Category Archives: International

Sherlocked: The Alchemist

Amsterdam, Apr 2024

The top rooms in the Netherlands tend to sell out weeks or months in advance, and even booking six weeks ahead of time we were very fortunate to be able to grab a weekend slot for The Alchemist. Because although it wasn’t the game for which we’d deci… (more)

Down The Hatch: Molly’s Game

Voorburg, Apr 2024

In terms of reputation to live up to, it’s hard to beat being the current TERPECA #1. Hype can damage enjoyment of a game, and in any case there is always huge variation between individuals as to which games they like best, so it’s always best to go … (more)

Breakout Malacca: Wonderland

Malacca, Nov 2023

What made us attempt another room at Breakout Melaka after a not entirely inspiring experience with the first game we played there? Well, we had plenty of time whilst waiting for our transfer and the price is relatively reasonable compared to games i… (more)

Breakout Malacca: Capsule

Malacca, Nov 2023

The premise of the game as stated on their website is: in 2044, terrorists are planning to time travel back to overthrow the government. A USB that was created by a scientist hired by the government to prevent time travelling went missing shortly aft… (more)

Atrapados: Secuestro en la Cabaña

La Paz, Feb 2024

At time of writing there are two escape room companies in La Paz (and indeed in all of Bolivia). Atrapados is likely to be a longer journey from where most visiting tourists tends to stay, but if you want to play an escape room while you pass through… (more)

La Puerta La Paz: Lost in the Illimani

La Paz, Feb 2024

This might be the cheapest escape room I’ve ever played. Sadly, the low price reflects a pretty low bar for the room design.

The game takes place in one large tent, which of course is dark. We did have a second torch after solving the first puzzle, … (more)

Escapology Santiago: Los Mineros

Santiago, Feb 2024

English-friendly games in Chile are a rarity, but Escapology is a franchise of a large US chain, and so set up slightly better for international players, with three of their rooms officially playable in English. In practice that meant that all writte… (more)

Escape Room Mendoza: El Laboratorio del Dr. Boeiro

Mendoza, Jan 2024

Having played Refugio, we impulsively asked if they had availability for Laboratorio, the other game available in English and the one they’d told us was a good option if we were first time players. They did, so after a short pause while they reset it… (more)

Escape Room Mendoza: El Refugio de la Montaña

Mendoza, Jan 2024

Mendoza is near the Andes, so I guess this theme is a natural fit for the location: stranded by bad weather, you seek refuge in a lodge that turns out to have dark secrets. Escape Room Mendoza is part of Argentina’s largest escape room chain, with tw… (more)

Sinapsis: The Forbidden Classroom

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Generally in Argentina, the claim ‘available in English’ needs to be treated with a pinch of salt; I think this game at Sinapsis was the first one we found in the country that genuinely didn’t need any Spanish knowledge whatsoever.

It starts you off… (more)