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First of two we played at LevelUp and I absolutely loved this one. 
The use of space in this room is really impressive and makes for some unique moments.  It can be easy to ignore tech in a room themed to WWII but this room managed to incorporate some exciting elements without breaking the immersion. Another stand out in this game is the clue system which allowed for the GM to really have fun and immerse us in the storyline which I always appreciate. 

Finally, the ending of this game was just unbelievable! I won't spoil it but I would be surprised if any team could predict what was coming for them in the last moments before game end.

The second room we played at LevelUp, there's a few options you can select when booking and we went for the Pro mode with Enhanced Theatrics. I'm often concerned that games with multiple difficulty levels can leave behind red herrings of clues for different modes but this game dealt with it well, I was never led astray. 

In both the rooms we played I enjoyed how there were some subtle nudges to point you in the right direction by way of lighting changes or gentle audio cues. It's something I've seen lots of places ignore but when done correctly, as they've done here, it just makes the game flow nicely (it also stops our ego's from being hurt by needing a more obvious clue!).

This room was all about the theatrics with a lovely set design and some pretty clever tech leading to some jumpscares that really got us, although we were asking for it after booking Enhanced Theatrics! Less padlock orientated than the other game we played with some varied methods for entering codes which I enjoy. 

Played as a group of 4 and it definitely kept us busy for the entire game! A really immersive set and lots of unique puzzle elements. I hadn't played a mine themed game before and this has set the bar very high. I always enjoy when a game has secondary tasks which Foole's Gold implemented well.

This game was just so original, I was blown away by the amount of puzzles and elements I had never seen before. Without going into spoilers, the game ended in a really significant way that made all of the group I was in pause for a moment and consider the consequences of our actions. 

Played on a trip down to Brighton after strong recommendations and it did not disappoint!

The set was beautiful and that combined with an excellent host who was clearly passionate about Escape Rooms meant we had a brilliant time. 

I always appreciate an immersive game and this one really transported me and my team. There was lots to do and some really rewarding puzzles that required a lot of teamwork.
It's a must play if you're in the area!

This room is difficult to rate as it is clear that the company values very cheap room pricing over set and puzzle design. For what they set out to do, create a game that is good for first-timers and cheap to play, they have been successful. You would struggle to find a cheaper per player cost! Because of that though, the room itself was low budget and while this doesn't automatically lead to a bad game the issue was more in the fact that it felt very hastily thrown together with a lack of care for puzzles. 

There was an overwhelming number of identical padlocks causing a large amount of the game time to be spent trying every lock with the same code.  I felt it could have quite easily been a 45 minute room if the somewhat tedious lock checking was improved upon.

The ending however, was a really pleasant surprise and left us in good spirits! 

This game was a really unique take on what is a very common theme for escape rooms.
Of course there were some really unique puzzles which is to be expected from XscapeNow. The room design itself was really great fun and kept us guessing for what would come next. 

Fantastic room with a brilliant set and lots of unique elements which kept us on our toes. 
I really enjoyed the theme of this room and the set itself is really impressive! As for all XscapeNow games our host was excellent and chimed in at just the right moments to keep the game flowing nicely for us. 

A really strong room from XscapeNow, a nice variation of puzzles that allowed each of our group members to find their strengths. Without going into spoilers there was also some clever interactions between the two rooms which I appreciated.  There are an awful lot of great rooms at this venue and while I personally preferred the themes of their others that doesn't take away from this being a unique and really enjoyable room.