Breakout Chester

If you love the Traitors then this room is for you. The volunteer bit at the start (played by myself) was a great start to the game and brought a new difficulty to our team of 2. The story was similar to the TV show (uncover the Traitor and find the shield). Family friendly and ideal for all ages. The fact that the room is at the top of the building and the staircase made it feel like we were going up to the turret in the traitors castle. Some nifty puzzles and plenty to keep us engaged.

Only three notes:

1. Fix the shield stand with the magnets (IYKYK)

2. More interactions/puzzles with the table as this is a massive part of the to show.

3. Could teams wear traitors cloaks throughout to add to the theming and immersion.

An excellent room. The host was great with us. From the theming to the puzzles themselves this was a fantastic room. The level of detail in this room is excellent and made us feel like we were right in amongst the story itself.

The only “issue” was the main door kept hitting against our game door as people entered the building. However, in a way this added to the tension as we thought it was an infected trying to enter the room.

A nicely-designed Egyptian themed room - a fairly small space but lots of visual appeal. One mildly scary bit  - which we managed to spoil for ourselves by trying to do puzzles out of order. The main criticism, as with the previous game I played at Breakout, is that there are loads of puzzles accessible from the start and no real indication what order to tackle them in or any sense of flow.

With just two of us there was a lot to do and we escaped with only 16 seconds left. An experienced team of 3-4 would probably find it pretty easy though. I think this room would be suitable for a family to tackle as there’s a good mixture of different kinds of puzzles. Just don’t take any kids who are extra sensitive… it’s a tomb after all…