Riddlr

Theming was on-point and a great selection of challenges, though some were particularly tricky. The clue and solution prompts were helpful, a little tough to refer back to though when you move along in the game… the team were great and helped us when we were stuck!

Creative, nostalgic and fun - superb hosts and a fun selection of games. Definitely a challenge for two players but great support from the team!

Another enjoyable room. All rooms here are definitely worth a visit

Really enjoyable room, a must visit when in Bristol 

Great room!! All of them here are fantastic, a must visit

All the rooms here are great!! A must visit when in Bristol

A brilliantly themed set of rooms with some clever puzzles. Excellent flow and you can tell it’s a real labour of love. 1 star off due to a puzzle being a little bit of a stretch of logic (but that may just be us!). Would highly recommend this room!

This was a really beautifully designed room, but the clueing system was really not to my liking. You basically had a chart on the wall with a series of numbers attached to specific puzzles and you'd dial the one you needed. It felt like a self-help system while I was hoping there'd be more personal game master involvement. 

A slow start from us, but a very enjoyable run. Clever puzzles and theming, we had good fun!

Brilliant room, great atmosphere. Lovely flow with creative puzzles. A very enjoyable escape!

Fantastic flow, logical and creative puzzles. Good sound effects and lighting, great fun all round!

Only criticism is the clue matrix, which revealed the names and locations of the puzzles. While we avoided it, I think perhaps it should be covered behind a hatch/sheet

I can only imagine how disappointing it is for the creator of this one, who probably thought they'd found a clever little atmospheric addition to their room, to be told repeatedly in reviews that it dates from the mid-90's. 😀 It does add to the authenticity of it smelling like a teenage bedroom though, so while a bit potent, I appreciate the effort. 

My Husband and I disagreed on this one, I quite enjoyed it, he wasn't quite so keen. He found a couple of the puzzles quite frustrating and the music a bit too loud. I on the other hand quite enjoyed bopping around to the soundtrack and spotting all the 80's references. Some of the puzzles require a bit of a leap in logic, it's not the easiest room we've ever played but we did get to the end of it. 

Thought it was a good concept and the room design was impressive. We just did not like the clue system and the puzzles were too linear for us and felt like we did not explore like we normally do which took away from the experience for us. Potential 5 star room.

The room had lots of promise. Great reviews and a backstory we could invest in.

We felt the room was a little linear. At times only one player could be "busy" whilst the other had to watch/wait. (this linearlity is evidenced by the clue system)

In some ways the room was immersive, and there were some decent props. However some of the tech was a bit clunky/slow.

The clue system is a bit different to what we're used to, but in a way that would definitely suit some groups. It was a bit too easy/convenient/tempting to get clues though!

We would really have appreciated something to write on during this game, and felt we may have used less clues had paper/chalkboard/whiteboard been provided.

The main problem for me with this 80s themed room is the terrible 90s odour. Maybe I’ve just got a sensitive sense of smell though - others might not be so bothered by it. Also weird is the ‘clue’ system used by this company where the stages to work through are written right there on the wall. Kind of takes away all the mystery of figuring things out for yourself!

Enjoyed this room, possibly in places it was too linear, it felt like there wasn't a huge amount of "suspense" and not quite as clever as all their other rooms however it's still a good one to do! 🙂

Fantastic room, theme really flowed, scary enough to put us properly on edge.

Definetly worth the money, the room was very logical and the theming was great

Absolutely incredible room, really immersive, very original clever puzzles. Definitely one not to miss!

Absolutely fantastic room, really clever design and flowed well. Really immersive. Definitely recommend.

Another fantastic room by Riddlr, would've liked it to have been slightly longer but that being said, all the puzzles were fun, with a sense of intense danger and jumps along the way

Fun escape room that is a great introduction of what Riddlr has to offer. 

Fantastically themed room that flows really nicely from puzzle to puzzle. 

We loved this room. From the second we walked in I felt like I had transported back in time to my childhood. I would have liked to have stayed in the room just looking around, but obviously the whole point was to try and get out as quickly as possible.

They also had a very unique clue system which I have not seen before.

A nicely themed room with lots of great puzzles. The styling was very nice, with great immersion. I think this is one of their easier rooms, so would be great for beginners but with a few mind benders to keep the experts interested. 

(Identical comment about GM/clues as per my Decade Runner review follows)

As lots of other people have said, the GM function is a bit different. There is a flow chart on the wall which makes it clear what order everything needs to be done (not necessarily good) and each puzzle has a number. In this one help is automated through an AI system by pressing the number of the puzzle. The GMs will only come in if you get really stuck though I can't see why you'd ever need this since the clues will eventually give you the answer you need. 

From the comments afterwards it is clear that there are no microphones in the room. It's a clever clue system but it does feel like a bit of a shortcut to minimise GM effort and possibly mean that one GM can look after more than one room. It works, don't get me wrong, but it feels a bit odd to know the flow without working it out yourself.

Lots of fun in this 80s themed room. Good puzzles, some fun ideas (occasionally a little bit obtuse but we got there in the end). The styling is really lovely, there is a lot to do and the music really makes for an entertaining game.

As lots of other people have said, the GM function is a bit different. There is a flow chart on the wall which makes it clear what order everything needs to be done (not necessarily good) and each puzzle has a number. In this one help is automated through a Zoltar machine (remember the movie Big?) by pressing the number of the puzzle. The GMs will only come in if you get really stuck though I can't see why you'd ever need this since the clues will eventually give you the answer you need. 

From the comments afterwards it is clear that there are no microphones in the room. It's a clever clue system but it does feel like a bit of a shortcut to minimise GM effort and possibly mean that one GM can look after more than one room. It works, don't get me wrong, but it feels a bit odd to know the flow without working it out yourself.

Don't let that put you off, these are solid enjoyable games.

Really enjoyed this actually. Isn't very difficult but flows well and is a lot of fun with some cool tech. Ran it alone.

Enough visual appeal so as not to ruin the immersion, but the real strength of this game is in the puzzles and tasks. A number of fairly original ideas and not scared to be a touch more challenging than you would normally find in escape rooms. A satisfying time.

I'm generally not a fan of definitely-not-Harry-Potter rooms but this was one of the better ones. Some nice 'magical' effects which I'm sure younger players would love, alongside a number of chunkier, surprisingly taxing, puzzles for the more experienced.