this poll has ended, and the votes are IN:
Voting will remain open for exactly 72 hours, beginning when this poll posted today at 5pm EST. Each reader may vote one (1) time per day, for a maximum of three (3) total votes for any venue they choose in this bracket. Once voting concludes, the top five venues with the highest votes will advance to Final Round. Be sure to check our page regularly throughout the month of May, as new polls post every single day at 5pm EST.
To learn more about this bracket’s contestants, take a look at their venue details below – including highlights from our reviews of their top rated games.
OPTION #1: MISSION ESCAPE GAMES
Location: New York, NY / Queens, NY / Anaheim, CA / West Hartford, CA / Philadelphia, PA
Number of Games: 9
Highlights: Escape the Darkest Hour: Torture Chamber
OPTION #2: ESCAPE GOAT
Location: Winter Garden, FL
Number of Games: 3
Highlights: The Quest
OPTION #3: THE BASEMENT
Location: Sylmar, CA / Las Vegas, NV
Number of Games: 3
Highlights: The Basement / The Elevator Shaft / The Study
OPTION #4: IMAGINE ESCAPE GAMES
Location: Tampa, FL
Number of Games: 3
Highlights: The Alleyway Vigilantes / Jungle Gem / ReSEArch
OPTION #5: 5 WITS
Location: Foxboro, MA / West Nyack, NY / Syracuse, NY / Albany, NY / Buffalo, NY / Plymouth Meeting, PA
Number of Games: 5
Highlights: Espionage / 20,000 Leagues / Drago’s Castle / Deep Space
OPTION #6: QUEST ROOM
Location: Los Angeles, CA (two locations)
Number of Games: 4
Highlights: Bloody Elbow / Cannibal’s Den
OPTION #7: DARE 2 ESCAPE
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Number of Games: 3
Highlights: The Asylum / The RingMaster
OPTION #8: KOMNATA QUEST
Location: New York, NY (three locations) / Brighton, MA / San Antonio, TX
Number of Games: 15
Highlights: Maze of Hakaina / The Impossible Murder Mystery / The Robbery that Changed the World / Doctor Frankenstein / Chinese Jewelry Box / Suicide Hotel
OPTION #9: UNLOCKED
Location: Irvine, CA
Number of Games: 1
Highlights: The Return of the Magician
OPTION #10: ESCAPE THE NETHERWORLD
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
Number of Games: 3
Highlights: Sasquatch – Bigfoot’s Revenge
OPTION #11: THE BOX
Location: Charlotte, NC
Number of Games: 2
Highlights: The Ventriloquist
OPTION #12: BLACK MARKET ESCAPE ROOMS
Location: Upland, CA
Number of Games: 1
Highlights: As nominated by our readers!
