Category Archives: Southampton

Houdini’s Escape Room: Extinct

Southampton, Jan 2023

Rated 4 out of 5
In a departure from normal, I played Extinct as part of a family group including two kids (9 and 12) who were more or less new to escape rooms, which meant a rather different dynamic to playing solely with adult enthusiasts. The venue was clearly set… (more)

Cyantist: The Cube

Southampton, Aug 2017

Rated between 2 and 2.5 out of 5
We hadn’t planned to play both games at Cyantist, but after finishing Crystal Maze we had a gap in our schedule and I was curious about their second game – whereas Crystal Maze had been (accurately) described as a different sort of experience to an e… (more)

Cyantist: Crystal Maze

Southampton, Aug 2017

Rated between 2 and 2.5 out of 5
Crystal Maze is quite different from what most enthusiasts may have come to expect from an escape game. The website tells you that “a big variety of puzzles are waiting to get solved”, and that’s exactly accurate: the game is designed around the solv… (more)