flew by. The staff was very friendly, and gave us good instructions. This was my first escape room experience, but it was amazing! Other members of my party who had done other escape rooms in DC were impressed and said it was the best one they've been to. Luckily we found a slot for Secret Society on a busy Saturday! Since we were looking within a week, there weren't many options left (we checked Escape Room Live, Escape the Room, etc.). My friend really wanted to go try an escape room for her birthday. I look forward to trying another escape room. Also, some people can be super competitive to the point that it may put a damper on the fun for others, so keep that in mind.
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I do want to make a note-you can bring up to seven people but I would keep it to four or five at the most. I would totally do something like this again. The staff was very helpful and gave clear instructions. It's a great game to get you to use your thinking cap. All of the clues are logical and some things were hiding in plain sight. As soon as the doors close, the clock starts and you have an hour to complete the total mission. We had four people total in our group and the theme was of the 1930s prohibition era-think mafia, speakeasy bar, bootleggers and the like. This is a fun activity that is a total departure from typical HH and dinner. She said that she found out about it on groupon and I decided to give it a go. I never heard of escape rooms until my meetup organizer posted this event.