Schlagwort-Archive: prison

Clue HQ Brentwood: Dungeon of Doom

Brentwood, Jun 2018

The Brentwood branch of Clue HQ has an unusual location out in the Essex countryside next to a Cold War era nuclear defence bunker, which we didn’t have time to visit as well but which seems a highly appropriate neighbour for an escape room venue, ev… (more)

Chambers: Electric Chair

Bucharest, May 2018

Should I ever turn to a life of crime and find myself in gaol, I’m going to be sorely disappointed when the cell doesn’t contain an array of hidden messages to help me escape. Most iterations of the jailbreak theme never bother to give an explanation… (more)

Escape Prod: The Daltons‘ Escape

Brussels, Jan 2018

I’m told that Lucky Luke the cowboy and his hapless adversaries the Daltons are comic book characters with fame rivalling that of Asterix or Tintin, but I’d somehow never come across them until this escape room. For those equally unfamiliar with them… (more)

Final Escape: Prison Break

Berlin, Nov 2017

There is a limit to how many ways one can plausibly break out of prison. More than pretty much any of the other common escape game scenarios, it’s constrained in the types of object and furniture that can plausibly be used for puzzles without looking… (more)

Room Lockdown: Prison Break

London, Sep 2017

Next up at Room Lockdown was Prison Break, which naturally involves you breaking out of gaol. Expect a split team start and some impressively authentic restraints.

As with their Doll game, this was a game that I enjoyed playing despite what sometime… (more)

ClueCapers: Rescue from Winchokey

Winchester, Sep 2017

Winchokey is ClueCapers‘ second escape room, and has a prison escape theme – hence the ‚chokey‘ in the name. The venue frames its games as excursions through a portal into a parallel universe, and here your task is to rescue a fellow portal traveller… (more)

Lock and Code: Breakout!

Weston-super-mare, Aug 2017

Breakout! is Lock and Code’s third game, the first in their town centre branch, and the most ambitious of their three so far. It’s set in a future dystopia with post-apocalyptic overtones, with more than a few sly nods to the Fallout computer game se… (more)

Fox in a Box: Prison

Munich, Aug 2017

The opening sequence of Prison has a striking similarity to that of another game I’ve played elsewhere, despite no official connection between the companies that I’m aware of. Fox in a Box have certainly had this game open longer than the other venue… (more)

Houdini Escape: Escape from Alcatraz

Southampton, Aug 2017

When reviewing games I rarely say much about the venue outside the game itself. A polished intro or an enthusiastic welcome from the host can get the experience off to a good start, but for me at least is rarely a large factor in how I feel about a g… (more)

Phobia: Houdini Escape

Paris, Jul 2017

Houdini is a prison escape game with a twist. The briefing describes how Houdini himself is the only prisoner to escape this jail, and you need to beat his escape time of 60 minutes to prove yourself worthy of joining the great man on tour. Also, the… (more)