Escape Hunt Birmingham: Our Finest Hour

By | March 20, 2019

by Escape Hunt Birmingham (website)

120 - 122 Corporation Street, The Square, B4 6SX

Birmingham

2-6 players

60 minutes

Wheelchair suitable - contact the venue for details
WWII. As a team of British secret agents, you know only one thing can save your country from Nazi invasion: cooperation.
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based on ratings from 49 users
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SiΓ’n O'Brien experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 31/08/2020 Team size: 5 Time taken: 57:36 Outcome: Successful escape!

This was amazing!! I love it. 

We had Luke as our GM again. He's brilliant. 

If I had one negative, it would be that we did reach points were 2 or 3 people would be working on a puzzle, and the others would have nothing to do. The theme and puzzles were great though. It was a tough room, with a climactic finish, and apparently only a 20% escape rate! 

I definitely recommend. 

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 15 Jun 2021 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
Alice Lucy rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Team size: 4 Time taken: 39:28 Outcome: Successful escape!
jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
beautifulgreat hostingpoor signpostingquite difficult

The room really felt authentic, all puzzles were fitting with the theme and felt like they were there to progress the story. A lot of the puzzles were poorly signposted meaning we weren't sure if we had successfully completed them or not. Aside from this our GM was really lovely and chatted for a while afterwards too. 

Webbcam rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
clever
Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 24/03/18
Lindsey Carey (Dinner Jackets) expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 26 Jul 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 34:19
immersivegreat hostingdodgy wires

Thanks Justin for hosting our first game at this venue, we really enjoyed it and appreciated you taking the time to chat with us even when you were obviously busy. 

Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 14/08/2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55 Outcome: Successful escape!

If you have previously read my of Blackbeard's Treasure at this venue, then you will know that this is the game we were offered to play for free after the disaster that was "That" room. If you haven't read it yet, go read it now and then come back here.

So as you can imagine, my first impression of the company wasn't great in anyway shape or form, however we were pleasantly surprised with this room and they certainly have won us back.

This room was fairly challenging, having to use a lot of logic and everything was perfectly on theme. 

We did need a few gentle nudges in the right direction but with a little nudge in the right direction, we were soon back on track and our GM was really great at delivering clues. I would certainly recommend this room due to the teeming, decor and puzzle ingenuity 

kman expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 21 Dec 2018 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52m 02s Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
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Escape Hunt is a name that enthusiasts may recognise from escaping trips abroad: they have venues in more than two dozen cities around the globe. They used to have a location in London, which shut down some years ago; but they've now re-launched in three UK cities with at least another three due to open. I didn't have a hugely favourable impression of their original London location, but early feedback on their new UK games was a lot more positive, so I was pleased to make a visit to their...

A solid game but one which, for me, never really took off with temperamental tech in the middle, use of technology that looked out of place for the theme, and a finale that was a bit flat. Nothing to ruin the game but enough to take the edge off of it.
I don’t know how this version compares with the six others country-wide, but we were pleased with the staging without being blown away

Overall, this was an outstanding escape room. If you only do one in your life, this might be a contender. If you want to do a lot and are looking for somewhere to start… honestly maybe don’t do this one first. I have a feeling it would make any subsequent ones you do a little less engaging.

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