A friendly board game results in an unwelcome surprise…. Some of your team have been caught cheating at the game and you have now all been caught and trapped in the gaming land - GAME OVER. Ruled by the evil Uncle Pennybags, your team must put your skills to the test and prove yourself worthy of returning to reality. An array of games and puzzles awaits you as you must play and win or… be Trapped Forever.
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This is not hard, but it does make you think. It's not a large room so I think a team of 2 was the right size, although a third person might have been good just as an extra thinker. We needed quite a few clues near the end, as (as afterwards our gamesmaster told us), we were overthinking it and nearly didn't escape. I loved the theme and the decor, and was a great warm-up to this company's way of thinking as we also did Return to Wonderland with 2 newbies.
Had a great time with the escape room, and just made it out on time! Honestly had no idea where the time went, totally immersive and nostalgic we did need a couple of hints but they were given quickly and were really helpful. Can’t recommend the friendly atmosphere enough, we were made so welcome and felt like we had another member of the team watching over us, will be back for more!
Played: 19 May 2024Team size: 2Time taken: 52.45Outcome: Successful escape!
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It was our first time at Rush Hour Escape Rooms and it was a fantastic experience. Due to availability we initially booked the Lost & Found Room but our Games Master Brett was very accomodating and actually gave us the option to pick the Game Over room instead if we wanted. So we switched and what a room, definitely one of our favourites of the escape rooms we've played. Won't mention any specifics for fear of spoilers but the game elements in addition to more traditional puzzles made for a really fun and entertainingly nostalic time. Our host Brett was brilliant and enthusiastic throughout - we're looking at availability for the other two rooms as we speak and we'll try and make the leaderboard this time!! Thanks Hour Glass Escape Rooms!
An absolute hoot. It's a split-start, which really adds to the difficulty level, so providing a nice challenge. The nostalgia value really contributes to the sense of fun in here and the well-designed puzzles flow very nicely. This was arguably our favourite game here at Rush Hour, purely based on the fun we had in here, as there are certainly some elements that we don't expect to see anywhere else. It was a winner for us!
For those who want to get together for some games. Try and keep them north of Oxford and south of Manchester but outliers are ok if we all want to do them!
