EscapedBear


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Played: 22 Oct 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 61.33 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 30 Sep 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54:45 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulhi-techimmersive

This game was "Wow" from the moment the door opened. Incredible set(s) and sound made for the most immersive room I've played so far. It was really good fun and the couple of physical elements were quite manageable for us.  Great variety in the puzzles (always happy when I'm not spending all my time working out 3 or 4 digit codes) though if I'm being ultra harsh, probably a little on the easy side. Sad that the site is being closed down and such an amazing game is leaving the UK! 

Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 30 Sep 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54:56 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivestory-driven
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 25 Sep 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersive😨creepy

Very theatrical start to this room and a pretty amazing level of skill and attention to detail in the build and presentation. Loved a couple of the puzzles, but felt that the signposting could have been better for one of the later puzzles (maybe something slightly lost in translation). Hosting was fine and one of the room designers was around and happy to have a chat about his and other rooms afterwards. For me, it was a 4.5/5 for theatre, design and ambiance and 3.5/5 for the puzzles. 

Time is estimated as they don't use a wall clock! 

Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Sep 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 56:16 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-tech
Played: 8 Sep 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 42 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 3 Sep 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 56:44 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techcleverquite difficult

Only one padlock? Yes! Great room, some imaginative puzzles and quite tricky in places. Nice use of tech, good theming and superb hosting. Recommended! 

Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 25 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 29.56 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 42.36 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersive

Excellent theming made this room feel quite nostalgic (for those who remember trips to Blockbuster)! Good, fun room, but for me, none of the puzzles particularly stood out meaning that the room was leaning heavily on the theming to make it an enjoyable experience. 

Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 49.10 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverintensequite difficult

Enjoyed the variety of puzzles in this room, though the format and scope made it quite intense for us. Quite challenging in places but nothing illogical, so definitely made us feel like we earned our escape! 

Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 20.53 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulquite easy

Very nicely themed room with a variety of puzzles & good flow. 

Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 35.50 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:jakea256
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 38.32 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven
Teammates:jakea256
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 41.10 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 28.45 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 35.00 Outcome: Successful escape!
broken tech

Good start to this room, but there was some broken tech which meant that the GM ended up coming into the room twice, which broke any kind of immersion. Happy to have played for the price we paid, but better options are within a relatively short distance. 

Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 29.30 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalbroken tech

One of the puzzles in this room was broken, but the GM didn't warn us, meaning that we had to work it out for ourselves. I found the puzzles in this room felt disconnected, meaning that it didn't really feel like a story or "flow", just solving a number of random, disconnected challenges. 

Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 23 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 11 Aug 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 50.59 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 18 Jul 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54.12 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 18 Jul 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47.31
Played: 9 Aug 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 22.12 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techclever
Played: 9 Aug 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 29.26 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 9 Aug 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 23.49 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 9 Aug 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 31.44 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-tech
Played: 9 Aug 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 34.48 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersive😨creepy
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 3 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 65 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlyquite easy
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 9 Jun 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulquite easy
Played: 6 Jan 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 31.38 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-tech
Dark room start without enough torches for the whole team meant that this was a rocky beginning to the room for me. Got better in terms of puzzle and experience, but first impressions matter and I probably didn't enjoy the rest of the room as much as I might have. 
Played: 28 Apr 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 30.31 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting
Good theming, making great use of the available space. Nice mixture of puzzles & good use of tech without being over-reliant upon it. Puzzles were non-linear and well enough signposted that we always felt that we had an idea what we were working towards without spoon-feeding. Combined with some great hosting made for a fun trip to Ely! 
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 40.15 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintensequite difficult😨creepy
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 41.07 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivequite difficult
Very nicely thought out puzzles in this padlock free room (kudos!). Clear signposting meant that we could connect clues with puzzles and get into the flow. Got a little bit physical at the end, but would be easier for larger teams. Fun! 
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 41.34 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivegreat hosting
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite easy
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 38.24 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalgreat hosting
Superb and very original theming! A little bit of physical effort required, nice mixture of puzzles, really good fun! 
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 32.11 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting
Nicely themed room which was good fun, yeehaaw! The puzzles were a little repetitive in terms of style, but logical and we got into the flow of the room: there wasn't anything which was frustrating. 
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 27 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 33.40 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingquite easy
Fun theming, but definitely showing it's age in terms of the stylenof puzzles and prop wear and tear. We played as a 4 and found there wasn't really enough content to keep everyone occupied.
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 26 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 40:38 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hosting👻scary
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 25 Apr 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 40:44 Outcome: Successful escape!
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 16 Mar 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 34:04 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 16 Mar 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 30:22 Outcome: Successful escape!
clever
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 16 Mar 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 42:03 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hosting
Played: 3 Mar 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 41:34 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 3 Mar 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 27:15 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting
Played: 3 Mar 2024 Team size: 6 Time taken: 39:22 Outcome: Successful escape!
This game is played in a laser tag arena, which I expected to give huge scope for an escape room, given the size and multi-level, twisty layout. It felt like a bit of a letdown compared to the original expectations; effectively a "find the things" game to begin and then a set of puzzles in boxes, which made good use of tech and were fun but not particularly challenging or original. 
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 3 Mar 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 43:05 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techfunnyclever
Teammates:Annagramma
Played: 3 Mar 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 31:48 Outcome: Successful escape!
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