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Another great Escape room by EO. 

As always Kelly is passionate about Escape rooms and your experience. The room is well designed, lovely fun puzzles to do which come at a steady pace. Lots of signposting to which key/solve opens what; this eliminates a common frustration with many escape rooms. 

The theme was fun and doesn't require any music knowledge.The bonus 10 mins is handy, we got it but thankfully didn't need it. 

On reflection there is a lot of tech in this one - remote switches, sliding things etc which makes it really memorable. 

Would recommend! 

Another great room by Know Escape. 

We loved the large set, with multiple rooms/ areas. Puzzles required a bit of teamwork and while it could be suitable for a team of 2 we thought it really suited our team of 4. There was one devilishly subtle one which we did need a clue for - kudos if you get that without help!

Hosted by the excellent GM Callum B again. 

We did this as a 2 and the game is quite new so there may be some alterations.

Overall, we liked this set - some of the puzzles were very original (we loved how the door opened in game - without giving anything away) and how you kill the Kraken!

We struggled a bit with one puzzle which was frustrating but I guess part of the escape room experience. We also only had time to get about half of the ‘side quest’ gold which possibly took the shine off us completing the room. 

This is probably one the more advanced players will get more out of, but some of the puzzles and mechanisms are so unique, I’m sure many people will get a lot out of this room and enjoy the game. Probably better played in a larger group than 2 as there are lots of side puzzles to be getting on with as well as the main quest. 

We were pleasantly surprised by this room.

The set was great. There were some really original puzzles, the game flowed well and overall the puzzles felt fair and logical (which IMO hasn’t always been the case with Cluetopia!). 

There were some really good jump scares. 

It was a really good room for a team of 4 - plenty to do and there was teamwork needed. This is a strong recommendation from us, which we weren’t expecting to give! 

Games master Millie was excellent. 

We did this room as a couple. I think it was perfect for two. This would be pretty good for beginners, but also fun to play for the more experienced as some of the puzzles felt quite original. 

The decor was fun and the timer at the end was a nice touch. 

Really good value for money - we’ll be back to do the other rooms. 

Well hosted. We really loved the music and props in this one with references to classic games as expected. 

There was an unexpected element when moving out of the first room which was really fun. 

It would have scored higher but we felt a couple of the puzzles were too much of a leap to get without having a clue. The GM did recognise when we were struggling and acted promptly which saved it a bit - we’d have felt hard done by if that hadn’t happened. 

It was really good value letting children play for one pound each over the holidays- that was the main reason we booked this. 

Overall: awesome theme, nicely designed, great hosting with some original puzzles to be fair but a couple were too much of a logical leap. 

We did this as a two, with Callum as our GM again (he was our GM for Rob the Bank) who was excellent.

You start handcuffed and I do agree with other reviews that the pacing in the first room is a little off, we feel the earlier clue really should have started in the room rather than coming from the actor. 

Otherwise we took off from there, got hung up on the order of one clue and made a repeated counting mistake otherwise we’d have been out 10 minutes earlier! 

This room was lacking little bit of paint on one of the answers which could do with topping up.

Otherwise though, a fun room, original premise, some fun jump scares and though a little tricky, overall quite fair. 

We’d recommend for groups who want a bit of a thrill, but probably better for those with a few rooms already under their belts. 

Another great room from EO. We played as part of a team building event with our company booking 4 rooms to play simultaneously. Credit to Kelly for pulling that together and hosting us all at once without any drop off in quality. 

Keyper’s Secret was great fun, I was particularly taken by the start, loved the volume and variety of puzzles. I can see this room as being do-able as a pair but there was still plenty for a group of 5 to do.  EO packed a lot into a relatively small space on this one. Strong recommendation. 

This is a bit of a stand out game. 90 mins is great and makes it worthwhile travelling that little bit further to do it! 

We loved several things about this room: 

- The set. Immersive, really well made, not just a room with puzzles stuck on the walls. 

- The number of and variety of puzzles. Not one standard numbered padlock in sight, very original from that point of view (compared to many games we've played). 

- The clues/ nudges being very organic to the game and helping you flow nicely. The GM triggering them if you start to get stuck on a puzzle is great. It seems they have them pre-recorded voices at places people over get stuck on. 

Overall worth the money, plenty for bigger teams to do but also great for a couple who have done a few rooms already!

Great room. Strong recommendation. 

We like the originality of the room’s design quirk. 

One of the strongest positives for us was the fact the puzzles were very fair and logical with fair signposting of how to solve them. We got a little stuck at one point but that was due to us not looking properly. Some cool puzzle design features - the water based one was very clever!

Will be back to do the rest of the EO escape rooms. 

We were off to a slow start but soon got into a rhythm and really enjoyed the multi-room experience. 

As with other rooms by this company we really love the immersive experience, the set design and even background music in this one! It all added to the 'Creepy Motel' vibe. We ended up doing things in this room that we couldn’t have predicted we’d be getting up to in advance and loved it for that! 

Overall a reasonable escape room for the family.

Two rooms. Lots of puzzles. One of the puzzles we solved ahead of time by accidentally using a prop that coincidentally did the same thing that we were supposed to unlock later (sorry if that’s not clear - trying not to give out spoilers!). 

It was family friendly and our 8 year old even got some of the clues faster than we did so that was a great aspect - he was able to genuinely contribute. 

There were aspects of the game design that could be improved upon e.g. storyline doesn’t match with the ending really. I feel locked boxes just on the floor isn’t that inventive - could they have been presents under a tree for example? 

We still had fun though, recommend as a Christmas family activity. 

My wife and I completed this following Rob the Bank (1) at Maldon which was our favourite. We had high expectations and were not disappointed. (N.b. we think it would be fine to do this without having done the first so don’t let that put you off).

It’s a massive room, lots of different rooms to get into. There were so many puzzles it kept us very busy. The live actor variety was fun - GM had to play multiple characters and the terrible (sorry!) accent added to the fun. 

We had a great time doing it as a couple. I can imagine larger groups would suit it well as there is lots to do. 

We completed this as a pair. We’re generally a big fan of Know Escape rooms but this is the best we’ve done. 

Loved starting in a van and then into a bank foyer and onwards! Multiple rooms, live actor interaction, interaction with props. We had a small issue with the phone not working properly - cost us a min or two but even with that we absolutely loved the room! 

Great hosting by Callum B - enthusiastic and well balanced with help at appropriate times. He added significantly to the experience and it was nice to see staff passionate about escape rooms! 

Strong recommendation to all - best we’ve done so far :)

We did this as a pre-christmas experience for our 7 year old. He loved it as did we. Lots of problem solving, skill needed to get into the next room. It flowed well. The set design is high quality and immersive (a feature of this company in my opinion)

We took it to the wire to get it done but got there in the end! So good we recommended to friends new to escape rooms and they loved it also! 

Host was good as well, apologies, can’t remember the chaps name! 

The premise was fun. Our experience was let down a little by the room not being set properly (one of the lock boxes being empty when there should have been something in it). Also the GM wasn’t paying attention at times. The comments about it being tiny (and potentially hot) are accurate. 

I think our experience was let down by the above so can’t really recommend but appreciate others may have enjoyed it a bit more. The company have taken on our feedback in a very constructive way and we’d be happy playing their other games at alternative sites (and have enjoyed them in the past). 

We did enjoy this room, particularly the item that moved itself to give the clue - one of the best puzzles we’ve seen so far. 

There was one puzzle stuck to the wall (sliding tiles) which was just a faff and the GM remotely unlocked it as it just wasn’t proving fun to do. I think that detracted from the room a little.  

The set design isn’t quite as immersive as other games we’ve done - felt like lots of puzzles just stuck on to the wall. The ‘Jungle game’ in the middle of the room was a good touch though. 

Worth doing but won’t be one of our all time best.

The hosting was good. 

This was our first escape room and we did it as a couple. Really enjoyed the story and set. Lots of dynamic aspects that still stand out having done other rooms. 

Really great set on reflection. Strong recommendation from us. 

We did this with our little boy. It’s family friendly, great fun with flying felines. Nice set. 

We really enjoyed this - the room was immersive, we loved the multiple stages, the creepy setting. The volume of puzzles was challenging - glad we had four players!

One of my fav rooms to date. 

Played with the family, the puzzled flowed well and we felt the theme was fun enough. 

The fruit thing wasn’t to my liking as didn’t seem that logical otherwise we had great fun and would recommend. Host Lily was excellent, enthusiastic and managed hints with letting us struggle well. 

Oh and kids playing for £1 over summer is a fantastic deal, thank you.