Escapism Chester: Taken

By | March 20, 2019

by Escapism Chester (website)

1 Cestria Building, George Street, CH1 3ER

Chester

2-5 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

closed
Wheelchair suitable - contact the venue for details
Your friends have been taken hostage and time is running out. The kidnappers have given you 60 minutes to meet their demands but you know where they’re hiding. It’s time to take matters into your own hands: can you keep your cool in a daring breakout?
Please note that this room may not be suitable for younger players. We can make changes to make this room more child friendly if required.
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Overall rating

Rated between 2 and 3 out of 5

based on ratings from 46 users
combined with 6 pro reviews

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Player reviews

Scotus0 expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Played: 14 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 34:34 Outcome: Successful escape!
plainunoriginalvery easy

Like Taken Candy From a Baby

Since I was making an on-the-day booking for a team of 2, I chose Taken.

Story

Rescue your kidnapped friend(s) and escape the hostage situation.

Puzzles

On-theme, but incredibly easy. A bit of searching here, a bit of thinking there.

Mise en scene

A straightforward but immersive enough space that did the job of looking like a kidnappers’ hideout.

Final Comments

It would work fine as a beginner room. I should have been braver and booked us a 4/5-star challenge: we received 2 clues and escaped with 25:26 left on the clock.

ashpf experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
EscapeCarrtists rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Played: 25 Jun 2019 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52:03 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite easy

This was first Escapism room, overall quite an easy room. Shame about the aged puzzle if it wasn’t for this we would have gotten out with 30 minutes remaining

TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
plain

A little plain compared to their other rooms - Although I believe it was on first there. 

Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
plainunoriginalvery easy
abooth expert rated this:Rated between 1.5 and 1.5 out of 5
Played: 9 Jul 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 38 Outcome: Successful escape!

Pretty woeful game tbh. Not a great use of space, not very thematic, couldn't hear the video. We absolutely burned through it and then spent about 15 mins on one stupid puzzle that's designed only to waste time and slow people down due to the rest of the game being so easy. It also has nothing to do with the theming of the game.

Daniella Johnson rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 24 Jul 2018 Team size: 3 Time taken: 51.00 Outcome: Successful escape!

Ok game but nothing special. They definitely have better games, but this was one of their first games I believe.

thehermit experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

Great little room for players new to escape rooms. 

grogu42 experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5

Good first game for people new to the escape world. Puzzles pretty standard for enthusiasts, but still fun non the less.

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