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Pier Pressure: Smuggler’s Secret

Brighton, Sep 2022

The latest game from Pier Pressure is the first to be based at their Paradox Parlour shop, which had a highly tempting array of goodies for sale and which also offers their museum of illusions – which we didn’t have a chance to explore this time but … (more)

Deckscape: The Mystery of El Dorado

Room-in-a-box, Sep 2022

I liked Deckscape’s original game quite a bit, when I first tried it, but their following games have often struggled to win me over; so having heard that El Dorado was one of the weaker games in the series, I didn’t have high hopes for it. Perhaps wi… (more)

Post Curious: The Emerald Flame

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2022

Few games exude quality the way The Emerald Flame does. Post Curious have had the highest of reputations since their original box game The Tale of Ord, and this follow up does nothing to undermine that.

Although shorter than its predecessor, The Eme… (more)

Unreal Room Escape: La Mina

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Barcelona boasts far more than its fair share of world class games, but La Mina was still notable for having won TERPECA awards in both 2019 and 2020, giving it a pedigree that’s hard to match.

At 90 mins this is a bumper size game. In fact, it’s pr… (more)

Futura Room Escape: Futura

Barcelona, Mar 2022

A secret city hidden under the ocean, built by and for the greatest scientists of the age, now deserted and in danger of destruction… given the premise, it’s appropriate that you’re welcomed by an empty lobby. Spanish games seem to often go the extra… (more)

Virus Room Escape: Tao Room Escape

Barcelona, Mar 2022

It’s rare to see an escape room with a truly unique theme, but there’s no question that Tao qualifies. Both the venue frontage and the website (at least, the Spanish and Catalan versions) simulate a massage parlour well enough that they apparently ge… (more)

Escape Barcelona: Cybercity 2049

Barcelona, Mar 2022

After so many genuinely first-rate games in and around Barcelona, it’s hard to find the words to do Cybercity justice. But let’s try anyway: it’s a sprawling extravaganza of an experience that’s relentlessly impressive and original, one of a tiny han… (more)

Cubick: Nathael

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Barcelona, and Spain more generally, has a thriving horror scene, but we were mostly avoiding them on this trip. However, we made an exception for Nathael – I’m not going to miss the chance to play a TERPECA-winning game.

I never did work out who th… (more)

Cubick: La Entrevista

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Cubick’s La Entrevista, or Interview, is styled after a job interview – the sort of job interview which you attend as a group, and start off blindfolded. That might sound like a horror setup, but while there are elements of that in the story and deco… (more)

Abduction: Abduction Enterprises

Barcelona, Mar 2022

I’d originally expected to be able to only fit in one game at Abduction, but after discovering how good their third game was, I was delighted we’d managed to add their fourth to the schedule. The name Enterprises might not give away what the theme is… (more)