Category Archives: Liverpool

Clue Finders: The Tomb

Liverpool, Sep 2018

The second room at Clue Finders is Egyptian themed, and has you in search of a secret tomb. I was a little cast down to find that we’d entered a room decorated as a study rather than anything more ancient in appearance, but the game has secrets to un… (more)

Clue Finders: Remy’s Room

Liverpool, Sep 2018

Now over three and a half years old, Clue Finders are practically ancient by escape room standards. It’s a fast-moving industry and many rooms that appeared early, however impressive at the time, often compare poorly to the latest openings. Remy’s Ro… (more)

Breakout Liverpool: Warped

Liverpool, Sep 2018

We played five games at Breakout’s Liverpool branch, and I’ve played a couple of theirs in Cardiff as well, and of those Warped is definitely the one I found most interesting and the one I’d recommend most warmly. It’s a time travel story, played for… (more)

Breakout Liverpool: Shipwrecked

Liverpool, Sep 2018

In Shipwrecked you’re seeking pirate gold on a haunted shipwreck. Although theoretically haunted, fortunately the captain’s ghost has generously decided to leave you alone for an hour before returning to drag you screaming to the bottom of the ocean,… (more)

Breakout Liverpool: Cursed Carnival

Liverpool, Sep 2018

Rated as the easiest of Breakout Liverpool’s games, we added Cursed Carnival to our schedule partly for the theme and partly just because it was available at a convenient slot time. With most of Breakout’s games being on the easy side for experienced… (more)

Breakout Liverpool: Classified

Liverpool, Sep 2018

Billed as the prequel to Breakout’s Sabotage game, Classified has you attempting to pass a set of tests to prove that you have what it takes to become a secret agent. Many game stories struggle to explain why you have a room full of puzzles to solve … (more)

Breakout Liverpool: Wanted: Indians

Liverpool, Sep 2018

Breakout’s Wanted game is highly unusual in that it’s actually two entirely different games set in the same physical space. There is some separation, and our gamemaster instructed us that everything beyond a particular barrier was irrelevant. To avoi… (more)