by City Mazes Oxford (website)
Unit 5 Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, OX4 4XP
3-10 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
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combined with 3 pro reviews
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Having (grudgingly) played all the City Mazes' escape rooms, there is a pattern that they are all quite disappointing. It is run by teens, who have little or no interest, they don't know the games, and read clues from a book, not always understanding what they are saying.
This game relied heavily on memory, and there was nothing to write things down on, the second part was frustrating and difficult, with no clear way of knowing if you had right items/codes/clues to progress and risking major back tracking as a result.
Having participated in over 25 escape rooms with my family, I can honestly say that the City Maze escape rooms are bottom of the pile.
Disappointing time for £75
Honestly terrible. Avoid.
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If you're reading these reviews in order, you'll have noticed that I wasn't hugely impressed with City Mazes. Entering their fourth and allegedly hardest room I thought things were looking up. As with their other games, Star Breaker is divided into two distinct halves, with no carry-over from one half to the other - you're effectively playing two separate mini-escapes. I suspect the main reason for this is to allow each half to be reset while the other is being played, so that they can offer slo...
