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Puzzle Effect, San Luis Obispo, CA
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Puzzle Effect

Puzzle Effect is an attraction in San Luis Obispo, CA, part of the Central Coast guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

583 Marsh St · San Luis Obispo, CA

Why you should go…

Puzzle Effect is an escape room venue in downtown San Luis Obispo, California, offering themed one-hour experiences such as Grim Stacks, The Last Vampire and The Reel, where groups solve puzzles and clues within a time limit inside detailed set-designed rooms. The company also runs an outdoor scavenger-hunt style game called Prohibition in downtown SLO.

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  • #puzzle
  • #indoor
  • #group activity
  • #date night

What's around here?

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