Schlagwort-Archive: good for beginners

Escapologic: Robin of Lockskey

Nottingham, Nov 2019

I narrowly missed out on the chance to play Lockskey the first time round, when it briefly opened and then closed again due to problems with the underground location (since when it’s been completely revamped, so I believe is safe to play even if you … (more)

Escape Lincoln: The Magic Emporium

Lincoln, Nov 2019

As the number of venues and games in the now-huge Escape franchise increases, they now sometimes have more than one game design using a similar theme, so for clarification The Magic Emporium is an entirely different game to the Witchcraft and Wizardr… (more)

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)

Locked In A Room: Parallax

Milton Keynes, Sep 2019

In enthusiast discussions, Locked In A Room is a company that rarely gets mentioned, and for good reason: enthusiasts are absolutely not their target audience. Their high-capacity branches with multiple copies of each game room are set up above all f… (more)

Chase The Escape: Raid The S.T.A.G.G.

Wolverhampton, Jun 2019

Chase The Escape are an independent company operating out of the same physical location as Clockwork Escapes, filling a space previously occupied by another company, Room Release. This sort of venue sharing seems such a sensible arrangement I’m amaze… (more)

Adventure Vault: The Scandal

Shrewsbury, Jun 2019

After playing the medieval-style The Beginning at Adventure Vault, we went straight on to their other game, The Scandal. This has no connection to the other in plot, theme or style: the noir setting seemed set somewhere in the 20th Century, and you a… (more)

Adventure Vault: The Beginning

Shrewsbury, Jun 2019

You wouldn’t guess it from the gnomic title, but The Beginning is set in a medieval/fantasy world which is threatened by cultists who aim to use a dark ritual to unleash a plague. Your task is to stop th- no, actually you are the cultists and … (more)

Escape Down The Rabbit Hole: Battle For Valondor

Barnstaple, Jun 2019

Valondor is in peril! Evil forces rise to threaten the realm again! This game’s setting didn’t appear to be imitating any specific movie or book, but the swords and sorcery style was instantly familiar from any number of fantasy stories. The exact na… (more)

Clue HQ Birmingham: Cell Block C

Birmingham, Mar 2019

As one of Clue HQ’s older games, Cell Block C is available at over half a dozen locations around the country, and I had not rushed to try it on the assumption that its age meant it would be one of the company’s less interesting offerings. But it neat… (more)

Grand Escape: Quest for the Grail

Birmingham, Mar 2019

Having booked both games at Grand Escape, we’d originally scheduled Grail second, but the owners encouraged us to swap the two games round to start with Grail as an easier game. That turned out to be excellent advice, with Grail being an uncomplicate… (more)