Category Archives: International

The Void: Coven

Bucharest, May 2018

First of many games that I played on a visit to Bucharest, Coven was a particularly high quality game amidst impressively strong competition. The website and intro video suggest a full-on horror style of game and my teammate was dubious about my choi… (more)

Quest Room: Bloody Elbow

Los Angeles, Feb 2018

It is the 14th century, and everyone is ruled by Holy Inquisition. You have been accused of witchcraft and incarcerated to await your awful death by the hands of a executioner nicknamed “Bloody Elbow”. He is famous for his love of disgusting tortures… (more)

Quest Room: Da Vinci’s Challenge

Los Angeles, Feb 2018

This room needs at least 4 people. I say this because at the start you are split into two groups; we only had 3, and one person was stuck on a puzzle which prevented us joining up (effectively she was stuck on her own).

Like the other Da Vinci room … (more)

60out: Da Vinci’s Secret

Los Angeles, Feb 2018

Note that this room is 75 minutes rather than the conventional 60; that’s because it’s absolutely stuffed with puzzles.

On entering the room, it’s clear that although it has an artificial feel to it, a lot of time has gone into the decoration; there… (more)

60out: P.U.T.I.N. Bunker

Los Angeles, Feb 2018

Vladimir Putin has gone mad and started the countdown to launch a nuclear missile for World War Three. You have 60 minutes to stop the missile.

The theming in this room is good; it’s greatly helped by some very fun tongue in cheek specific elements,… (more)

Mindspark Escape: Terminal

Phoenix, Feb 2018

This room starts off great with some excellent themed decor before even entering the room. This continues throughout as well; a lot of thought has gone into creating a dirty New York subway station. This is consistent with the sneak preview of their… (more)

Gilbert Escape Room: Knight and Rook

Phoenix, Feb 2018

Investigating the case of a missing little girl, renown investigator Roger Knight has mysteriously disappeared. You must pick up where he left off and find any leads he might have left for you in his office.

This room is fairly basic, but with some… (more)

Mindspark Escape: Virtual Escape Rooms

Phoenix, Feb 2018

Mindspark offer a personalised 10 minute headset experience escape room. They have 3 rooms available with varying difficulties; I chose to escape an Alien Spacecraft. Although short and slightly rushed, it was fun with good simple puzzles, moving aro… (more)

Riddle Escape Room: FBI Interview

Phoenix, Feb 2018

In this room you need to escape a room to pass your FBI training using a mixture of mental and sleuthing. The decor throughout is basic but appropriate. I normally mark down rooms with lots of padlocks – however clear sign posting meant that there w… (more)

Escape Rush: Submarine Bunker

Brussels, Jan 2018

Really good games are harder to compare with each other. While every escape game is different, after playing a few hundred games, their relative quality mainly comes down to the same few factors: are the puzzles interesting and fun, well-designed and… (more)