Shrewsbury Prison: The Hole

Puzzles didn’t really make sense, the handcuffs at the start are a fun way to start but once you’re fully in the dark it’s just annoying, also the final puzzle is impossible unless you know how the door works

Shrewsbury Prison has an incredible setting — genuinely one of the most atmospheric venues we've ever played in. Immersive, eerie, and full of potential.

But the execution lets it down. Broken puzzles, a games master stretched across too many groups at once, and clue requests that ate into our time. Frustrating when the bones are this good.

The rooms at Shrewsbury Prison have the potential to be really amazing. It's a fantastic setting, and so immersive.

On the one hand, the lack of TVs/proper clue system in the room makes it even more so immersive - on the other hand, there were no cameras, and the Games Master was hosting several groups at once. This meant we had to describe what we'd done up until that point for him to be able to give us a clue, which we felt was eating into our time.

The host was great, and angrily told us to line up, when he entered our cell to give us a clue for something (very immersive). However, through no fault of his, trying to keep track of that many groups is far too difficult (I say this as a Games Master myself).

Parts of the room were also broken. Because the host couldn't watch us, he didn't intervene until we got frustrated and asked for a clue - at which point he admitted it was broken and just gave us the next piece of the puzzle.

I'd love to see these rooms done up, and would happily come and play again if they were refreshed.

one host for 4 rooms

Again set in a cell, start off in the dark and for one was not a great start due to tight handcuff (fat wrists).  Gradually got into the game puzzles were ok very linear but a lot better and better hosted than the Cell. 

While some elements inside were in need of repair, the hosting was excellent and made the experience enjoyable. The game takes place in a single cell, which we found quite challenging. With a few improvements, it has great potential!