Clockwork Escapes Telford: The Legend of Foole’s Gold

F5, Halesfield 23, Telford TF7 4NY

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Old Man Foole has died and left behind a wealth of riches,
buried deep in his mine.
The Professor would like you to… acquire some of it.

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Anonymous rated this: Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5

NovemberGolf21 expert rated this: Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

CodesterToaster rated this: Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5

Team size: 4

immersivestory-drivengreat hostingquite difficult

Played as a group of 4 and it definitely kept us busy for the entire game! A really immersive set and lots of unique puzzle elements. I hadn't played a mine themed game before and this has set the bar very high. I always enjoy when a game has secondary tasks which Foole's Gold implemented well.

samsham expert rated this: Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5

Played: 8 Feb 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 13,000 gold Outcome: Successful escape!

beautifulimmersivegreat hosting

RedPandaPepper expert rated this: Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

jakea256 expert rated this: Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

originaldark

Impressive space with lots of interesting and different elements to discover. Really enjoyed the variety of puzzles and the fact that it was quite tricky too. If the room was brighter this would have been a 4.5* game as we were often having to get people to double check locks / shine light!

Lucy (The Detol Crew) experienced rated this: Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5

Played: 9 Nov 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: A few seconds from the end! Outcome: Successful escape!

beautifuloriginalimmersivequite difficult

Another fun room - very dark at the start, but I guess that’s part of the vibe and makes things run a bit slower so you don’t go speeding through! Some really impressive sets and features too! Played as a 2 but would have benefitted from a third person, as we only just got out in time and missed a certain part of the room!

billybob000 rated this: Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5

Brilliant game, really well themed with lots of surprises! Some unique things I’ve never seen in an escape room before, can’t wait for more rooms to be built here!

roberts0502 expert rated this: Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

Played: 6 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 / lots of gold Outcome: Failed 🙁

immersivegreat hostingsatisfying

Clockwork Escapes Telford's "The Legend of Foole's Gold" is a treasure trove of fun! This escape room is a thrilling combination of puzzle-solving and exploration. While it follows a clear path, there's a great balance of padlock puzzles and hands-on tasks, making it engaging for everyone. We loved feeling like real-life miners thanks to the incredible set design and attention to detail – the dust alone was a convincing touch! The puzzles were satisfying, but one final challenge was quite time-consuming for a team of two, and it would have been even more exciting to earn extra gold by solving optional puzzles instead of just finding it lying around. Despite this, we had a blast! A must-play for adventure seekers and puzzle enthusiasts.

Petrina Deakin rated this: Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5

Played: 26 Nov 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁

immersiveepicquite difficult

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Any visit to Clockwork Escapes is likely to leave you talking about the host. Becostumed and behatted, with an instant dry wit that could put Richard O’Brien to shame, with the presence and elocution of a circus ringmaster, he sets the tone of the venue and never fails to be memorable. I don’t actually know whether the company sometimes has other hosts; it seems likely that they do, but I struggle to imagine their rooms being run by someone else, or another person managing to bring an similar ex...

a brilliant game for enthusiasts, meaty puzzles with that bonus collection element which is sure to please the most hardened teams

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