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Lucardo: Contamination

Manchester, Jul 2017

The first game we played at Lucardo was, of course, the one they describe as their hardest room. The gamemaster told us in the briefing that it’s hard not because the puzzles are unusually difficult but because of their sheer quantity, and that was e… (more)

Escape Game: The Enigma Files

Room-in-a-box, Jul 2017

There are ever more play at home escape products available these days, but Enigma Files was one of the very first. You’d be forgiven for having missed it though – it’s only available direct from the website and from the physical venue Escape Game Bri… (more)

Code to Exit: The Dark Ages

Altrincham, Jul 2017

Code To Exit is based in Altrincham on the outskirts of Manchester, about half an hour by car from the city centre, built and run by a couple of Hungarian business partners. There’s a particular style of escape room that I think of as Hungarian, bein… (more)

Escape Quest: The 13th Element

Macclesfield, Jul 2017

The second game we played at Escape Quest was 13th Element, billed as their hardest game. The plot is a fairly standard one about a mad scientist and a chemical macguffin that must be destroyed before it is used.

My first impression of the room was … (more)

Escape Quest: Mr. Chuckles’ Funhouse

Macclesfield, Jul 2017

Mr. Chuckles’ Funhouse is an updated version of the earlier Escape Quest game Bad Clown, which was a 90 minute game with a live actor and a propensity to terrify. The current game is toned down to be less scary and of a normal length.

The game opens… (more)

Escape From The Room: The Cabin in the Woods

London, Jul 2017

The Cabin in the Woods, the second game at Escape From The Room, continues the venue’s horror story theme. Moving from a haunted bedroom to the hut of a suspected witch, the players are again paranormal investigators, this time investigating the disa… (more)

Escape From The Room: The Curse of Old Maid Milly

London, Jul 2017

Escape From The Room is based in the suburban wilderness of Sutton, which although certainly inside the M25 is quite a trek from central London by public transport (though a lot more convenient for any South Londoners with a car). Not only is it off … (more)

Rustic Riddles: Pan’s Problem

Norfolk, Jul 2017

Another weekend, and a chance to sample a new type of escape room experience. This time it was the turn of Rustic Riddles, which describes itself as “an outdoor escape game for the creative thinker and the curious”.

Set at the end of a fairly anonym… (more)

The Panic Room: Enigma

Harlow, Jul 2017

Enigma is a detective game, set in the Bletchley codebreaking centre where you have to identify a traitor from five possible suspects. I was expecting a World War Two setting, but it uses more modern technology so is present day or recent past. The g… (more)

The Panic Room: The Tomb

Harlow, Jul 2017

The website description of The Tomb warns players that the entrance is through a crawl tunnel and that they should wear comfortable clothing they don’t mind getting sandy. That right there should give a good idea of the thoroughly hands-on style of t… (more)