Escape Room Player Limits
Escape Room Player Limits for our escape rooms are going to depend on what experience you’re playing. Our rooms can be played with anywhere from 2 to 20 people depending on the size and difficulty of the game.
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In order to better understand how we determine the Escape Room Player Limits for our escape rooms, it’s important to differentiate between what we consider general and mega experiences.
General Experiences
Our general experience is our average escape room. They are typically around 1,000 square feet and feature multiple rooms or zones to explore. They are usually only one hour long. While the experiences range in difficulty, they do not offer as much ‘divide and conquering’ as our mega games. Our general experiences include games such as Witch Hunt, Fear the Bogeyman, and Day of the Dead.
Mega Experiences
Our mega experiences are less common, as they are massive compared to our general experiences. At three times the size of a standard game, there is plenty of space to roam and many puzzles to solve. These games also allow you two hours to complete your mission. Since they are so much larger, they are able to fit significantly more people within their space. Cure Z and our newest game, We’re All Mad Here, are our mega experiences as of now.
Minimum People to Play
All of Our Games are Private
All of our games are private experiences. This means that when you make your reservation, it will be only your group within the experience. For any game, the more players, the better. This allows you to have more brains tackling each puzzle. Plus, everyone tends to think in different ways. However, for now, make sure you have your headcount for your group when you book, and be aware that it will only be the people you register within the escape room.
Recommended Minimum Players for General Experiences
With our general experiences, the recommended number of players will vary depending on which experience you’re playing. All of our escape rooms have a numerical difficulty rating, and generally, the higher the difficulty, the more people we’d recommend. All of our games are certainly capable of being played with only two people, though. However, the more people in your party, the higher your chances of winning. If we had to name a recommended average group size for our general experiences, though, it would be 4 people.
Recommended Minimum Players for Mega Experiences
As the name implies, our mega experiences are significantly larger and, often, more difficult than our general experiences. Because of this, we recommend these experiences for larger groups, as there is more ground to cover and harder puzzles to decipher.
We would generally advise that you have at least six people in your group to have the best chance of solving the escape room successfully. Of course, you are more than welcome to play with less, with the knowing that the game might become more difficult. However, be aware that there is a required minimum of 4 players, due to the size of the game.
Maximum People to Play
Officially? Escape Room Player Limits depend on the experience. Each game has a set limit of players allowed in at one time. This number varies between eight to twenty people. It is determined by how many people can fit comfortably inside the game and still be able to solve the puzzles.
Maximum Players for General Experiences
For our general experiences, the maximum number of players ranges from 8 to 12 players. This is determined by the space per room, overall size of experience, and number of puzzles. With these limits, there’s always plenty of space to move about the room. Meanwhile, you’ll still have plenty of brains to think through the challenging puzzles.
Maximum Players for Mega Experiences
Our mega experiences have higher player maximums as they are larger experiences that feature more puzzle content. These games typically hold up to 20 players. There’s always another puzzle to solve, so these experiences lend themselves well towards a ‘divide and conquer’ mentality.
Benefits of Having a Larger Group
Overall, larger groups are often more successful than smaller groups. The more people you have, the more brainpower you have attacking each puzzle. This often makes it faster and easier to solve each puzzle. Plus, everyone thinks differently.
While one person decodes one puzzle, another person can decode a separate puzzle that challenged them differently. Having more people means having a better chance of someone instantly figuring out how to solve each puzzle.
Since each puzzle requires you to think in different ways, having a larger group with players that all have their own unique thought processes will only help you succeed. So, while the minimum and maximum players for our escape rooms can vary, we recommend going with a larger party.
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You are Constables for The Sheriff of Salem and are tasked with finding evidence of Witchcraft before the town hanging.
$39.99 Per Player
You have 60 minutes to escape, at $39.99 per person plus tax. At a minimum of 1,000 square feet of playing space, this theme is sure to provide a thrilling adventure. Witch Hunt is three times larger than the average escape room experience. Most importantly, however, all bookings are private.
Travel down the rabbit hole and experience a brand new world that just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser in our asylum escape room.
$60 Per Player
You have 120 minutes to escape the theme at $60 per person plus tax. This is the largest escape room in the country, spanning upwards of over 4,000 square feet of playing space each! Large Private Groups are welcome, as these experiences allow player dispersement with ease. All bookings for this asylum escape room are private.
Trap Door Escape Company
Trap Door Escape Room has 4 locations: 3180 Route 611 in Bartonsville, PA in the Poconos; 60 White St. in Red Bank, NJ; 34A Speedwell Ave. in Morristown, NJ: and 77 Wind Creek Blvd in Bethlehem, PA. The Red Bank location was the first of the 4 locations, opening in the fall of 2015. Morristown followed in the summer of 2017, and Bartonsville opened during the holiday season of 2018. Wind Creek is currently undergoing construction and will be opening in September 2022.
History
The idea came to Tone Purzycki back in 2011 after he wrote a screenplay that developed into a live-streaming game. The game revolved around an actor trapped in a situation and the audience had to solve puzzles to figure out where he was trapped. The “Find Me Event” had more than 1,000 people playing over the course of several hours. After the success of several other streaming events, the idea of an escape room was born.
Location
Each location has different rooms from which to choose. Our Morristown location is home to Day of the Dead, Witch Hunt, and The Greatest Freakshow. In Bartonsville, you’ll find Cure Z, F5 Tornado Escape, Fear the Bogeyman, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, We’re All Mad Here, and Prisoner Z. In Red Bank we currently have Everest – our first 2 story escape room. Ripper of London is also available at this location. Our pirate themed games will soon be open at Wind Creek.
Trap Door Escape Room also offers team building, streaming events, and birthday parties. For more information on any of our games, prices, and locations, explore our website or call 570-234-3366