Schlagwort-Archive: traditional

Exciting Escapes: Change The Record

Southampton, May 2017

Change the Record is a fun, brightly coloured game set in a believable (if modest) record store. If you’re like me, the fantastic 80s pop soundtrack and puzzles featuring popular tracks from the 80s will trigger a nostalgic glee that carries you thro… (more)

Exciting Escapes: A Hidden Past

Southampton, May 2017

The briefing: you’ve been brought in by MI6 to investigate a suspected traitor, find out what happened and any incriminating evidence.

From the start it feels like a cold war spy thriller – a seemingly innocent 1950s house all decorated to theme, w… (more)

Enigma Room: The Bank Job

Sheffield, Apr 2017

Whilst checking out which rooms to try in Sheffield during a quick visit to the Snooker, we stumbled upon Enigma Rooms. A three-venue franchise outfit based initially in Doncaster, but now including Sheffield and Retford.

Handily located on Sheffie… (more)

Escape London: Escape Casino

London, Apr 2017

Casino is in many ways a fairly traditional escape game, but with the twist that you may have the option of escaping without solving everything in the room. Players may therefore find that they’ve opened the final door, but choose to delay their exit… (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)

Incarcerated: Detention

Swindon, Feb 2017

Incarcerated are a small independent escape room company run by an enthusiast who played some games and was inspired to set up his own version. As such, I hate to give such a low rating to his room – but I really didn’t enjoy it, not simply due to im… (more)

Incarcerated: A Dose of Death

Swindon, Feb 2017

This game has a plot involving a dodgy doctor and a poisoning outbreak; locked in the doctor’s office, you need to find evidence and get out.

A doctor’s office is a relatively easy theme to decorate for – some posters and excess hospital equipment g… (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)

Escape London: Area 51

London, Nov 2016

This was my first Escape London room and while I found it enjoyable overall, there was nothing that genuinely stood out or got me particularly excited.

It is a very linear room and therefore best suited for smaller teams. As with most first-generat… (more)