Kategorie-Archive: International

De Gouden Kooi: Han’s Revenge

Mechelen, Apr 2024

From the name I guessed this would be a sequel to Saint Rumoldus, but it is in fact a stand-alone story. And a thoroughly original one too – pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve entered a room playing the role of air conditioning maintenance worker. … (more)

Escape Room Katwijk: Here I Am

Katwijk, Apr 2024

I would never have guessed from the name that Here I Am is a prison escape theme. But then I wouldn’t have guessed that their previous room Bella Ciao was a robbery theme. In both cases the game is inspired by a television drama which I hadn’t seen a… (more)

Breakout Rotterdam: The Caretaker

Rotterdam, Apr 2024

Breakout have an interesting location at the top of The Machinist, a historic building that used to be a naval academy. Our game was built in a converted attic space, with old floorboards and ominous nooks and crannies that immediately gave the exper… (more)

Escape010: Book of Mystery

Rotterdam, Apr 2024

I instantly liked Book of Mystery, and found little to change that first impression. From the moment of entry there’s a multitude of interesting or cool things to catch your eye; this is the opposite of stripped down minimalism.

The plot is the bit … (more)

Escape010: Enigma

Rotterdam, Apr 2024

Enigma010 have two rooms and we played both of them, starting with Enigma. I’d wondered if it were a WW2 theme, then saw the game artwork and decided it must be a superhero story. That wasn’t entirely correct; the main villain has that sort of style,… (more)

Escape World: The Golden Ticket

Amsterdam, Apr 2024

My first impression of Escape World was of a rather chaotic venue, but I think that was the fault of the hen group who were on their way out. Once they’d gone and the staff emerged from hiding, it was a lot calmer.

The Golden Ticket takes inspiratio… (more)

Sherlocked: The Alchemist

Amsterdam, Apr 2024

The top rooms in the Netherlands tend to sell out weeks or months in advance, and even booking six weeks ahead of time we were very fortunate to be able to grab a weekend slot for The Alchemist. Because although it wasn’t the game for which we’d deci… (more)

Down The Hatch: Molly’s Game

Voorburg, Apr 2024

In terms of reputation to live up to, it’s hard to beat being the current TERPECA #1. Hype can damage enjoyment of a game, and in any case there is always huge variation between individuals as to which games they like best, so it’s always best to go … (more)

Breakout Malacca: Wonderland

Malacca, Nov 2023

What made us attempt another room at Breakout Melaka after a not entirely inspiring experience with the first game we played there? Well, we had plenty of time whilst waiting for our transfer and the price is relatively reasonable compared to games i… (more)

Breakout Malacca: Capsule

Malacca, Nov 2023

The premise of the game as stated on their website is: in 2044, terrorists are planning to time travel back to overthrow the government. A USB that was created by a scientist hired by the government to prevent time travelling went missing shortly aft… (more)