Extremescape: Pirate Ship

By | March 20, 2019

by Extremescape (website)

Stanley Hall Farm, Stanley Hall Lane, SK12 2JX

Disley

2-8 players

90 mins
This exciting escape game calls treasure hunters for a pirate adventure second to none.
A long time ago on the Carribean seas sailed the Spanish Galleon, Castoria.
Captained by Zak Barrow and crewed by a gang of murderers & merciless cutthroats.
Plundering ships of all kinds along India’s Malabar coast, Barrow was a Pirate,
one of the most infamous Pirates of all time.
Barrow’s ship Castoria battled with the India Merchant, a huge treasure ship of 350 tons.
In rough seas, the merchant vessel fired but due to a sudden ocean swell, the shot missed its mark.
The pirates threw their grappling hooks, bringing the two ships together.
And rapidly boarded the ship, soon Captain Barrow was in the possession of
one of the greatest pirate treasures ever.
The ship disappeared in 1722 and was not seen again until now!
So me hearties, all hands on deck,
find the clues, solve the riddles, find the treasure,
Then dare to escape, you have 90 minutes
but fail, and remember – dead men tell no tales
Are you ready to meet Zak Barrow, find the treasure and escape the Pirate Ship
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Overall rating

Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 33 users
combined with 9 pro reviews

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liam and rosie experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
clever
PurpleB expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
beautifulimmersiveepic
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Laura McGill expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 27/09/2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 75:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 11/10/2020 Team size: 3 Time taken: 75 Outcome: Successful escape!

Woah, this room left me feeling out of breath.

There is a fair bit to do in this room and all perfectly akin with the theming. 

Let me start with the reason this room lost a star from me. I actually deducted half a star for 2 separate things (but don't ever let this put you off playing, you still MUST)

- There were alot of padlocks in the room with little signposting as to which lock you had just solved so there was alot of trial and error which naturally took a bit of time

-  Some of the puzzles were a little ambiguous. Not in the sense of how to solve them, but how to execute them. For example, if you're playing a game of monopoly, you are shown which way round the board rather than being left to guess. Again, this was only a minor frustration as it just meant a little more trial and error

Now on to why I say i was out of breath. Towards the end (I don't recall when it happened but I remember the feeling of it), the music and soundtrack was ramped up considerably, creating a widespread panic through our team and motivated us to push on harder and faster. a great little touch but it really added to the experience. 

Do no miss this game, give it a go

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 2019 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

Extremescape is such a lovely escape room company, family owned and created in their house, the owners Graham, Jess and their son are the proud hosts of this fabulous location. We escaped from the Pirate Ship in just over 70 minutes with a team of 4 Escapists. We loved the fact that the escape time limit was 90 minutes, it makes the experience much more immersive and enjoyable. Speaking of immersion, the Pirate Ship is an example to follow with spot on décor and props, SFX, music and puzzles really respecting the piraty theme. We loved the fact that the clues were given by the voice of a pirate or a parrot, never breaking the experience. One thing that Extremescape does well that I don't often see in escape rooms is the introduction room where you have the story told to you before entering the room, helping building up the excitement until the doors open! The Pirate Ship is a really clever room with several surprises along the way. We also liked the fact that to be on the leaderboard, the game is giving you the opportunity to find two gold coins hidden in the room to use for clues. One gold coin in the money jar means one clue, so it ingeniously gives you the feeling that you are in charge of the progression of the room. The gameplay of the game is partly linear, one puzzle means one solution to a padlock which somehow gives you directions on how to proceed in this quite large room. We often got stuck on puzzles that we couldn't yet solve despite thinking that we had everything we needed but we were just focusing on the wrong puzzles. The difficulty would probably be quite high for beginners who are not used to escape rooms but definitely really enjoyable for experienced players. One of the puzzles was a math riddle which was pretty tricky to solve if you don't have a math head in your crew, luckily we had two of them otherwise we could easily have been stuck on that one for quite a while. 🙂 After your escape, you also receive a printed picture of your Escape, it's a really nice touch! The Pirate Ship is a great room and you will be stunned by its immersion and the intelligence of the puzzles. Highly recommend!

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 18 Oct 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 76:44 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveillogical
Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 02/03/16
matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 30 Jan 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 47/90 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven

#34

Again, a fantastic immersive experience at Extremescape. The puzzles were fun and thought-provoking, decor was incredible, and the hosts were great. Only thing is with it being a 90 minute room, when we escaped with 43 mins left, we thought there was going to be more! That’s down to our own assumptions though. Top 5 room, don’t miss it!

Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
grogu42 experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5

Another fab room from Extremescape! Perfect theming and we loved the story at the start, it really set the scene. We found this one a little easier than the other 2, but enjoyed it still!

flyingoctopus expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivefamily friendly

This company gets a lot of love from players which is why we visited.

The pirate game is my favourite of the 3 and the first one that we played

 Its probably the easiest game here and it has a lot of puzzles that were fairly unique at the time of it being built. 

A tech puzzles didn't work but the more manual puzzles made up for this failing.

abooth expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 4 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 72 Outcome: Successful escape!

Gorgeous set, some unique puzzles and great use of tech. Took us a while to get going but that's because we're objectively bad at searching.

🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 18/04/2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hosting
I’ve always had a soft spot for a good pirate room, and this is a good pirate room!  This is the oldest room at this venue but I found it hard to tell.  The overall puzzle design may feel a little dated (nothing here will probably surprise you but old ideas still have the power to surprise) but they flow well and will test your overall puzzling skills.  The theming and scenery is first rate and all puzzles are on theme.
Adam Bravery expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 30 Jun 2022 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulclever

Fantastic game, especially considering it's over 8 years old. Set is wonderful and the puzzles are great as well

Catherine K experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingquite difficult

We found this the most difficult of the 3 games, we didn’t click with it. It is a really good game, with brilliant hosts and a variety of puzzles.

Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulvalue for moneyclever
ShellH experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
originalquite difficult
TheDreamTeam experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 1 Oct 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverstory-drivenquite difficult

Still feels fresh despite being their oldest room. Some tricky puzzles but very enjoyable.

Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 4 Mar 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautiful

This is a super pirate room but we did this on the back of two other rooms and forgot that we had eyes... A great offering from Extremescape, this is their oldest room and while we didn't enjoy the gameplay as much as The Lost Tomb, there are a lot of puzzles and we had a good time in here.

Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfamily friendlyquite easy
arandzom experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 3 Jan 2020 Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

Didn't feel the magic with this room as did with Vikings - Felt like a very starty-stop game. Got there eventually.. Also adding the wheel was a bit of a choice, makes the game frustrating. 

Chris Metcalfe experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulvalue for moneyoriginalquite difficult
goyinghome rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneycleverquite difficult
simsi747 experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 15 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 75 ish Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyclevergreat hosting

Our 2nd visit to Extremescape and we was just as impressed with the pirate ship as we were with the viking room. The hosts are excellent and the rooms are very well themed. To say this room Is 10 years old it doesn't show it. Some clever details and puzzles to be solved. 

d.green26 expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 27 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 88 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulfamily friendlyillogical

This was our least favourite room of the 3 we did at Extremescape but although we found a couple of the puzzles frustrating you could tell alot of effort had been put into this room.  Although this room was over 10 years old at the time of playing it still has a great production value. 

TheCLAMS expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 28 Oct 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: ~65 mins Outcome: Successful escape!

This was our least favourite out of the four rooms but there is no way you would know it's 10 years old. There's no sign of wear and tear and the puzzles are very current. However, there was a maths puzzle that was very difficult and took us over 10 mins to try and solve (we needed a clue in the end) - we really weren't fans of this!

Mark Crossley experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 26/03/2023 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingintensequite difficult
🔐SpontaneousIllusion expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveillogical
A Blacksmith expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
samsham experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 2 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 69:42 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven
Tom experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: October 2019 Team size: 4 Time taken: 82.15 Outcome: Successful escape!

Took a little drive out to this room, having read some amazing reviews and because the rooms are 75 or 90 mins! We went with Vikings as it is recommended to do this one first. The setting is fantastic, you really do feel like you are on a ship! Really tough puzzles and help has to be earned too!  Really looking forward to coming back here again soon

Reviews by escape room review sites

Extremescape is perhaps the most remote escape game I've visited, being based on a farm near Disley on the edge of the Peak District, outside Stockport. Arriving by car, you follow a long track between fields to a parking area by the small group of buildings. Incongruously for the inland location, their first game (and the one we tried first) is set on a pirate ship, where you need to find the hidden treasure and get out.

Once inside, the room is decorated with gusto. It's a large room with a h...

Outside the room I first came across Extremescape back in August of last year and was immediately surprised by what they were doing. First, they're in Disley, a village on the edge of the Peak District, not the traditional city/town home of existing escape games. Then they announced that their game was 90 minutes long, rather than the usual
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It’s very easy to see why Extremescape have the reputation they do. They took a simple theme and made it something special. A great sense of adventure, solid puzzles, and a beautiful build, top marks Extremescape, and thank you!

This room was a fantastic room – although I was a little frustrated throughout the experience, the set is so well done and I was still having fun. I highly recommend taking on this room (although I would also book the others at the same time!)

It’s fair to say we came to this one late. Extremescape’s first room, Pirate Ship, was part of the second wave of escape games opening in the UK, and back in 2015 garnered a reputation among enthusiasts as one of the country’s must-play games. It’s certainly easy to see why, but it’s also fair to say that much of what once made it unique has faded now.
A great quality escape room with lots of excellent theming and 90 minutes of fun, rather than the standard 60 minutes.
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