Timeliner: Train Through Time

Timeliner was a fun time overall. The puzzles are simple but enjoyable, the time traveling mechanic and how it is implemented is solid, and there is a healthy mix of tech and physical elements. It won't blow your mind, but it's worth a play. However, the public booking system is horrible, especially with the location being inside a mall. Unless you pay for a private room, you will almost certainly be paired with strangers. And in a room that should be max 3-4 people (we escaped with 15 minutes left with just two) putting 8 strangers together is downright criminal. We got lucky, and by calling ahead and playing at an off time (9:30 PM) we were able to get the room private for only a small extra fee. Essentially, if you can garuntee a private room (either by paying or walking up a few minutes before the room starts after checking online to see its empty) this is a thumbs up. If you arnt willing to shell out the cash or the time to make it happen, it's probably not going to be a great time. TEG, please give us the option to book private games online again, especially at off times.

A bit easier for experienced players but the gameplay is really superb.

If youre just getting started with escape rooms, if you’re on a date or looking to get the kids/teens into a room-this is a good choice. Technically a room where the concept is clear and the puzzles sort of go with the theme, but it all makes zero sense…..if that makes sense. The tech was good, the set design was ok. You were lead through the game and it was clear what you needed to do and what would come next. This room is next gen for sure, it’s big box, it’s using space in a much more efficient way. I wasn’t satisfied leaving, but my kid was! She liked it a lot! 2 is plenty if experienced. 4 is more than enough. Also, there was no A/C in there, so we were insanely hot(most likely from the tech)

A solid room that had decent puzzles. Nothing shockingly amazing but nothing was bad at all. Just a solid room. If you’re experienced don’t need more than 2-3. It can be done solo but they’ll mix you in with strangers anyway. Kinda unintentionally warm in the room though FYI.

Another solid room from The Escape Game. Theme was cool and I liked the tech incorporation. Good for beginners and intermediate escape room artists. A bit on the easy side for veterans, but still good puzzles that benefit greatly from teamwork. I’d recommend this room.

It is a decent room. I like how it makes it seem like a it’s actually moving through time. The room itself was straightforward, no random jumping to conclusions. We had 8 people. GM was attentive. We had someone whose b-day was that day and the GM did a little happy bday sign which I thought was nice.