{"id":20606,"date":"2016-11-15T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=20606"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:07:00","slug":"cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2016\/11\/15\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Roads Escape Games &#8211; The Hex Room [Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Hex Room<\/em> is one of the best games in Anaheim, CA. <strong><strong>Here are our recommendations for other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2024\/03\/09\/los-angeles-region-escape-room-recommendations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great escape rooms near Los Angeles.<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<em>Update 5\/1\/24: If you enjoyed this article, we hope you\u2019ll check out our interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2024\/05\/01\/repod-s7e8-influential-and-experimental-luke-madison-rhoades-of-cross-roads-escape-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cross Roads Escape Game owners and creators Luke and Madison Rhoades<\/a> on Season 7, Episode 8 of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/reality-escape-pod\/\"><em>The Reality Escape Pod<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"REPOD S7E8 - Influential and Experimental: Luke &#038; Madison Rhoades of Cross Roads Escape Games\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ag296-15ecb76-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Tahoma&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Breakfast Club<\/em> meets in a murder house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Anaheim,&nbsp;CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date played:<\/strong>&nbsp;October 14, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team size:<\/strong>&nbsp;5-10; we recommend&nbsp;6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 60 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong>&nbsp;$35 per ticket<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-28338\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"643\" data-attachment-id=\"28338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/01\/02\/2016-golden-lock-in-awards\/rea-lockin-award-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rea-lockin-award-2016.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rea-golden-lockin-award-2016\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rea-lockin-award-2016.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rea-lockin-award-2016.png\" alt=\"2016 RoomEscapeArtist.com Golden Lock-In Award - golden ring around the REA logo turned into a lock.\" class=\"wp-image-28338\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2017\/01\/02\/2016-golden-lock-in-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Golden Lock-In Winner<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story &amp; setting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hex Room<\/em> was a horror movie experience for six characters: Prom Queen, Jock, Virgin, Nerd, Rebel, and Detective. Cast as these film archetypes, we had to solve our way out of six individual but interconnected rooms and together escape the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an added twist, in order to survive, we each had to open our own hex box, a self-contained bonus puzzle for each character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon our arrival at Cross Roads, we each filled out a survey to determine our character assignments. Roles required different skills and some were more or less integral to the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hex Room<\/em> was a horror game with frightening moments, but it wasn\u2019t a terrifying game. The set, ambiance, and isolation built fear through anticipation more than any in-game frights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-24653\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-attachment-id=\"24653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2016\/11\/15\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\/cross-roads-hex-room-nerd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cross-roads-hex-room-nerd.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D610&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459016595&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ian Momii&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cross-roads-hex-room-nerd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cross-roads-hex-room-nerd.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cross-roads-hex-room-nerd.jpg\" alt=\"In-game image of an open door looking into a room filled with trinkets.\" class=\"wp-image-24653\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via Cross Roads Escape Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story was basic:&nbsp;escape the horror movie to survive. The set was anything but simple. Cross Roads handcrafted intricate, unsettling environments for each character. These were gritty and enhanced the individual character&#8217;s experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Puzzles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As individual characters, we solved a series of puzzles to escape our isolated entrapment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These puzzles were not overly challenging. The isolated uncomfortable environments and hampered communication provided the difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Detective inhabited the central room. She alone could communicate with each trapped character through windows in the doors of each other player&#8217;s room. Ideas or items passed through the Detective. This game mechanism made otherwise straightforward puzzles far more challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter alignnone size-full wp-image-24657\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-attachment-id=\"24657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2016\/11\/15\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\/cross-roads-hex-room-detective\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cross-roads-hex-room-detective.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D610&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459015167&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ian Momii&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cross-roads-hex-room-detective\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image via Cross Roads Escape Games&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cross-roads-hex-room-detective.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cross-roads-hex-room-detective.jpg\" alt=\"In-game, a hallway with a coatrack holding a fedora, and trenchcoat. Clearly the detective's room.\" class=\"wp-image-24657\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via Cross Roads Escape Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The individual hex boxes added temptation. They yielded a survivor\u2019s medal, but wouldn\u2019t help the team escape. They also differed dramatically in level of challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standouts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hex Room<\/em> was a game like no other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best game interactions in <em>The Hex Room<\/em> played off of the character archetypes and poked fun at them. This was creative, clever, and comical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game was designed to force some characters to come together, while allowing another to choose not to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hex Room<\/em> was a horror game with a broader appeal. By simultaneously conforming to the stereotypes of the genre and making fun of them, it offered both heart-racing anticipation and a sense of ordinary playability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortcomings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cross Roads designed <em>The Hex Room<\/em> as a replayable game; we could return to play as different characters. While it\u2019s true that I didn\u2019t solve the individual puzzles in the other rooms, I can\u2019t un-know the general game mechanics or&nbsp;character and object relationships. <em>The Hex Room<\/em> was exciting not because of the isolated puzzles; it was about the experience we had as a team, surviving our horror film. I couldn\u2019t justify paying full price to unlock a different set of puzzles, while trying to hold back the knowledge I already have about the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The individual adventures were more exciting than the culminating story. Once our team came together, the game wasn\u2019t able to do anything with the anticipation or build to a satisfying climax.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the characters are assigned incorrectly, the team will struggle. While the puzzles seemed more or less even, the settings were not. For example, one role was more claustrophobic and another included more grotesque props. If even one teammate is too uncomfortable in their assignment or can\u2019t hold their own with the puzzles, the team will have problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most importantly, if you have the wrong person as the Detective, the game will fall apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I play Cross Roads Escape Games&#8217;&nbsp;<em>The&nbsp;Hex Room<\/em>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hex Room<\/em> was not inherently intellectually challenging. Instead, the puzzles were rendered difficult through atmosphere, isolation, and limited communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players who like to focus in on complex, challenging puzzles won\u2019t necessarily love this game. It was designed to be unsettling and force you to puzzle in an uncomfortable environment. We loved this. Not everyone on our team did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players who enjoy horror movies or horror experiences will thoroughly enjoy the game that Cross Roads lovingly created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Hex Room<\/em> achieved the incredibly challenging feat of creating a game that brings individual plots together. It did this while staying true to the horror movie theme. Seasoned players will appreciate the subtleties in the game&#8217;s design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a game for a team of six people who can rely on themselves as much as each other. Make sure everyone feels comfortable puzzling and operating locks. Cross Roads will modify the game so that as few as five or as many as ten people can play, but bringing any more or fewer&nbsp;than six people would be a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Update 11\/22\/25: If you want to hear more about<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/%f0%9f%86%95-spoilers-club-treasure-island-preview\/\"><em> The Hex Room<\/em><\/a><em>, back us on Patreon at the \u201cSearch Win!\u201d level to get access to a<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/%f0%9f%86%95-spoilers-club-treasure-island-preview\/\"><em> Spoilers Club<\/em><\/a><em> episode about this game. Reality Escape Pod co-hosts David and Peih-Gee talk all about it with the creators, spoilers and all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2YO_MoFmdA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Book your hour with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crossroadsescapegames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cross Roads Escape Games&#8217;&nbsp;<em>The&nbsp;Hex Room<\/em><\/a>, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Note that we played the second version of Cross Roads\u2019 The Hex Room. The original game had an extremely different ending, among other differences. As always, we\u2019ve reviewed the game we played and we cannot speak to the earlier version.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":28338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[550850019,15451,402986165,25270,586398367,586398498,309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2016-golden-lock-in","category-anaheim","category-cross-roads-escape-games","category-los-angeles","category-orange-county","category-regional-standout-game","category-reviews"],"acf":[],"is_reblog":null,"post_id":null,"blog_id":null,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"309","yoast-structured-data-blocks-images-cache":null,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Best Escape Room Los Angeles Recommendations Anaheim Cross Roads Escape Game","_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"65","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"In the Hex Room, cast as horror film archetypes, we had to solve our way out of six individual but interconnected rooms and together escape the game.","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"5","_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cross Roads Escape Games - The Hex Room [Review] - Room Escape Artist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the Hex Room, cast as horror film archetypes, we had to solve our way out of six individual but interconnected rooms and together escape the game.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2016\/11\/15\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cross Roads Escape Games - The Hex Room [Review] - Room Escape Artist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the Hex Room, cast as horror film archetypes, we had to solve our way out of six individual but interconnected rooms and together escape the game.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2016\/11\/15\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Room Escape Artist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-15T15:01:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-07T01:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rea-lockin-award-2016.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"643\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lisa Spira\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lisa Spira\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/15\\\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/15\\\/cross-roads-escape-games-the-hex-room-review\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lisa Spira\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roomescapeartist.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0dbd7b4b833f160a3dba6b63d56b6656\"},\"headline\":\"Cross Roads Escape Games &#8211; 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