by Escape Hunt Cheltenham (website)
Unit D1, The Brewery Quarter, High St, Cheltenham GL50 3FF
2-6 players
60 minutes
Step into 1942, when the world is at war. The Nazis have developed a series of devastating new superweapons that could obliterate Britain and win the war at a stroke.
As MI6’s top agents you’ve been chosen to find and destroy these fiendish inventions before they destroy us. The latest news from HQ is that the superweapons are primed and ready to launch, so you have precisely 60 minutes to discover their location, destroy them and save Britain.
The stakes couldn’t be higher – take too long and there won’t be any Britain left to save.
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I was really excited to play this as I'd done other escape hunt rooms and enjoyed them.
Unfortunately, it felt badly designed. The way the puzzles worked wasn't clear, even with instructions for some of the systems it didn't make any sense.
Not sure if our host was very attentive. We picked up the phone once with no response. Then the second time they responded. We aren't sure if they should have the first time?
We also had a different game master start our session and then a different one at the end.
We weren't offered a team photo either.
Not terribly impressed unfortunately.
One of the best Escape Hunt games
An opportunity to be a great game let down by poor maintenance and overuse
Great game!
Only flaw (as with many Escape Hunt games) was when the GM had to look/listen for us doing something to trigger the next step, rather than it being mechanical. Most of the time, this is fine, except when the GM isn't concentrating!
There was also an instruction sheet for a puzzle that literally made no sense to us, to which the GM said 'yeah, a lot of people say that'.
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.
This is a decent room and there is one particular element that is incredible! Lovely puzzles and a good amount of challenge that fitted in with the theme and kept the two of us occupied.
Hard for just two players. Good story and very immersive
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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...
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.
See also
- Escape Hunt Birmingham: Our Finest Hour (Birmingham)
- Escape Hunt Leeds: Our Finest Hour (Leeds)
- Escape Hunt Bristol: Our Finest Hour (Bristol)
- Escape Hunt Basingstoke: Our Finest Hour (Basingstoke)
- Escape Hunt Norwich: Our Finest Hour (Norwich) (closed)
- Escape Hunt Watford: Our Finest Hour (Watford)
- Escape Hunt Norwich: Our Finest Hour (Norwich)