by Houdini's Escape Room Experience Gloucester (website)
Tenpin, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3HR
4-7 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
The year is 1952, you have been convicted of multiple murders that you claim you're innocent of. With only an hour to go before your execution, surely it's too late for your brother to finally prove your innocence and save your life?
Can you escape your prison cell in the infamous Alcatraz before the guards come to take you to the electric chair?
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Great idea well presented. Great props. Good hosting. Some illogical puzzles and host controlled elements made it slightly frustrating
A mediocre game made worse through the addition of extremely difficult searching requirements.
This is an exceptional prison break room, well above the norm for this type which isn't usually my favourite theme. Some impressive theming and great, in character hosting from Lottie really made this room for us. The rooms at this branch are consistently good and well worth making the trip out of town for.
Standard prison escape room, nothing spectacular, puzzles flowed nicely, very linear and quite easy if you are an experienced team. Would be better for beginners.
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When reviewing games I rarely say much about the venue outside the game itself. A polished intro or an enthusiastic welcome from the host can get the experience off to a good start, but for me at least is rarely a large factor in how I feel about a game afterwards. Houdini Escapes put so much effort into their hosting that it would be a crime not to mention it. Not only is their reception very nicely decorated with a first-rate selection of free drinks on offer, the briefing then takes place in ...
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