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Cave Escape: Carfax

Nottingham, Jul 2021

Rated 4 out of 5
There are lots of ways to build atmosphere in an escape room, with lighting, audio, props and effects; but some venues just start off with an unfair advantage – such as Cave Escape, whose games are indeed inside an actual set of caves beneath Notting… (more)

Tulleys Escape: Spellcraft

Crawley, Feb 2022

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
Spellcraft is the fifth of Tulley’s full-size escape games, and shares much with the first four: it’s huge and impressive and slick, and packed with enough puzzles that even experienced teams will have to scramble to complete it in time. But while th… (more)

Tulleys Escape: Dodge City

Crawley, Feb 2022

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
Dodge City is one of a small number of games that I deliberately played way after most enthusiasts had rushed to it, because expectations were high enough that it seemed worth saving for a suitable moment. I also wanted a larger team than usual. Wher… (more)

Tulleys Escape: Kraken Casino

Crawley, Feb 2022

Rated 3 out of 5
Inside the Tulleys escape barn is a large and welcoming lobby with doors leading off to their five main escape rooms. Outside, before you enter, there is a pair of small caravans, huddled off to the side. These are Kraken Casino and Tick Tock Circus,… (more)

Key Enigma: Hack Forward

Room-in-a-box, Feb 2022

Rated 4 out of 5
Key Enigma’s debut game ran its Kickstarter in 2020, and it’s spent as long sitting on my shelf as it did in production – the stated 8 hour play time put me off from diving in. Once I finally did start it, it turned out to be actually very digestible… (more)