XscapeNow: Runaway Train

There are some quite original puzzles in this game and nothing unfair, and it's a great space - moving linearly along the train and gradually opening up the whole space is such a cool concept. Highly recommended. 

We loved this room, our second at this venue. The room was excellent, really well set up and laid out. Lots to do without being cluttered or cramped and we always prefer the less linear rooms as it suits our style of puzzling better. 

Our host, Olivia really made the experience special, she was warm and friendly, and happy to chat about the rooms, definitely 5 stars to her! 

This shot to the top of my list as my favorite game of all time, you will be amazed at how huge it is

A great take on a classic theme. Loved the layout of this game and how it helped with the immersion. Great variety of puzzles and a satisfying ending (although could’ve been amped up a bit!)

My thoughts quickly turned to imagining an overstretched games master looking after multiple rooms, not watching games and delivering late generic hints about things we've already done. We've all seen it at usual suspects.

How wrong could I be. Our host was super friendly, enthusiastic and keen to talk all things escape rooms. The twice we asked for clues he immediately responded with a clue specific to our game. He must have anticipated the question and was ready to send - itbnakes me wonder what else he typed thatbwe didnt need. Unlike other gamesmasters we have had, he didn't overstep the mark and jump.in with clues, spoiling the 'ah ha moments' but the one time we had the right clue but just didn't press the button on the lock he jumped in to stop.us wasting time and spoiling our fun.

The game itself was huge, spread over multiple train carriages and featuring so.many styles of puzzle. Everything from real thinking puzzles to a really fun skill based puzzle easy enough so it won't ruin your game but tricky enough to make you feel good about yourself after succeeding.

The set was very immersive and you felt like you on a train rushing though the wild west the whole time.

Reviews persuaded us to make a detour on our trip to Birmingham and I am so glad we did. Next time we are in the area we will 100% be back to do more.