The Panic Room Gravesend: The Panic Room

By | March 20, 2019

by The Panic Room Gravesend (website)

The Grove, DA12 1DP

Gravesend

4-8 players

60 minutes

closed
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Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 15 users
combined with 4 pro reviews

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Ronnie Meade experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
story-driven

To date this is my only failed room, early on in our escape room career. Had we had more rooms under our belt I'm sure we would've escaped and by no count means this is a bad room or experience. A traditional escape room with some interesting elements and puzzles. The one downside I found was the use of a vent despite the briefing focusing on not touching elements such as sockets, etc. And it was this that cost us our time. Other than that a good room and spawned an empire

Ratchel experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Zoe Bowles rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Barry Hammond expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 08/09/2017 Team size: 4 Time taken: 40.17 Outcome: Successful escape!
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: May 2023
AJ’s experienced rated this:Rated between 20 and 20 out of 5
Played: 4 Aug 2019 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
illogicalbroken techpoor hosting

Unfortunately for us we spent 20 minutes trying to solve a puzzle that we found out afterwards was broken! GM just left us to it without a get around and we sadly just stood there watching the timer just tick down! Such a shame as started with some promise! 

Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 20 May 2023 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hosting

Relatively straight forward game but came close to breaking one of my cardinal safety rules around hot liquids.

StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 22 Apr 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 37:59 Outcome: Successful escape!
abooth expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 4 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 46 Outcome: Successful escape!
original

It's a bit battered, but it's good fun and there was a few unexpected bits.

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The Panic Room's eponymous first game is set in the apartment of a conspiracy theorist, whose disappearance illustrates that just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

It's a relatively low-key modern setting, probably the least immediately impressive of the Panic Room games. However, I warmed to the game more and more as we played it, as we encountered one original puzzle after another. There were plenty of ideas that I've seen in other games, but which are implement...

A fun game with plenty of puzzles but felt a bit lacking in theming and story. A reasonable introduction for beginners but experienced players may find it a little on the easy side even with small teams.
Is it the most amazing game I’ve ever played? No. Is it fun, and a reminder of the sort of experiences that I had at the start of my escaping career that made me fall in love with this crazy hobby in the first place? Absolutely
This was a real classic escape room and you can see why the designers of this room have gone on to make such a great escape room company with so many rooms. A good set of puzzles and a lot of fun and it was one of those rooms that just clicked for us. 

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