Schlagwort-Archive: occult

LetsXcape: Sacred

Newark, Nov 2019

Rated 4.5 out of 5
LetsXcape are certainly fortunate in their location; not only is Kelham Hall a huge and lovely Victorian mansion, but it boasts some interesting history which makes for good inspiration for the company’s escape rooms. Sacred is inspired by the Hall’s… (more)

The Clockwork Door: Witch House

Dublin, Oct 2019

Rated 4 out of 5
Of all the escape room lobbies I’ve seen Clockwork Door’s was one of the most inviting, thanks to the board game café they run in the same location. We were welcomed in, offered biscuits and hot drinks, and encouraged to dip into the board games whil… (more)

Escape Tales: The Awakening

Room-in-a-box, Jun 2019

Rated 4 out of 5
I’ve been saying for a while that the convention of a 60 minute time limit is an unnecessary constriction on play-at-home games, and that games would do better to aim for a longer play time and a more substantial experience. Escape Tales appear to ha… (more)

Lock’d: The House of Alastair Moon

London, Nov 2018

Rated 3.5 out of 5
After a remarkably long time with three open games and another five (!) listed as ‚coming soon‘, Bermondsey-based Lock’d have launched their fourth game. The House of Alastair Moon is set in the house of a magician who turned to black magic after the… (more)

Trapp’d: The Forsaken

Wellingborough, Nov 2018

Rated between 3 and 3.5 out of 5
Of the three games at Trapp’d Wellingborough, Forsaken is the one with the least exotic theme – you’re merely infiltrating a Satanic cult, not an underwater city or a dragon’s cave. It is however decorated with equal gusto, and perhaps because it set… (more)