Kategorie-Archive: UK

Project Mayhem: Jangles‘ Carnival

Lincoln, Jul 2024

Scary games are dark; it’s true of pretty much every horror game I’ve played or heard of. It’s a straightforward, natural way to build atmosphere and fear – but Jangles’ Carnival is an exception, being brightly lit pretty much the whole way through…. (more)

Deliverance Escape Rooms: Martha – The Haunting of Derwent Manor

Lincoln, Jul 2024

I have good memories of Deliverance from my previous trip to Lincoln some years earlier, and was curious to see how well a return visit lived up to those, particularly since Martha is currently the highest rated of their four rooms. The majority of t… (more)

Escape Rooms Suffolk: The Jungle

Bury St Edmunds, Jul 2024

Our second game at Escape Rooms Suffolk was The Jungle, at time of writing their latest. The premise here is that you’ve crash-landed, and have an hour in which to transmit your position to a rescue helicopter before it runs short of fuel and decides… (more)

Escape Rooms Suffolk: The Church

Bury St Edmunds, Jul 2024

This game is not located within the building signposted Escape Rooms Suffolk – you’ll need to follow the signs to The Church down the path alongside. The location clearly gives them the luxury of space, and even so there’s a TARDIS effect where the g… (more)

EO Escape Rooms: The Karma Club

Sudbury, Jul 2024

When we visited, Karma Club had been closed for a few months following some problems with the wiring; we played as a test group for its re-opening, freshly restored with a couple of new puzzles. But it didn’t feel like a test play, it felt like a pol… (more)

EO Escape Rooms: Scary Tale

Sudbury, Jul 2024

The name of this room should make clear that it’s based on the darker sort of fairy tale, where witches lock up children, where Red Riding Hood might not be saved from the wolf, and where happy endings are not guaranteed… but Scary Tale does not in f… (more)

EO Escape Rooms: The Great Eggscape

Sudbury, Jul 2024

There are far fewer Easter games than there are Christmas ones, and even fewer that are available year-round. EO’s Eggscape is emphatically not a quick pop-up intended to take advantage of the season – it comfortably stands alongside the other rooms … (more)

EO Escape Rooms: Scarlet

Sudbury, Jul 2024

I was impressed by how consistent the quality was at EO, across different styles of game. Each of the six we played had its own charms and highlights, and I can imagine each of them being the favourite for different teams. Scarlet wasn’t my favourite… (more)

EO Escape Rooms: The Keyper’s Secret

Sudbury, Jul 2024

Our second room at EO Escapes also had a memorable great opening, in a completely different way to Castaway. This one is a fairy tale type of setting, though one with quite a dark feel to it, where a princess has been cursed by a witch and you need t… (more)

EO Escape Rooms: Castaway

Sudbury, Jul 2024

Some themes are easier to create than others; an outdoor setting is much more of a challenge to build convincingly than, say, an office. A desert island is particularly difficult – but Castaway absolutely smashes it. This room delighted me from the m… (more)