Kategorie-Archive: International

Brain Game CPH: The Last Passenger

Copenhagen, Jan 2017

A linear, lightly themed game with plenty of padlocks, this room tries to incorporate some more creative touches but does so in an incoherent way that made it a frustrating game to play.

The theme is loosely based on Murder on the Orient Express, an… (more)

TimeQuest: The Bank

Copenhagen, Nov 2016

TimeQuest are in a great central location with a nice waiting area inside. Staff were very professional and attentive. There are several rooms to choose from, we played The Bank with five players (the maximum).

The aim of game is to steal the world’… (more)

PANiQ-ROOM: Darkroom

Budapest, Aug 2014

This was the first large team (more than 5 players) room we did. I remember it as rather chaotic, and some of that must have been because of the larger number of people. But it also seemed more amateurish and less polished than the Claustrophilia and… (more)

Cross Roads Escape Games: The Fun House

California, Jan 2017

2nd on my mini tour of Los Angeles area Escape Rooms was The Fun House at Cross Roads Escape Rooms. This room is based in the Anaheim area, not that far from Disneyland. Quite apt, given the Fun House pokes a sarcastic stick at the Circus/Magic/Fanta… (more)

Cross Roads Escape Games: The Hex Room

California, Jan 2017

Having just completed the venue’s original and superb Fun House room, and enjoying it immensely, we were offered a bit of a discount to run straight into the Hex room. The Hex room is pitched as a Horror/Thriller experience. There’s some basic theme … (more)

Indizio: Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Cologne, Nov 2016

Centrally located, just a stone throw from Cologne’s cathedral is Indizio-Koln. We were lucky enough to have the escape room thrown into our air bnb stay, as it was located in the apartment above.

The place itself has an Indiana Jones temple vibe, i… (more)

Xitroom: Crack the Safe

Amsterdam, Aug 2016

The room starts in the dark with a hunt for the lightswitch – which I feel didn’t really add much to the game itself. However, we had that done after a minute or so, and could get stuck into the puzzles.

The puzzles were varied – and had very few lo… (more)

Questomatica: Arcade Invasion

Amsterdam, Aug 2016

The theme and decor are an absolute treat to anyone who grew up playing 80s arcade games. Like Claustrophobia’s other games, it eschews padlocks and goes for creative, on-theme puzzles. They make fantastic use of lighting and effects to sign-post whe… (more)

Questomatica: WakeUp!

Amsterdam, Aug 2016

I’ve played a few games themed as being in someone’s mind or dreams, but this one is definitely the most successful at creating a dream-like experience. Instead of finding codes to padlocks, you progress with an increasing feel for the dream-logic of… (more)

Escape Room: Abandoned Factory

Tallinn, Jun 2016

The success rate for the Factory was apparently even lower than for the Lab (a.k.a. ‚hardest room in Estonia‘ Lab – at time of playing, there had been only three successful teams, ever (!).

It’s very linear and unusually difficult, consisting of a s… (more)