Schlagwort-Archive: secret agent

Trapped Escape Rooms: Templars: The Secret Service

Okehampton, Jun 2019

Sometimes the hardest games to review are those that impress in some ways but then badly disappoint in others. That’s the case with Templars, which seemed to have all the elements to be an exceptionally good game – but then let itself down with deepl… (more)

Cluequest: cQ OriGENES

London, Nov 2018

A new game from Cluequest is a rare and much-anticipated thing. One of the very first U.K. operators, they took the approach of running many copies of their games in parallel rather than churning out lots of different games, and when they do release … (more)

AIM Escape: Spy Heroes

London, Oct 2018

After playing AIM Escape’s first two games on an earlier occasion, we took advantage of a pre-Halloween offer to try their other two on a Friday lunchtime. First up was Spy Heroes, the sort of super-spy story where the bad guy is called Mr. Supervill… (more)

Breakout Liverpool: Classified

Liverpool, Sep 2018

Billed as the prequel to Breakout’s Sabotage game, Classified has you attempting to pass a set of tests to prove that you have what it takes to become a secret agent. Many game stories struggle to explain why you have a room full of puzzles to solve … (more)

60 Minutes: I Spy

Bucharest, May 2018

When one game at a venue is good, it’s usually a sign that their others are worth playing as well. Their designers might have put more investment into one room than other, or have improved their skills or increased their budget over time, but the ‚ho… (more)

Lockhouse Escape Games: Secret Agent

Cambridge, Mar 2018

The latest game from Lockhouse is a Cold War spy theme, where you are trapped in a safe house and need to not only escape but also identify a traitor and find a set of blueprints.

The safe house is a basement room that suits the 1970s setting but wo… (more)

Breakout Rooms: Spy Games

Watford, Feb 2018

Inside the M25 but technically part of Hertfordshire not London, Watford has just gained its first escape venue with Breakout Rooms. Their website shows an ambitious list of three further games planned, but for now they’ve opened with two identical c… (more)

Lisbon Escape Game: The Spy Room

Lisbon, Nov 2017

Lisbon’s oldest escape game draws for inspiration on the city’s long time reputation as a centre for espionage, with the game’s aim being to sneak into, and then escape from, the apartment of a famous spy. It was built at a time when escape rooms wer… (more)

Paradox Questroom: Mission 007

Tallinn, Jul 2017

The name’s Bond. James Bond.

You’re given a mission brief by a video which was possibly the highlight of the game, appealing to my sense of humour.

Once into the room, you find out the mission had been compromised and you have 60 minutes to solve … (more)

Lock Paper Scissors: Rebel Revolt

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2017

Also (or previously?) known as Heist Party, Lock Paper Scissors appears to be an enthusiastic one-man operation providing escape room experiences as print-and-play downloads.

I’m reviewing this as a room-in-a-box game, but note that the intention is… (more)