Marvo Mysteries: M.A.R.V.O. Induction

By | March 20, 2019

by Marvo Mysteries (website)

664 Christchurch Road

Bournemouth

2-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

3 copies
What if Fairy Stories were more real than you ever imagined? If the power to destroy the world was hidden in a small trinket and that trinket had been lost to history, only remembered in an old bed time story. Would you try to recover it for the good of all?
Find out if you have what it takes to become a full M.A.R.V.O Agent!
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Overall rating

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5

based on ratings from 48 users
combined with 5 pro reviews

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Player reviews

PrincessLuara expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 11 Sep 2026 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58.28 Outcome: Successful escape!
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ratsontour expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 28 Aug 2026 Team size: 3 Time taken: 58:17 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Chris Coleman experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 5 Oct 2019 Team size: 4
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Summerdays46 rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 17 Jun 2026 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59.57 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersivegreat hostingquite difficult

Amazing room, we had GM agent David and it was very immersive from the moment we walked in, fantastic room and good use of technology! One of the best rooms we have done! 

Simoncl70 rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 13 Jun 2026 Team size: 4 Time taken: 52mins
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Bbeautiful room you can tell there is a lot of love poured into the room

Salisbury Escapists rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 1 Nov 2025 Team size: 3 Time taken: 56 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivegreat hostingquite difficult

For our tenth Escape room we came to Bournemouth to become M.A.R.V.O agents and were met by Agent Dan who was very friendly and got us into the mood to hunt for artifacts right away. 

Firstly the lobby where you have your briefing is amazing, so many items from movies accross the ages that you'll be amazed but, soon after entering you're right into the thick of the action, the set design is fantastic and very well looked after, everything worked well  first time. 

This is a great room for working as a team because at no point were we stood around waiting for another team member to finish something before we could move on, it is a huge teamwork room. Communication is absolutely paramount, all the way through the story plays out right to the end and the puzzles just keep coming and are super fun and very well designed.

From start to finish we all had a fantastic time and this escape room became our number 1 overall favourite, thank you to the M.A.R.V.O team for the work they put into this room, we cannot wait for part 2 which hopefully will be released early in 2026!! 

The previous glowing reviews here led us to try this room and they were not wrong, a great room, super fun, well designed, well hosted, just what you hope to get when you go to any escape room. Unmissable in our opinion 10/10 

Chris Coleman experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 5 Oct 2019 Team size: 4
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BubbleAndSqueak expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 4 Aug 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54:37 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting

So worth the wait! Absolutely exceeded our expectations - On par with some of the top European escape rooms! Great use of technology, stunning theming throughout, and a wonderful GM (Agent David).

Our ratings:

Theming: 11/10
Puzzles: 9/10
GM: 11/10
Value: 10/10
Fun: 10/10

Overall: 102%

Peter Hoare experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5

Took us a while to get round to this one but glad we waited. Lots of technology, everything worked. Good fun and a varied theme throughout. 

Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 10 Apr 2025 Team size: 3 Time taken: 48:47 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techstory-drivengreat hostingquite easy
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Reviews by escape room review sites

The holy grail of escape room theming is to make the players feel like they've been transported to a different place or time. Marvo delivers that, even from before the game itself starts.

After getting the initial basic game rules briefing out the way, you're led through a door into what feels like the sanctum of a secret society, where the proper briefing takes place. This takes place with the operator in character, and with the help of a high quality video briefing.

The decor progress...

Don’t wait for a special occasion to play this game, get booked in now, you most definitely won’t regret it.
A game that excels in almost every department - puzzles, story telling, automation, design, introduction and, of course, fun. One of the very best games I've played - if you're ever within striking distance of Bournemouth, do yourself a favour and head on down.
The City Adventurers are often tasked with recovering mysterious artifacts so it was not surprising that we found ourselves preparing for another mission, this time as M.A.R.V.O agents.....one of the best games we've played
It’s fair to say there was a lot of pressure on Marvo. It was the reason for our trip to the south coast, a game that’s eluded us for a while by virtue of just being so far away, yet spoken about in hushed (or sometimes very loud) tones by fellow bloggers as one of the greatest games in the country. It was certainly the only game in the country spoken about in this way that I had not yet played. The reason I point that out is that I find myself disagreeing: it’s a great game, but it’s not quite up there with the best for us.

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