Category Archives: Nottingham

Escapologic: 13utcher

Nottingham, Oct 2017

Escapologic’s 13utcher/Butcher game is somewhere between infamous and legendary. On any visit to the venue whether you’re due to play it or not, you’re likely to hear stories of how extreme it is, how it’s the only 18-rated escape game in the UK (whi… (more)

iLocked: The Mummy

Nottingham, May 2017

iLocked is one of a couple of large Russian escape game franchise companies that have spread into the rest of Europe. The Russian escaping scene is famously sophisticated, and the iLocked franchise has exacting design rules such as zero padlock use; … (more)

Escapologic: Curio

Nottingham, May 2017

One of the challenges of writing reviews of escape rooms is giving a clear impression of the experience while avoiding spoilers. There are some rooms where this is particularly difficult because that means I can’t talk about a core element of the roo… (more)

Escapologic: E.P.I. Centre

Nottingham, May 2017

Epi-centre (also variously E.P.I. Centre and Epicentre) places you in a wrecked science facility with the loss of power leaving a store of hazardous chemicals on the verge of explosion.

The website description states that this is the most ‚real worl… (more)

Escapologic: Crypt-ic

Nottingham, May 2017

This is a difficult game to review for me, because there was a great deal about it I thought was really good, but which I found to be undermined by a couple of huge flaws that saw us stuck on a single puzzle for well over half the time. In addition, … (more)

Escapologic: Howitz

Nottingham, May 2017

Howitz, as you might not guess from the name, is a game set in an abandoned, haunted toy shop. A past tragedy has left it cursed with supernatural forces which are reluctant to let you leave unscathed.

This game is gleefully, gloriously macabre, and… (more)