Room Escape Artist Tries Their Hand at the Master of Illusions Escape Room

Over the last few years we’ve gotten hundreds of rave reviews from escapists that are looking for an extreme experience. We truly appreciate each and every one of them, especially when they come from escape room experts that are looking for fun things to do in Colonnade.

One of our most recent reviews comes from Room Escape Artist. Their escapists decided to try one of our original escape rooms, Master of Illusions. It’s been one of our most popular San Antonio escape rooms ever since it opened. Here’s what their experienced escapists thought about their attempt to thwart an evil magician that’s determined to keep his dastardly tricks a secret.

Room Escape Artist Review Notes

Did Room Escape Artist’s escapists make it out of the Master of Illusions room? You’ll have to check the Extreme Escape Instagram or Facebook page to find that out, but here are their notes on how the room compared to their other escape room challenges.

The Room: Master of Illusion

Overall Impression: It’s a beautifully designed escape room in San Antonio with appropriately difficult puzzles.

Highlights: Ambiance of the setting, appropriate for all experience levels, surprise ending trick

Why You’ve Got to Try the Master of Illusions Escape Room

Master of Illusions is a premier escape room for adults in Colonnade San Antonio. Experienced escapists, like the experts at Room Escape Artist, will tell you there are two things that make Master of Illusions special.

Right away, every escapist appreciates the amazing 1920s era set design. We’ve gone all out with decor, lighting, audio/visual effects, props and aromas for a multi-sensory experience. Every part of the room is decked out to create the remarkable ambiance that Room Escape Artist noted was way above average.

We’ve also nailed the other critical element of escape rooms – the puzzles. There aren’t generic puzzles in the Master of Illusions escape room. Our game masters came up with never before seen themed puzzles that keep players invested in the storyline. They have the right amount of difficulty to make solving each one a challenge without becoming a frustrating hassle.

Unlike some other San Antonio escape rooms, Master of Illusions is equally fun for novice and experienced escapists. It’s a feat that many escape rooms can’t accomplish. Come see if you have the wits to solve the puzzles and get out of this magically magnificent escape room.

Book an Escape Room in San Antonio Online

There are many San Antonio attractions that keep people busy on the weekends. But what if you’ve spent a lot of weekends in San Antonio and have tried most of it out? Or you’re only visiting for a few days and want to make sure you get to experience something truly unique?

Sounds like you need a little weekend fun at Extreme Escape!

Why Extreme Escape is the Perfect Place for Weekend Fun

If you’re the type that would rather experience something new than veg out in front of a television during your free time, then an escape room adventure is exactly what you need.

Extreme Escape is home to the first San Antonio escape room (technically, the first four escape rooms). Our team includes theme-park pros that know how to create an immersive experience that plays on all your senses. It’s like traveling to a different time and place without having to pay steep airfare prices.

Here are a few more reasons why locals and visitors can’t get enough of our escape rooms in San Antonio.

No Need to Worry About the Weather

Texas is known for having finicky weather at times, particularly in the summer when the temperature hits triple digits. Why not cool off during the blazing heat of summer in an escape room? Our escape rooms are completely climate-controlled for comfort. While others are sweating or freezing outdoors you’ll be wandering through an alternate dimension or venturing through an abandoned mine shaft without breaking a sweat.

We Can Accommodate Groups of All Sizes

At Extreme Escape there are four escape rooms that can be used simultaneously. Up to 10 people can play at a time, which means 40 players can have fun at once.

Ample Parking

With parties that large you’re going to need parking. Both of our locations have ample parking, including spots for buses and party vans.

We Welcome Off-Site Caterers

Extreme Escape provides hours of entertainment, but we don’t have a kitchen on-site. However, we are equipped to handle third-party catering for parties and corporate events.

Fun for All Ages

There are few things to do in San Antonio that are equally entertaining for everyone in the family, but Extreme Escape is one of them. We’ve designed our escape room games for players of all ages. Instead of paying expensive babysitter rates, you can bring along kids as young as nine years old to help you escape the room. Trust us, their tiny fingers could come in handy.

Bragging Rights on Monday

When you go back to the office on Monday after taking on a San Antonio escape room you’ll have something to tell people about. While others simply shrug and say “nothing” when they’re asked what they did over the weekend, you can tell co-workers you helped take down a carnivorous alien or outwitted a maniacal magician.

Break free of from your regular weekend routine by testing your wits and problem-solving skills at a San Antonio escape room. See if you have what it takes to escape – reserve your room online!

Escape the room, escape the heat!

Summer in San Antonio means one thing is certain – heat, heat and more heat. As beautiful as the area is, it’s common to retreat indoors to escape the sweltering temperatures even though there are big attractions outdoors.

You don’t have to Google “indoor activities near me” to find climate controlled entertainment in San Antonio. Just pop over to one of the Extreme Escape locations for all the indoor fun you can handle.

Memorable Experience Without the Discomfort

The San Antonio Zoo is an amazingly memorable experience. But in the scorching summer months, checking out the Africa Plains and Big.Cat Valley can get uncomfortable. In the keepsake photos it’s obviously 100 degrees, shirt sticking to you uncomfortable.

Playing an escape room game is one of the most memorable indoor activities to do in San Antonio, TX since the Tower of Americas was constructed – and it’s always the perfect temperature. We guarantee is

Interactive Indoor Fun

Speeding around a track in a go cart with the wind in your hair can be thrilling, but it’s somewhat of a solitary experience. At an escape room in San Antonio players are in the game together and rely on each other for the win. It’s actually a great way to get people to unplug and start interacting like before mobile devices became a distraction.

Consistently a Good Time All Day Long

When you’re able to control the climate you can have fun any time of day. That kind of convenience makes it much easier to schedule activities and gives you the freedom to have fun whenever you want. Heat, rain and sunlight aren’t an issue when you’re playing a San Antonio escape room game.

New Type of Mental Stimulation

San Antonio has countless world class museums and art venues that offer a reprieve from the heat and get you thinking. If you’ve already visited the DoSeum and hit the art exhibits you can still get mental stimulation at Extreme Escape. An escape room tests your wits with a series of riddles, puzzles and clues that enhance the game’s storyline. It will get you communicating and thinking in ways you never have before.

Bring a world of fun indoors – reserve a San Antonio escape room online.

Need an escape from the books? Extreme Escape has you covered!

We’re one of the top-rated interactive attractions in San Antonio among college students. An escape room game is a welcome distraction that will have you completely out of your element in a good way. It’s like one huge VR set that you can experience with a group of friends.

Stuck in the dorms with no car? No worries! It doesn’t matter which college you attend – Extreme Escape is a quick rideshare drive from every campus in the city.

Unique Learning Experience You Won’t Get at School

Who said learning can’t be fun? The goal of an escape room is to challenge players and make them think outside of the box.

Our San Antonio escape room games are a super fun break from the exams, thesis papers and projects you’ll have to complete this semester. But you don’t have to totally switch your brain off. Unlike passive pastimes, an escape room puts you in the middle of the action where you’ll interact with others and even learn a little something about yourself.

We’ve hosted groups of college friends from just about every college in San Antonio including:

• UTSA students
• UT Health San Antonio students
• Texas A&M University-San Antonio students
• Trinity University students
• University of the Incarnate Word students

Get your brain firing on all cylinders! You’ll learn something new every time you play an escape room game.

We Cater to All College Groups

You don’t have to be part of the Yale College Puzzle Club to have a great time playing an escape room. At Extreme Escape we cater to all types of college groups. We can even help you put together a group event where up to 40 people can play at once.

We can create a one-of-a-kind experience for any group on campus:

Fraternities

Sororities

Student Councils

Sports Teams

Professional Clubs

Honors Programs

Political Organizations

Faith-Based Organizations

Debate Teams

Cultural Clubs

Escape rooms are also a great team building experience that will get everyone working together. All you future entrepreneur business majors will be interested to learn that Fortune 500 companies have visited Extreme Escape to give their team an extra edge at the office.

Get to Know Your New College Friends Better

Some of the people you meet in college will end up becoming lifelong friends. You can figure out who those friends are a lot faster in an escape room. It’s like a friendship pressure cooker. Within 60 minutes you’ll know a lot more about how your friends communicate, their ability to handle stress and which ones are destined to be the future leaders of America.

For real though, an escape room experience does have a way of bringing friends closer together whether you win or lose.

For a Limited Time College Students Can Get a 30% Discount

The jokes about broke college students are a little too real sometimes. But that doesn’t mean you have to sit at home night after night missing out on awesome experiences with your friends.

Use the promo code “Winter19” when you reserve a San Antonio escape room to get 30% off. That’s like saving the cost of an entire pizza. You don’t have to be a math major to know that’s an amazing deal!

Save Money While You Make Memories With Friends – Reserve an Escape Room in San Antonio Online!

Get ready for one of the best San Antonio giveaways of the year! Extreme Escape has partnered with Ancira dealerships in San Antonio, TX to provide a little extra fun with your next vehicle purchase.

During the entire month of May customers that purchase a vehicle from Ancira Auto Group will get to visit an Extreme Escape San Antonio escape room for free! It’s part of the Ultimate San Antonio Fun Pass deal. You’ll get four passes to six attractions when you purchase any new or used vehicle on the lot.

In addition to experiencing a top-rated escape room in San Antonio, the fun passes include:

• Ripley’s Haunted Adventure
• Guinness World Records
• Tomb Raider 3D
• The Amazing Mirror Maze
• The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

Buying a vehicle is a big investment, but now you don’t have to forgo fun to save for payments. Ancira is giving customers six ways to have fun in San Antonio without spending a dime. After months of researching cars and financing options you deserve to cut loose and cruise on over to play an escape room!

What are you waiting for? You’ve got a few more weeks to visit Ancira in San Antonio, TX to get great car deals and four Ultimate San Antonio Fun Passes.

ABOUT ANCIRA DEALERSHIPS IN SAN ANTONIO, TX

At Extreme Escape we only partner with the best businesses in the Alamo City, and Ancira Auto Group is definitely one of them. Ancira has had cars for sale in San Antonio, TX for nearly five decades. If your family has lived here for generations it’s quite possible your parents and grandparents have bought a vehicle from Ancira.

Ancira San Antonio locations have thousands of vehicles for sale at any given time. Inventory includes some of today’s top brands:

• Chevrolet
• Chrysler
• Dodge
• Ford
• GMC
• Kia Nissan
• Volkswagen

Their used car selection has an even greater range of makes and models. In total, you’ll find over 25 brands of cars, trucks, SUVs and RVs at Ancira locations across South Texas.

Ancira may have started out back in 1972, but it’s a thoroughly modern dealership. You can check out their current inventory online to find the exact vehicle you’re looking for right down to the individual features.

This dealership is a complete one stop shop that offers services, parts and financing from 20+ banks. It’s everything you need to purchase a vehicle and keep it performing perfectly.

Check Out the Vehicle Inventory to See What’s on the Lot!

Escape rooms aren’t just about seeing if you have the cunning to solve challenging puzzles under pressure. Great escape rooms transport you to another time and place. You get lost in the game as you take on the role of someone new that’s facing incredible odds in a world that’s nothing like your own.

Many of our games have been voted the best escape room in San Antonio because Extreme Escape provides a totally immersive experience. We’ve also created eight distinctly unique rooms that appeal to a wide variety of players that range from complete newbies to elite escapists.

8 Unique San Antonio Escape Rooms You’ve Got to Experience

Choosing the best escape room in San Antonio is all about the type of experience you want to have. Are you looking for a thrill that puts you on edge? Do you need to find a challenging game that’s appropriate for different ages? Do you want to roam around another dimension?

All of our escape rooms in San Antonio check a lot of boxes, but here are a few ways that past players have described them.

Heart-Racing Escape Rooms

The Cursed – If the Blair Witch Project is one of your favorite scary movies, then you’ll love The Cursed escape room. Your team must take on a ruthless witch that has been busy entrapping souls to turn humans into frightening creatures. Will you be the next victim or will you escape in time?

Undead – Battling zombies is both terrifying and thrilling in the Undead escape room. Test your zombie evading skills as your team races to find a cure that will save yourselves and all of humanity.

Other Worldly Escape Rooms

Encounter – If you wanted to go to space camp as a kid this is the San Antonio escape room for you! Suit up for a mission that will put you in the clutches of a man-hungry alien as you figure out how to get your spacecraft back up and running.

The Other Side – Another dimension is just behind the door of The Other Side escape room. Dark beings have crossed over from a parallel universe, and now the fate of a young boy rests in your ability to get through two dimensions.

Master of Illusion – Take a step back in time to 100 years ago when magic wasn’t just slight of hand tricks. Trapped in the lair of a maniacal magician you may be too mesmerized to make an escape in time.

Adventure-Filled Escape Rooms

The Lost Tomb – The Lost Tomb is an escape room that’s worthy of being a part of the Indiana Jones franchise. Spielberg himself would be impressed with the realistic set design and perils that players have to navigate as they try to return Mayan artifacts before a deadly eclipse.

Mutiny – Take to the open seas in an adventure that’s filled with pirates, treachery, storms and a sinking ship. You’re left stranded locked below the deck with just an hour to figure out how to escape or you’ll go down with the ship to the deepest depths of the ocean.

Kid-Friendly Escape Rooms

Mutiny – Mutiny is an adventure for people of all ages. Kids really enjoy getting to play pirates, and you’d be surprised how helpful little scallywags can be as you try to escape the ship’s hold.

Trapped Below – Leagues under the surface there’s a hidden treasure surrounded by danger around every dark corner. This extremely interactive escape room will have both kids and adults eagerly working to solve puzzles and see the light of day once again

Get the Experience You’re Looking for – Reserve an Escape Room in San Antonio Online or Over the Phone!

Get ready for the ultimate San Antonio escape room experience!

If you’ve never had an escape room experience you’re about to have a wild ride. A good escape room will transport you to another time and place, drawing you into the game in a way that goes beyond board games and video games.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the excitement, especially if it’s your first time in an escape room and don’t know what to expect. This beginner’s guide will get you geared up for the great escape in San Antonio!

Get Details About the Escape Room

No two escape rooms are the same. For starters, you have linear and non-linear escape rooms. In a linear escape room you have to get through one clue or puzzle to move on to the next. Whereas in a non-linear escape room you just need to get through all of the puzzles regardless of the order.

There are also escape rooms that are in a single, large space as well as escape rooms with multiple chambers that players move through. How the room is set up will affect the way you play and the overall experience. Do a little research up front so you have a better idea of what to expect before you get there.

Be Prepared to Play With Others

An escape room is designed so that the players work together to solve puzzles. It’s the only way to get everything done in an hour. Who will those players be?

You may or may not end up playing the escape room with people you just met. Escape rooms are set up for a certain number of players. It’s possible to reserve the escape room just for your group, but multiple groups may be combined and play together during busy times.

Pick the Right Type of Escape Room

Remember how we just said each escape room is unique and there are different types of games? The best escape room in San Antonio is one that will challenge you without being overly difficult. If the difficulty level isn’t indicated online ask the facility to give you a rundown on how their rooms compare.

The next consideration is the storyline. The story affects the experience more than anything else. It will influence the atmosphere of the room and the types of puzzles that you’ll have to complete.

Follow Escape Room Etiquette

Like many situations in life, there is proper etiquette that should be followed in an escape room. A few escape room etiquette rules you’ll want to follow include:

• Get to the venue 15 minutes early so you’re ready to go on time.
• Be a team player – don’t overrun others.
• Communicate openly with others.
• Put your phone away – this one might actually be a rule.
• Keep your cool no matter how intense the game gets.

Check Social Media for Promos

It’s always nice to get a good deal anytime you’re trying something new. Back in the day you’d have to rely on Groupon, but today social media is the place to get promos, especially limited time promos.

Trying to find the best Instagram promo for an escape room? You’ll find special promo codes on our San Antonio Instagram account and Facebook page for up to 25% off. We regularly run discounts just for new players that want to give an escape room a try.

Ready for the adventure to begin? Reserve an escape room in San Antonio online!

Fun isn’t the first thing that usually comes to mind when a person hears the word teamwork. Instead, you’re likely to think about mandatory office retreats, trust falls and seminars that preach the importance of working together. Well, at Extreme Escape we don’t just talk about the importance of teamwork, we help groups put team-working skills into action in a fun way.

We’ve had dozens of local businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, visit our San Antonio escape rooms with the express purpose of improving their team-working skills. They all leave saying that it was one of the most entertaining things they’ve done as a team, and it’s clear that they’ve improved their skills.

“Extreme Escape was an amazing way to develop communication skills between our team and find efficient ways to solve a problem while having a terrific time in the process.” April Ancira, VP Ancira Auto Group

Take a look at the top 7 team-working skills you can practice while having fun at an escape room in San Antonio.

COMMUNICATING CLEARLY

One of the biggest benefits of an escape room is how it gets your team talking. Without clear communication there’s no way to get out of the room in time. With only 60 minutes on the clock players must discuss a plan of action and keep each other informed on what clues are found, when a puzzle is solved and the next step should be taken. Being under such a tight deadline will put a spotlight on stress management and communication style.

Managers can even sit in the control room to observe players and get a better idea of how co-workers communicate with each other when supervisors aren’t around. This kind of access tells managers where communication improvements can be made.

LISTENING TO OTHERS

In order to communicate well people have to listen. It’s a skill that comes in handy when you’re trying to escape the room since you need to understand the scenario and goals right from the beginning. That means listening very carefully to the instructions. Missing even a small detail could make success harder to achieve.

An escape room is a real test of listening skills because there are up to 10 people working together at once. If a single player is ignored or left out of the discussion it could mean failure for everyone.

COOPERATION

Cooperation is key when you’re working in a group. Everyone has to be on the same page and working towards the same goal for things to go smoothly. As mentioned above, in a San Antonio escape room up to 10 people can be playing together. If everyone is doing their own thing it will lead to a lot of confusion and wasted time. Working as a single unit and supporting one another keeps things on track and moving forward so that you don’t run out of time.

PROBLEM SOLVING

The challenge of an escape room is solving the puzzles and clues that are anything but standard issue. Putting your heads together to solve problems improves the odds that you’ll get everything figured out before the hour is up. Playing an escape room in San Antonio will also quickly reveal which team members don’t let the adversity of problem solving hold them back. It also shows how people approach problem solving and handle the stress of working through a problem.

DECISION MAKING

An escape room is a little like a choose your own adventure book. The decisions you make have a huge impact on the outcome of the game. The same is true in the office or among students at school.

In an escape room game it’s easy to see how each decision builds on one another and where different decisions could have made a difference. Work teams can use this experience to highlight the importance of making sound decisions and discover the logic different people use to come to a decision.

ORGANIZATION

Groups that are organized in an escape room have the best chance of getting out. Just like with a project at the office, you’ll want to have a plan of action and get people assigned to various tasks so that the work is divided. You’ll also want to make sure that things are organized so that you can capitalize on the strength of each player.

ADAPTABILITY

Being flexible is a valuable skill to have when you work on a team. Adaptability is needed when you work with a group of people that have different communication styles, ideas, ways of completing tasks, etc. And just like an escape room, you never know what curveball you may get in the middle of a project that you have to adapt to.

An escape room game makes players think on their feet and react quickly to changing situations. You have to be able to adapt to the unknowns or you’ll never make it out in time.

Reserve a San Antonio escape room to start improving your team-working skills!