Escapism Chester: Taken

By | March 20, 2019

by Escapism Chester (website)

1 Cestria Building, George Street, CH1 3ER

Chester

2-5 players

60 minutes

Wheelchair suitable - contact the venue for details
Your friends have been taken hostage and time is running out. The kidnappers have given you 60 minutes to meet their demands but you know where they’re hiding. It’s time to take matters into your own hands: can you keep your cool in a daring breakout?
Please note that this room may not be suitable for younger players. We can make changes to make this room more child friendly if required.
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Rated between 2 and 3 out of 5

based on ratings from 44 users
combined with 6 pro reviews

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grogu42 experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5

Good first game for people new to the escape world. Puzzles pretty standard for enthusiasts, but still fun non the less.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 2018 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

Most of their rooms are absolutely perfect for a team of 2, specially Taken! I would not recommend it for more than 3 players.

thehermit experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

Great little room for players new to escape rooms. 

Daniella Johnson rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 24 Jul 2018 Team size: 3 Time taken: 51.00 Outcome: Successful escape!

Ok game but nothing special. They definitely have better games, but this was one of their first games I believe.

abooth expert rated this:Rated between 15 and 15 out of 5
Played: 9 Jul 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 38 Outcome: Successful escape!

Pretty woeful game tbh. Not a great use of space, not very thematic, couldn't hear the video. We absolutely burned through it and then spent about 15 mins on one stupid puzzle that's designed only to waste time and slow people down due to the rest of the game being so easy. It also has nothing to do with the theming of the game.

matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 24 Dec 2018 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingunoriginal

#9

The first room we completed at the fabulous Escapism was ironically the least enjoyable there. The room seemed a little plain and the props a bit dated, but this is only in hindsight - we had fun while we were playing. The theme was pretty generic but it’s still worth a go. If you’re heading to Escapism though, all of their other rooms are really good fun and have more immersive set decoration no storytelling so try those first, especially Radioactive or Legacy.

Sarah281 rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 11 Aug 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53.46 Outcome: Successful escape!

Not what I originally thought the room was going to be, felt the themeing was a bit off par, Good start to the game - couple of red herrings to keep us gripped. Ignoring the themeing the puzzles were pretty straight forward only got stuck a couple of times as not knowing where to go next. Didn't put me off playing another room.  

🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 19/06/2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hosting
I would need all of my particular set of skills as I was taken prisoner by the nicest possible GM.  Needless to say this is a split start where one you starts locked up but you need to work together in order to escape.  Nothing here will amaze you and (like most rooms here) there's one search puzzle I feel is a little harsh but the rest flows well and we had a great time.
Ollie C rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 19 Jan 2017 Team size: 5 Time taken: 49 Outcome: Successful escape!
unoriginalquite easy

Great beginners room if you're new to the world of escaping. The room theme is a bit plain and there isn't much story but it has some fun puzzles. Experienced players will breeze through most of the room.

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One of their first rooms, which shows, could do with a revamp as it’s not up to the same standard as their other games. Click the link to read our review!

The second game at Escape Ipswich (and also at various other branches of Escape around the country) has you investigating a serial killer, and inevitably you've found yourselves caught and in danger of becoming his next victims. Naturally this killer enjoys toying with his prisoners in the form of leaving them puzzles that they might be able to solve to escape.

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Plenty of puzzles, a fair number of locks and good but very much IKEA-esque decoration. A perfectly reasonable game but with nothing to get very excited about.

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