![]() ![]() ![]() Groupon pushes volume over profit (e.g., a business using Groupon usually gets ¼ of the regular listed price on its product!), which is a sacrifice many escape rooms aren't willing to make. Saving cash is nice, but be advised: If you only go with Groupon, you may miss out on some of the best escape rooms in the area. ![]() This can bring the overall price down, but also increases the likelihood that you will be playing with strangers unless you book all the spots. There are a few rooms that use Groupon to bring in customers. A cheaper ticket doesn't necessarily mean a lesser experience, but there may be some instances where you get what you pay for. What Can Impact Your Escape Room Experience?Īt least in the Twin Cities, the price per person in an escape room is generally around $30, which can seem high if you're new to escape rooms or are from the suburbs. If you're a very casual, mass appeal sort of escape room goer, that may work out fine, but most likely if you're reading this list you've noticed a difference in quality of experience between escape rooms, and are wondering how best to use either limited time or money for the best overall puzzle experience. Many people conclude they must all be the same and opt for whichever has a Groupon, or is the closest in proximity, or has the particular room theme that sounds appealing. So how to decide? At first glance, nearly all the rooms mentioned in the list above have excellent Google reviews, almost identical website layouts, and often even similar room themes. In roughly chronological order from when they opened, here is a list of escape room companies in the Twin Cities metro area, with a note if they are on the outskirts rather than more centrally located, as most are. In the Twin Cities metro area, there are currently 16 different escape room companies, each with multiple rooms and sometimes multiple locations. There aren't any 'official' lists of escape rooms, so it's difficult to say exactly how many are in any location. There are at least 2,300 escape rooms in the US as of 2018, compared to only 22 in the nation just four years earlier. Although this list is tailored to the area surrounding Minneapolis and St Paul, the principles in this guide can be applied to virtually any city in the country. Read on for the real, in-depth, mostly unbiased guide to the Twin Cities escape rooms, written by local enthusiasts who have personally done (and escaped from) every room in the area. Does a pricier ticket mean a better experience? Do the Google star ratings or TripAdvisor recommendations mean anything? Does a chain with multiple locations across the nation mean they are tried and true, or does it mean safe and boring? How important is the location for the overall experience? Deciding between over a dozen different escape room companies can be daunting. ![]()
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