Kategorie-Archive: International

Phobia: Da Vinci Code

Paris, Jul 2017

Having been thoroughly impressed by Claustrophobia’s franchises in Tallinn and Amsterdam (though the latter is now Questomatica), I made a point of booking into their two rooms in Paris. As well as impressive sets, the Russian company’s rules stipula… (more)

Mystery Escape: The Mayan Prophecy

Paris, Jul 2017

Mystery Escape have games in two locations, so if playing make sure you go to the right branch! We booked in for their Mayan game, in which an asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and a mysteriously well-preserved Mayan pyramid may hold the key to stop… (more)

Respublica Obscura: Libertas

Dubrovnik, Apr 2017

Respublica Obscura embroils you in a conspiracy set in a period of Dubrovnik’s history where the city was an independent republic under the shadow of the Ottoman Empire, though I was never completely clear whether I was trying to foil the conspiracy … (more)

Dubrovnik Escape Room: Save King’s Landing!

Dubrovnik, Apr 2017

Dubrovnik’s first escape room draws on the city’s alter ego as King’s Landing in Game of Thrones, and while you don’t need any knowledge of the TV series or books, fans will enjoy the references to events in those.

Stepping into this room gave a rar… (more)

Escape Room Sarajevo: Mystery

Sarajevo, Apr 2017

When we visited Sarajevo’s first (but no longer only) escape venue, finding it involved navigation of a deserted industrial estate quite some way out from the city centre – but they’re in the process of relocating to a very central location, so it sh… (more)

Wrażenia: Czerwonej Królowej (Red Queen’s Court)

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Wrażenia had only been open for around a month when we visited, and Red Queen’s Court is their first and so far only game. It’s also the second game we played in Warsaw with an Alice In Wonderland theme.

They have a pricing gimmick that may appeal t… (more)

FunEscape: Zen Master

Warsaw, Mar 2017

FunEscape is located some way out of Warsaw centre. On the Sunday lunchtime we visited, there seemed to be a children’s birthday party visiting (room escapes in Warsaw appear to sometimes cater for a younger audience than most UK games), and the wait… (more)

FunEscape: Lost Girl

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This room started with great promise. After an interesting initial setup in the first room, I was very disappointed with the remainder.

They had gone for a dark room, which can be done very well; this wasn’t. At least two of the torches weren’t pow… (more)

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)