Enigma Rooms Wakefield: GRIMM – Up North

We were big fans of the format of this game which was like nothing we had encountered before. The first hour of the game is a standard linear game and then the final fifteen minutes is a frantic collection type game with lots of puzzles to solve. Our favourite style of room is a non-linear, collection type game where you are frantically running around for the whole hour and therefore the final fifteen minutes in particular was right up our street. The quality of the décor was very high and deserves a special shout out and there were some very original puzzles.  Our host was super friendly. We made a special journey to Wakefield for the weekend to do a number of games there as we had read good things about them. It’s safe to say this one didn’t disappoint. We would highly recommend. It’s hard to recommend what team size would be best as for the first hour two players was fine but then for the final fifteen minutes we would have benefitted from an additional two player. 

We restored 13 happily ever afters which isn't too shoddy for a team of 2! A great room which caters for novices and experts - such a clever design. 

We absolutely loved this game, the main objective can be done in a decent time leaving the 'Happily Ever Afters' to the end, which is where the real competition starts!

A really beautiful room, immersive with an impressive eye for detail, this room is not to be missed. We still don't know how many 'Happily Ever Afters' there are, meaning we'll have to go back to try and get them all!

What a brilliant game! Fantastic set, great hosting as usual from Enigma. Enough to keep you busy the whole time and the perfect amount of signposting for each puzzle. Kieran gave us a push in the right direction exactly when needed without actually giving us the answers! Gutted to have now played all the local games! 

A great escape room with an excellent puzzle variety! The "main" puzzles were very engaging and they did a great job being obvious as to what to do, with much of the challenge being in navigating and completing the puzzle. This meant we never felt stuck for long, as the struggle was in less "what to do" and more "How to accomplish what we want to do". The inclusion of "side puzzles" is a great way to ensure the players feel accomplished in their win, whilst allowing for some trickier, and more conventional, puzzles that fill up the rest of the play time whilst providing a wealth of content. Our host did an excellent job at giving hints just as people began to get frustrated or on the wrong track with puzzles, and as a result the experience was extremely smooth. Overall this was an excellent time, and I'll definitely be checking what else they have to offer!

One of the best rooms we have ever done.