Mina Madrid: Mina de Quintana

Considering how long this game has been open, we are fairly late to the La Mina party, so we were expecting a solid game with some cool physical features, but - having played lots of newer games that have built on the mining theme and taken it to new fancy levels - we didn't expect to see much that was new. It was, therefore, a lovely surprise to have a couple of 'wow, that's so cool' moments  in what turned out to be an extremely immersive, physical game that we both really enjoyed.

While the puzzles aren't very tricky, there's a decent amount to do and the attention to detail that has gone into the immersive nature of the puzzles is a huge plus for this game. That said, don't wear your best clothes, as you will get dirty, even if you try your best not to.

This is a really physical game and one that we would certainly recommend to anyone.

Beautiful theming and wonderful craftsmanship of the set. Good balance of puzzles and felt immersed throughout. Truly felt like we were in an underground mine! 

Another spanish TERPECA game that was disappointing. I get the sense that when first built, it was really cool and unique as the set is decent and huge, but it has not been well maintained and there were broken bits of tech and lots of wear and tear to the set. Also, there's a toilet in the middle of the game, like a totally out of theme working toilet for customer use. Just really took me out of the theme to open a door and find that. 

Mainly, it's the puzzles that were the worst offender. Most were either very straightforward and easy to solve, and lots were just illogical with poor signposting. Some were alright, but often used worn props that felt a bit naff. On one occasion, we asked the GM multiple times for help only to be ignored for a few minutes and then finally get a quite confusing hint - partly due to the language barrier I suppose. 

Honestly, the game just felt designed around set and wow moments - of which there were definitely some unique and cool moments - and puzzles just felt an afterthought and there's been little maintaining of the set. Wasn't particularly impressed, especially given its high TERPECA rankings. Just play the Pit at Escapement Margate instead

Absolutely loved this escape room - I think I am on around 30-40 now and this is my new favourite. I love that it is a little bit longer (90 mins but we escaped in 75) as there is so much more to experience and it would have been a shame to remove elements to fit an hour. It is extremely immersive, as others have said you do get a little bit dirty but as long as you expect it that's fine and part of the fun! The hosting was good but a little keen with the clues particularly as we had so much time left. Quite a few elements in this room that I'd never seen before and a great mix of difficulties so that all team members can shine.