The Panic Room Harlow: Carnevil

By | March 31, 2019

by The Panic Room Harlow (website)

1-5 Harvey Centre Approach, CM20 1HF

Harlow

3-10 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Let me tell you the tale of the Grimaldi Brothers, one kind and one kinda evil. Percevil made a deal with the devil for the Carnival to run forever but all deals come at a cost…that cost was his brother.

More than 100 years later the Carnival continues on, bright lights hiding a dark past. The stench of popcorn and despair is the perfect combination for a fantastic time!

One of the acts Madame Mystica has reached out to you to try and free the carnival and its acts. Can you set them free and escape the haunted carnival? Or will you become one of the attractions forever…👻


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Overall rating

Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 13 users
combined with 1 pro review

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🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
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Reece Clark-Jacobs rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
SeanEscapes rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!

Really clever from the get-go. A fantastic host, absolutely great puzzles and theming. Top notch. This is one of the best we've done. 

One of the carnival games malfunctioned during our session but the host did an exceptional job to ensure minimal disruption to the room.  The very end doesn't quite match the level of the room as a whole, but still well worth doing. Lots of explore! Can be overwhelming but in a good way. Really great room. Worth travelling for. 

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersive😨creepy

Great set dressing and was fun to play with my group! Everyone got involved and is the best room at panic room Harlow

Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

If it was the first half of the game for the whole game, this could be up there with the top games around. Unfortunately the ending fell flat in both enjoyment, mood, and execution. 

🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 20 May 2023 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting😨creepy

I was quite looking forward to this game based on the reviews and for the most part it holds up.  The Carnival setting and themed games in the early part are well done (albeit with a degree of tiredness prevalent in the venue as a whole).  Where it loses points is the final puzzle, the puzzle itself is fine and it's relatively obvious what you have to do but the execution led to a degree of frustration.

StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 22 Apr 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 48:50 Outcome: Successful escape!
original😨creepy
abooth expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 4 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautiful

I did like this a lot - it's huge and there's a lot to do. Two niggles - the first puzzle, which is VERY easy - the lock was stuck so we lost about five mins and our host should have stepped in. The second is that at times it's far too loud. I'm autistic so have noise sensitivity issues and despite commenting several times to the GM, the sometimes (purposefully) quite stifling music was really overwhelming.

Jet Calver experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 13 Feb 2022 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingquite difficult😨creepy

We had Cameron hosting our game here l, he was fantastic and really made the game special. The room is really well themed and immersive, felt like a proper carnival. There was plenty to do here. 

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 27 Sep 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:56 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersive😨creepy
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A fun room that’s a full-on assault on the senses! We had a great time in Carnevil and particularly enjoyed the more physical aspects of the room. Possibly one of our favourite ‘Panic Room’ rooms
An entire carnival greets you as you enter the room and as you would expect plenty of different side shows to test your skills with! This was a fun room! So much to do and it didn’t feel like we were tripping over each others feet until we had to bring it all together at the end.

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