Schlagwort-Archive: search-heavy

Escapologic: Howitz

Nottingham, May 2017

Howitz, as you might not guess from the name, is a game set in an abandoned, haunted toy shop. A past tragedy has left it cursed with supernatural forces which are reluctant to let you leave unscathed.

This game is gleefully, gloriously macabre, and… (more)

Can You Escape: Operation Odyssey

Edinburgh, Apr 2017

Operation Odyssey is one of two games at Can You Escape, and got off to a good start when the operator gave the surprisingly detailed initial briefing in character. The level of costume was simple but the effort adds to the game. The briefing include… (more)

Adventox: Mission X

London, Apr 2017

This game was originally listed as ‚Terror Alert in London‘, and the operators made the sensible decision to rename it when real-world events made the original name appear in questionable taste. In either guise it’s a variant on the common bomb defus… (more)

Escape Room Sarajevo: Mystery

Sarajevo, Apr 2017

When we visited Sarajevo’s first (but no longer only) escape venue, finding it involved navigation of a deserted industrial estate quite some way out from the city centre – but they’re in the process of relocating to a very central location, so it sh… (more)

Ex(c)iting Game: The Warehouse

Oxford, Mar 2017

Ex(c)iting Games is a small independent company conveniently located right next to the Headington bus stop on the route to London, and Warehouse was the first of their two rooms that we played.

My heart sunk rather in the pre-game briefing when the … (more)

FunEscape: Zen Master

Warsaw, Mar 2017

FunEscape is located some way out of Warsaw centre. On the Sunday lunchtime we visited, there seemed to be a children’s birthday party visiting (room escapes in Warsaw appear to sometimes cater for a younger audience than most UK games), and the wait… (more)

Incarcerated: Prisoner of War

Swindon, Feb 2017

Placing you in a Vietnam War prisoner-of-war jail cell, this is unquestionably the most search-heavy escape room I have ever done.

The game has an unusual feature: one member of the team is selected as the commander and imprisoned in a separate cell… (more)

PANiQ-ROOM: Darkroom

Budapest, Aug 2014

This was the first large team (more than 5 players) room we did. I remember it as rather chaotic, and some of that must have been because of the larger number of people. But it also seemed more amateurish and less polished than the Claustrophilia and… (more)

UK Escape Games: The Diamond Caper

Leicestershire, Nov 2016

We signed up to a weekend 10am slot at this escape room venue in the heart of Leicestershire, mainly as it was en route to visiting family, but also because they proudly mentioned how couples were very welcome at the venue.

Based at the Twin Lakes … (more)

Do Stuff Escape Games: Hostage Hideout

London, Dec 2016

Hostage Hideout is hosted in a room in a pub, which is a sensible arrangement for an escape room since it neatly provides a waiting area that’s more spacious and better served than most rooms can manage.

This is a game created and run by enthusiasts… (more)