Code to Exit: The Blueprint

By | March 20, 2019

by Code to Exit (website)

143 Manchester Rd, Manchester, Altrincham WA14 5NS

Altrincham

2-6 players

60 minutes

closed
This room escape will present you with an exciting quest. The goal is to travel back in time to the 1950s. There, you must search and acquire the blueprints of the hydrogen bomb and then return them to the future via the time gate. In order to achieve this goal you have to find the lost parts of the time machine, install them and repair it. The perfect puzzle room, even for beginners.
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Overall rating

Rated between 3 and 3.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 5 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

Your review

Player reviews

Adam S experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 31 Oct 2015 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 1 and 1 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
poor hostingunoriginal

It looked like a cab office. Rooms weren't great and the host was rude.

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 16/10/15
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Scotus0 expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 30/04/2018 Team size: 2 Time taken: ~50:00 Outcome: Successful escape!

50s Blues (Prints)

In the spirit of being super-savvy, I got a Groupon voucher that let a team of two play for just over £10 each.

Story

Nip back to the 1950s, retrieve a blueprint for a hydrogen bomb and bring it back to the present day (after repairing the time portal). I think just finding the blueprint would have been enough of a mission without the convoluted time portal addition.

Puzzles

Practical, and a lot of fun. A keen eye was needed for this one. We needed the odd hint to point us in the right direction, but there was one part we were completely stumped on and (almost) had to have the answer spelled out to us.

Mise-en-scène

Another tiny space! While there were one or two cool, authentic props, I didn't feel like I was in the '50s. I was half-expecting/hoping for a jukebox. It was an unexciting, fusty study. 

Final Comments

Luckily, a team of two or three was fine for the number of puzzles; the room would have been too cramped with more than four. A nice challenge, but not one I could justify paying full price for.

Reviews by escape room review sites

Outside the room I couldn't believe my luck when I asked Mrs Logic how she'd like to spend a spare day and she suggested another escape room. Four in five days might seem excessive, but I'm on holiday, so I offer no excuses. Of course, trying to book an escape room on the day limits your
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A well themed and fun room with a surprising amount of puzzles packed into a small space. It’s a game that feels suitable for all levels of experience.

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