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Escape Hunt: Eye of the Sun God

Manchester, Mar 2024

Rated 4 out of 5
Escape Hunt doesn’t always have a great reputation; the games of theirs that I’ve played have been a mixed bag. That shouldn’t put you off trying Eye of the Sun God. It’s probably the best of theirs I’ve played at any of the chain’s branches, and is … (more)

Lucardo: Space Evader

Manchester, Mar 2024

Rated 4 out of 5
The other game we’d come to Lucardo to play on this occasion was Space Evader. This spaceship game is not about saving the space craft but rather scavenging all the fuel rods you can from it, in another variable score room with a highly parallel stru… (more)

Lucardo: Derailed

Manchester, Mar 2024

Rated 4 out of 5
Lucardo Manchester’s newest game is of course a train game, but more than that it’s a game of two halves, to the point where it could almost be two separate 30 minute games that share a common theme.
The story is that you’re trying to solve a murder… (more)