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Cryptic Escape: Magic School

Norwich, Jul 2023

Rated between 3 and 3.5 out of 5
Cryptic’s Rose Lane branch is on the third floor of a car park, which is a curious location and one that seems like it shouldn’t exist; finding an escape room venue instead of more cars seemed a little like finding a hidden platform at Kings Cross.
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Mad Machines: Birth Machine

Milan, May 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
It’s always an encouraging sign when a venue creates games based on something a bit more unusual, instead of doing a prison break, lab or spaceship; and Mad Machines have build a game around a premise that I’ve not seen anywhere else in the world. ‘E… (more)

Mad Machines: Time Machine

Milan, May 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
Mad Machines’ second game was the one we played first, and the venue impressed as soon as we entered – it’s a small thing, but still a great sign when the entrance to an escape room venue already puts you in an upbeat good mood with music and visuals… (more)

No Exit: Wanted: Dead or Alive

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
We played all three games at No Exit’s Elioupolis location (they have a couple more rooms at the Neos Kosmos address), and in all three the live acting was a major part of the experience. That’s par for the course in Athens, but where the actor in De… (more)

No Exit: Death Row

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
Prison escape is probably the single most common escape room theme, and I’ve played dozens of variations on it in a great many different places; and No Exit’s Death Row is quite simply the best prison themed escape room I’ve played anywhere.
While I… (more)

No Exit: El Exorcista

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
Athens is famous for horror games, and as a horror experience, El Exorcista is my favourite (of those I’ve played so far). If that’s sufficient to make you book it in, then I suggest you don’t read on until after playing it, because not knowing what’… (more)

Station 33: Wake Up

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5
The sheer variety of horror rooms available in Athens – and so many top-rated! – is a little overwhelming, and it’s not easy to decide which to play. Wake Up is a fear experience that I thought excelled in some ways (even against Athens’ high standar… (more)