Escape Room L.A. offers a 1940s mystery noir adventure

The door locks and you discover youre in a 1940s private detectives office, trapped in a film noir-esque Hollywood mystery that you must solve and then find your way out of the room within the hour. Is this the Twilight Zone? No, its Escape Room L.A., a new interactive adventure.

I got the idea for it in the spring of last year because I read a story about one of these escape-from-a-room events that was in Budapest, Hungary, and I thought it sounded like the coolest thing and I wanted to go try it out, said John Hennessy, director of Race/LA.

Race/LA is the company that produces CityRace, urban adventure hunts at 20 locations throughout Southern California, and RaceLA, an event inspired by CBS The Amazing Race thats held annually in the L.A. area.

Hennessy thought an escape-from-a-room experience would be a perfect addition to Race/LAs offerings, plus it would be different in that it would be held indoors and the participants would have to work together as a team.

Launched in December, Escape Room L.A. is an interactive mystery game in which 12 people are locked in a room (in this case, it is a 1940s private detectives office) and have an hour to follow clues and solve puzzles to find their way out. If you are unable to complete the puzzles, you will be released at the end of the hour, although you wont have the pride of accomplishment.

The game isnt scary but because of its difficulty it is recommended for ages 14 and up.

There are documents you need to read. Weve had a few families bring younger kids, 8- and 10-year-old kids, who seemed like they enjoyed it, but Im not sure how much of it they really get, Hennessy said.

Also be aware that unless youre in a group of 12 people, you should be prepared to play the game with people you dont know.

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Escape Room L.A. offers a 1940s mystery noir adventure