Pier Pressure Bracknell: Pharaoh’s Mystery

Good room, we enjoyed it! 

The theming of this room is fantastic! With some simple and some difficult puzzles this room was very enjoyable. 

Small room but very well done inside and good use of the space with great theming 

Some interesting puzzles and games 

Fun throughout but make sure you have some Egyptian knowledge which we did not haha 

This is a good room and was worth playing although it felt like there were a couple of puzzles which were more "can you follow slightly complicated instructions" rather than being logic puzzles or actually involving proper thinking. Mainly enjoyed it though.

A! There has been a lot of love put into this room, with the hand made Egyptian probs and decoration. The puzzles in this room were a lot more hands on but still very creative, loved the cog puzzle. A little bit of outside knowledge needed for one puzzle but this didn't phase use. Would definitely recommend. 

It's Egypt-themed, so hopefully not a spoiler to say there are various hieroglyphics involved which you can enliven by trying to describe the shape to team-mates.

I reckon 4 players would be the right size for this escape; any more would be rather cramped and it's fairly linear.

Mostly enjoyed the manipulation puzzles except for one bit which you'll know when you've done it. The symbology ones are good but it's not always obvious what's needed vs decorative; whether distractions are all part of the game is up to you!

Good hosting, good set design.

Puzzalogical have a flair for set design and hi-tech interactions and, despite only occupying a physically-small area, this room crams in a lot of impressive, detailed props and theatrical moments. The tomb walls really do feel like stone, and the hard hats provided are not only to get into character, but are also quite necessary head protection if, like me, you are tall and/or clumsy!

The plot is fairly generic Indiana Jones/Tomb Raider/etc., but delivered well (in-character) by our GM, who was welcoming and attentive throughout. The room is a little dark in parts, which contributed to us failing one search, but other than that everything flowed smoothly and there's a good mix of puzzles and some impressive set pieces, with good use of lighting and sound. 

Possibly my favourite game at the venue, just pipping Alien Encounter, its time to get your inner indiana jones on!  Theres a lot to do here and the puzzles are clever and themed well.  the immersion is well done and overall there's a lot to like.

Fun Egyptian room with satisfying puzzles and some enjoyable physical moments. A couple of search fails slowed us down but otherwise everything flowed smoothly.

The game was fun, but quite small and all of the puzzles were veery easy. The hardest and most difficult part of the game was finding both puzzles and the things needed to complete puzzles.

The game is also very small, with just two rooms. We completed this game as a team of two. I think with any more people we would've been bumping into each other a lot as well as not having a lot to do for most of the time.

Our GM was friendly and helpful.

In summary, not a BAD game as a team of two, but I definitely wouldn't advise trying to cram more people into it.

The theming is top notch. The puzzles are tactile and great fun. Not a single lock.

Only real downside is that it felt very linear. 

I would say this is best with two people!

Another good room, no padlocks at all, no keys, no combinations or codes - which I find very refreshing. Everything was automated, lots of moving parts and motorised stuff, all which worked flawlessly. Good sound effects and music which all synchronised perfectly with the game. 

Some good puzzles, creative and clever tricks and elements. 

Why this venue does not have a golden padlock, I can't work out. This room and the alien encounter are both really decent. 

Solid theming which wasn't extravagant, but did the job just fine. A nice start to the room and a good tactile search puzzle early on. One later puzzle didn't work too well as the prop to solve that puzzle seemed a bit broken/wobbly, but we worked around it.  A couple of trickier bits that we needed pointing in the right direction by the host. 

One of my favourite rooms I have done! Keighley was a great host! well built room, packed with unique puzzles! 10/10 Would recommend. 

Loved this game! Unfortunately we didn't have the best experience last time we played a game at Puzzalogical but this time round was so different and all for the better. Right from our games master meeting us down in reception and having a chat about past escape experience etc I could tell we were in for a good time.

Unlike last time, our games master (Maz) actually gave us the safety briefing followed by the story introduction for the game - in full character may I add. This is also great as it gets you in the mood for whatever your mission may be.

We were also encouraged to get into character by wearing our explorer hats throughout the game! Thank you Maz for all your enthusiasm during our visit.

There were lots of different puzzles in this room and not a padlock in sight! (Another things I love about games as it tends to make them much more creative.) Many of the parts were different to other escape rooms I've previously played and the overall theming and story was super immersive from start to end. Playing as a team of 5, was a good number as some things we all did altogether but other parts we split up into smaller groups so everyone felt involved and there was lots to do in the time. I think it would be tricky as a team of 2 (depending on how experienced you were.)

We managed to successfully complete the game in 56 minutes 21 seconds and being my 58th game I feel that it had the right level of challenge without feeling too impossible.

I look forward to coming back to try Prison Break and the new game once it's ready!