Games in Lincoln by Tension Twisted Realities
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A great fun room themed around the current pantomime at the Theatre Royal Lincoln.
Some laugh out loud moments coupled with a solid story and clear signposting make it fun for all members of the family. Hosting was excellent as we would expect from this venue.
Well worth a visit.
Great fun room for all of the family. Enough of the harder puzzles to keep enthusiasts busy but a pretty room as well to entertain kids.
TTR have created a really good room here. Having played Plague (the room's predecessor) we were pleasantly surprised to find that although the space is the same the theming has been completely changed and the decor is a completely different kettle of fish.
A nice creepy vibe with some excellent, well timed jump scares. Puzzles were wide ranging with a couple that were completely new to us (always a plus when you've played quite a few games!). One in particular we had never come across and was particularly clever, all credit to Millie (our excellent GM) who I understand made it!
Hosting as usual at this venue was superb (thanks Millie) and we're looking forward to going back to do their Christmas and panto themed rooms.
This is another solid, well planned room from Tension Twisted Realities. They bill it as their hardest room and it certainly is, we failed it miserably! The puzzles match the theme very well and it is obvious that a lot of thought has gone into the room decor.
Well worth playing especially if you like a challenge!
This is a really lovely room! Theming is based on the current pantomime at Lincoln Theatre Royal (it's a collaboration) and features cameos from the cast adding a nice touch! Nicely linear and beautifully themed with puzzles that really fit the theme. It's a great room for youngsters to get involved in too but we played it as a couple and loved it.
Hosting was excellent as always at this venue. Be aware that the room is only going to be available until October 2025 when it will change to a new theme according to the new panto so make sure you play it before it goes. A fab new addition to the Lincoln escape room theme especially after our last miserable time at another venue!!
Of note is that the venue is in a converted church and also has VR, bar, snacks and holds a variety of events every week, it really is a fab place to go!
Interesting reading the previous reviews as this game has clearly been changed since they played as we didn't have to google anything. This is a linear style bank heist where the goal is to escape with as much loot as you can. There are a collection of safety deposit boxes that you have to corroborate various documents to work out the combination. There's bonus puzzles and also the big one to get the gold bars. It's a good concept that's been done elsewhere but this is a solid implementation of it.
Another historical game at the venue! As before, the game is relatively linear and padlock heavy but the puzzles and sign posting are relatively strong and the GMs are clearly passionate about their work.
A touch of history with this game. In keeping with other games here, this game is relatively padlock heavy with strong signposting and overall puzzles.
As previously noted, I'm a sucker for a pirate game. This one is mostly padlock heavy but the puzzles and signposting are solid enough that I don't think we needed a clue for this game.
It's rare for to find a game thats only aimed for two players (the only other one I can think was a poorly received game at Komnata in London). You do start this game hooded and handcuffed and you do have to work for your freedom. I wouldn't call the space partricularly claustrophobic (I've played in much smaller spaces) but I like the idea where you have to work together and this has a lot of that. As with the other games at this venue, its padlock heavy with some physical puzzles mixed in. Sign posting is good and we only needed one clue for an inevitable search fail.
Basic and very linear room, good theme but too easy for us
Enjoyed the props and the different lay out of rooms. Creepy
Our least favorite room of all so far out of 7. Flew through it, seemed a bit dated, going outside along the edge of the building into the basement etc, felt like you was going the wrong way, maybe needs some themeing in this area. Some areas very dirty and mouldy. Puzzles didn't seem to stumble us and we didn't come out feeling a sense of accomplishment unfortunately. Would say this is for more a Friday night, stag do, have a few drinks and run through in a bigger group. Less ideal for a serious escape room.
This was one of the better rooms at the venue that we did. More set dressing, a few different puzzles and things to try. Made good use of the various spaces available to them. Potential to add extra stuff in some of the areas.
We found this quite easy a room and if not for one daft item we could have easily shaved off another 5-6mins. We were told we were easily the fastest they’ve had for this room.
I think if you’d not done similar to this then it’d be a bit more exciting and different then we found it.
The room was fairly linear and there were only a couple of stumbling blocks for us - but ones that we should have really done a lot quicker! I think really we should have done this perhaps 10mins quicker.
It was quite an older style room with lots of padlocks and linear clues and puzzles. Quite an easy room and the puzzles were quite straightforward.
Definitely one of the more basic rooms we’ve played but did still give us some satisfaction as we pieced together puzzles and solved things. Game flow felt a bit lost at times.
I think compared to other escape rooms it was quite plain, and at times felt like it was a case of lowering the lights to try and hide the lack of set design and to make puzzles more difficult. This made it a little harder to feel immersed in the game, as it very clearly felt like a simple room containing a few props and bits of furniture rather than the story that the game was trying to tell.
The host was friendly enough, didn’t seem quite as passionate as other hosts we’ve had but was very accommodating for our last minute booking.
Unfortunately the worst room in Lincoln for me. Boxes stuck in carpets, room smelt damp. Puzzles were unoriginal. I feel bad being so critical, it just wasn't for me.
Not enjoyable. Immersion is non existence. It was more of a solve puzzles and open padlocks sort of room with no real feeling of being somewhere relevant.
Interesting elements ie outside and the real immersion but looking around the local area, does it compete. I don't think so
I will find myself repeating this with Tension. Rooms are so basic with very little tech, alot that don't match the theme but this is one of the better rooms. A bit more of a flow. I would choose this over the others.
I liked the idea, didn't like the tablet. There could have been a cleverer way to do the same sort of plan. Worst bank Heist completed.
Nice premise… but that’s it.
Multitude of locked safety deposit boxes. To reveal the codes meant that one person was constantly fixed to a smart screen/iPad type thing using Google to find trivia answers out. Not enjoyable for me at all.
Too dark in places to see properly.
Very basic room. Need updating to compete with rooms that are nearby or even rooms that are now becoming expected of within the escape room biz. Low immersion. Basic storytelling. Easily forgettable
Great use of space. A few jump scares here and there. The best of the rooms on offer at this venue
Avoid this room, it doesn’t work for a team and requires googling of answers to ridiculous questions. Terrible concept.
Better than their other games
A tired and cheap, looking room with broken or tired puzzles. Terrible hosting, we were ignored when we asked for hints and I don’t agree that removing lights to make it impossible to see a padlock is a puzzle.
An easy room and a little creepy at times.
This is the hardest room at TTR Lincoln but we got stuck on one particular puzzle, probably by thinking too hard on the puzzle rather taking a step back and simply looking at it. Great host
Another good room at TTR Lincoln
Not your traditional type room as it was a 'collect the most money' type room. Lots of thinking and calculation required, didn;t really suit our team but still fin. Great host.
Another good TTR room. On the easier side for us bit still required some thought and team work. Great host.
One of their easier rooms but still good fun with some thought required. Worked well for a smaller team. Great host
We chose this room after it won an award. It was our first visit to TTR in Lincoln and we really enjoyed the room on a number of levels. Some good puzzles and team work required. Great host.