Schlagwort-Archive: bomb

Enigma Rooms Lincoln: S.W.A.T.

Lincoln, Nov 2019

The best thing about finishing an escape room early is the way it lets you squeeze an extra one into your schedule at short notice. Fortunately Enigma Rooms were nearby and able to fit us in straightaway, so we happily sacrificed our lunchbreak for a… (more)

The Panic Room: Resurgency

Gravesend, Nov 2018

As junior bomb disposal technicians, you’ve been assigned some routine practice – which definitely won’t escalate into a more dangerous situation, no sirree. Resurgency is located in the space that once housed two player game Million Dollar Date Nigh… (more)

Clue HQ: Detonation

Wirral, Sep 2018

Many of Clue HQ’s games share a recurring villain by the name of Danny Badd, and Detonation’s premise is straightforward: you’re trapped in a building that this scoundrel has rigged to blow up. Fortunately, he’s a villain with a sense of sportsmanshi… (more)

Break Escape: Boiling Point

Loughborough, Aug 2018

As might not be instantly clear from the name, Boiling Point is set in a police station. Your task is to retrieve the critical evidence needed to put away each of a gang of ne’er-do-wells; however, since the gang in question are understandably not ke… (more)

Escape Reading: Blown Away

Reading, Aug 2018

While there are a handful of hard-core enthusiasts who might attempt to play solo, for most players solving as a team is one of the joys of escape rooms. A disproportionate number of my most memorable moments in games have involved tasks that require… (more)

Agent November: Major X Ploe-Shun (2018)

London, Jun 2018

This is of course a game I’ve reviewed before: see here. The reason for the repeat review is that it’s been revamped and relaunched, with most of the game updated, including the plot. I found I did in … (more)

Vire: Nuclear Countdown

Bishop’s Stortford, Jun 2018

Escape rooms are only one of the attractions on offer at Vire – they also provide VR gaming in a variety of flavours, nerf gun battles, and a café. On the occasion we visited they were also hosting a birthday party for thirty hyperactive 8 year olds … (more)

Containment: The Bomb

Guildford, Apr 2018

Containment is located a short drive outside Guildford, on the Merrist Wood College campus, and between the countryside location and ebullient staff, it had an outdoorsy style that reminded me of a paintball centre – though that impression may also h… (more)

VAP Games: Escape The Casino

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2018

Escape The Casino describes itself as a ‚digitop‘ game, and represents another variation on the play at home format. Several other games use a support app as part of the game, to track time and verify answers, but Casino takes it one step further by … (more)

Escape Team: Missions 1-5

Room-in-a-box, Feb 2018

There are a few other games available on a print and play basis, but Escape Team take that approach to perhaps its purest form. Where other printable games are best printed on card in colour, these are intended for printing in black and white on norm… (more)