Escapism Chester: Amphitheatre

Second Room, First Failure 😖

I’m in the process of moving my reviews from my blog to this site, where I hope more people will read them! My visit to this room was a couple of years ago, hence its shortness.

Story

We were prisoners locked up and waiting to be thrown into the gladiators’ arena, unless we could escape before the guards return.

Puzzles

We barely got through half of them, which was disappointing. Some of the props and clues were worn-down, making them difficult to use.

Mise-en-scène

In the first half, I felt immersed by the cell’s walls, metal bars and the sound of gladiators’ swords clashing above. After this, some of the props looked cheap and bargain-shop-ish, taking me out of the game.

Final Comments

Attempting a five-star room was maybe too much for a group who had only done one before, but I feel like we were left without clues a few too many times.