Category Archives: International

Miss Terry: Blood Dragon

Hanoi, Nov 2024

Rated 3.5 out of 5
Miss Terry currently has three locations within Hanoi, one of which is in the Old Quarter and therefore significantly more convenient to get to for most visitors. We chose the theme with a Hong Kong triad crime theme.
As appears to be standard for g… (more)

iEscape: The Basement

Hoi An, Nov 2024

Rated 3 out of 5
I’d thought that all the escape rooms in Hoi An had closed during the pandemic, but we found an exception or perhaps a newer addition. My hopes weren’t high though, because this is a single room being run downstairs in a hostel style hotel, as one of… (more)

Escape Games Fukuoka: Hangover

Fukuoka, Oct 2024

Rated between 3 and 3.5 out of 5
Hangover was the game I initially tried to book at this venue, despite the three person minimum, but the owner told me in fairly clear terms that it could not reasonably be completely by a team of two within the time limit. We then proceeded to beat … (more)

Escape Games Fukuoka: Wherehouse

Fukuoka, Oct 2024

Rated 3.5 out of 5
West Japan does not offer a wide selection of escape experiences available to English-speaking visitors; in the entire island of Kyushu the only one I could find was Escape Games Fukuoka. With such a lack of competition I arrived with low expectation… (more)

The Puzzle Box: Der Hutmacher

Munich, Feb 2025

Rated 4 out of 5
The second Puzzle Box we tried was Wonderland themed, and unlike the first was intended to be tackled by a small group. The premise is that you’re helping the Mad Hatter, and delightfully the box is presented in the form of an exceptionally large hat… (more)

Midgaard Event: Downfall

Copenhagen, Feb 2025

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
Because of a certain movie, I kept expecting Downfall to be a WWII theme, but it’s actually set four decades later at the end of the Cold War: the general in control of a Soviet republic has a plan to start a nuclear war, and you are the spies tasked… (more)

Deepthinker: Ongyi’s Dream

Seoul, Sep 2024

Rated 4.5 out of 5
Deepthinker is currently a single game venue, and although the website gives few clues as to the story, the cute cat artwork looked promising. The briefing had me bracing myself for disappointment though, after our (friendly and helpful) host had fin… (more)