by Clued Up! Escape Rooms Norwich (website)
64-66 Prince of Wales Road, NR1 1LT
2-8 players
60 minutes
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We have done quite a few rooms now, and my wife and I took on this room knowing that it was a bit of a challenge and we soon found ourselves in an immersive prison Break situation! The hosting for this one is brilliant we are of the opinion that games start in the briefing room and this is no different. Well done clued up another great room can’t wait to come back and do your others!!
Another really enjoyable, solid game from CluedUp. No fancy tech, no surprises, and no absolute "Wow!" moments, but just a really solid set of well-structured, satisfying puzzles.
GM was very attentive, and there was a nice bit of in-character scene-setting as the prison guard before we began our stay in HMP Norfolk. From there, the gameflow to achieve our escape was pretty flawless - and everything just *worked the way it should*.... I know that seems like an obvious thing to say, but I'm sure we've all had experiences that have been slightly soured by things that shouldn't have happened, and there was none of that here at all: No broken tech, no sticky directional locks, no need to arbitrarily spin the final digit of a lock, no faded UV ink, no "Well how the heck were we meant to work that out?!" moments. Just a satisfying continuous flow, and the padlocks fell to the floor with reassuring regaularity - we never felt lost, or stuck, or "cheated" by the game.
There was a slight anticlimax at the end, as we hadn't realised we'd solved the final puzzle (there were two puzzles still remaining in the room, but it turns out these were optional), but overally definitely recommended.