Breakout Liverpool: The Haunting

A marked improvement on Breakout’s recent rooms!The theming was cohesive throughout the space and and did look as much like a small graveyard as you’re probably going to get on the first floor of a city centre building. There were a good variety of puzzles throughout the room and they all made sense which was an added bonus! My team of two needed a couple of hints, one through a searching fail and one was us just not making a connection, once we did we were back on track. None of them seemed unfair or required any leaps in logic. Sophie was a great host, asked us how we wanted to play it with clues before we started which is always appreciated and when we did need her help she was quick to support and the clues were on theme and cryptic enough to give us a pointer without just giving the answer. It’s by no means a groundbreaking room, but it is one with some really good puzzles in to give you a sense of satisfaction and a job well done when you make it to the end. More like this please Breakout!

Easy Exorcise | My friends and I came to take on The Haunting, one of Breakout Liverpool’s newest rooms. | Story: Exorcise a spirit before it’s too late. | Puzzles: The puzzles were straightforward- we only needed a couple of small, visual-related hints. A pre-game torch check wouldn’t have gone amiss, as that may have helped us perceive things better. | Mise en scene: Not a very convincing graveyard. There’s an advisory note about bringing under-16s, but it’s not scary in the slightest. This was actually a bit of a disappointment as I like to book rooms that give us all a bit of a jump. | Final Comments: My team of 5 broke out with 20 minutes to spare. Take fewer people for more of a challenge.