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Bedford Escape Rooms: Saw Room

Bedford, Sep 2021

There’s a common theme to three of the games I played at Bedford Escape Rooms: all were quite simple in design and appearance, but all were decent and enjoyable. Saw Room was the first of the three, and is designed as horror game – despite an opening… (more)

Don’t Get Locked In: The Vault

Bedford, Sep 2021

The Vault was for me the second half of Don’t Get Locked In’s Audacious experience, though it’s also available to play stand-alone; and in retrospect I think I would have preferred to play it separately, since as it was we started off already frazzle… (more)

Don’t Get Locked In: Return To The Rock

Bedford, Sep 2021

At Don’t Get Locked In, I found the hosts friendly and enthusiastic, the venue nicely presented with a little bar and lounge area – and the games quite disappointing, at least the two that I tried. I actually played their double-header experience Aud… (more)

Headlock Escape Rooms: The Keeper and the Fungus Among Us

Online, Nov 2021

I’d like to say there are no words to describe this game, but, firstly, that would rule out writing a review of it, and secondly, it’s not true. There are plenty of words, they’re just not ones I ever expected to use of an online escape game, particu… (more)

ClueQuest: Mechanics of the Heart

Online, Apr 2022

Okay, sure, April is a pretty weird time to be reviewing a Valentine’s themed game. The real reason is of course that I got to it later than planned, but I’ll claim the excuse that a game based around romantic love is suitable for any day I’d the yea… (more)

Edaqa’s Room: Office

Online, Apr 2022

The latest game from designer Edaqa is, like the previous ones, a slick and cheerful point ‘n’ click puzzler designed for cooperative play. It shares the same clear cartoony art style, and feels polished, the creation of an experienced designer using… (more)

Museum of the Order of St John: Treason!

London, Mar 2022

London is blessed with many museums large and small, and The Museum of the Order of St John is one I’d never heard of before they opened an escape room. The Order of Saint John, it turns out, has a history spanning centuries, from a medieval chivalri… (more)

Clue Adventures: Jet2Space

London, Sep 2021

Two player games are a bit scarce on the ground, but Clue Adventures is an exception – Jet2Space is their second game that not only is playable by two, but which requires exactly two. This one takes the players on a ‘WheesyJet’ automated journey on a… (more)

Eltham Escape Rooms: Nightmare on Ripper Street

Eltham, May 2021

The second room we played at Eltham was their Jack The Ripper game, which involves a little gore and jumpiness but is a sufficiently mild form of horror that most players should be fine with it.

You’re trying to capture the Ripper and believe you ha… (more)

Eltham Escape Rooms: The Temple of the Lost Spirit

Eltham, May 2021

Asked to describe Temple of the Lost Spirit, I might use words like compact, well-decorated, or entertaining; but first and foremost would be Too Dark. What lighting level is reasonable for a game varies a lot, by theme, types of puzzles, and by who’… (more)