Autor-Archive: escapethereview

Dom Zagadek: Pyramid

Warsaw, Mar 2017

As with the other game at this venue, the design is very true to the theme but less to the story – purists who object to finding an array of modern padlocks, a hint TV screen and other anachronisms inside the inner chamber of an ancient… (more)

Dom Zagadek: Back to the Future

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Sometimes rooms suffer from a malfunction, or are affected by something not being reset quite right at the start of the game. When we played this room both things happened – and despite that it still managed to be hugely enjoyable.

The backstory is … (more)

Quest Hunt: Follow the White Rabbit

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This is Quest Hunt’s entry level game that is designed for beginners but which is also fun for more experienced groups.

On entering this room, we were immediately struck by the appropriate theme. There is a particularly nice feature in the centre wh… (more)

Quest Hunt: Space Odyssey

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This is Quest Hunt’s most challenging room. It starts off with an amusing introduction video which set the scene well.

This was the fourth space themed game I’ve done. It had some lovely puzzles and in particular a nice feature in the middle of the … (more)

New World 22: Secret of the Orphanage

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Horror themed rooms appear to be popular in Warsaw. We played four in a weekend, and each had a very different style to it. With Orphanage, the style was exuberantly disturbing, combining decrepit institution horror with freaky images and a whole lot… (more)

Room Escape: Medieval

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This was our third room by Room Escape, and when we booked it the staff member was super-excited for us, without explaining why. It soon became clear when we entered the room. After the initial video briefing, the lights came on and we were surrounde… (more)

Room Escape: Indiana

Warsaw, Mar 2017

I liked the welcome for their rooms; in this case, an expedition video with an Indiana Jones soundtrack to get us revved up before going in. We were then led in blindfolded and led into the the tomb.

On opening our eyes, the decoration was a mix of… (more)

Room Escape: Laboratory

Warsaw, Mar 2017

We’ve now done a few lab style rooms, both good and bad, and this fell towards the upper end. Going in we got the expected feel – lots of lab style props to play around with.

There were a nice variety of physical/mechanical puzzles, searching and lo… (more)

Team Exit: Spy at the President’s

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Billed as Team Exit’s harder game, it started and ended strongly, but had weak points through the middle. The briefing (pay attention!) instructs you to deactivate the lasers in the room, which give a very impressive atmospheric start; similarly the … (more)

Escapers: Abandoned Hotel

Warsaw, Mar 2017

I’ve categorised this room as a horror themed game, but ‚creepy and melancholic‘ would be more accurate. There are no plastic body parts or blood spatters on walls, but the crooked pictures and dowdy wallpaper successfully evoke a quietly unsettling … (more)