Escape Reality Manchester: Tortuga Pirates

Incarrrrrrrrcerated

Land-ho! Another pirate-themed room! One of my favourites.

Story

As Captain of the Mariposa, your crew have formed a mutiny and locked you in the ship’s prison. Break out and search Tortuga Island for Derdrake’s treasure to break a curse that will turn you into a spectre in an hour’s time. I really like this creative plot, especially the mutiny.

Puzzles

A selection of fun, pirate-y and, overall, not very difficult puzzles, making the room more than suitable for beginners. A hint from the tablet literally gave us the answer to one we were struggling with, which I disliked.

Mise-en-scène

All the sights and sounds of the sea (and sand) from a pirate’s perspective. Tortuga Island was perhaps a bit bare, but I did get desert island vibes.

Final Comments

A victory was clinched with some time to spare.

A very well themed room split into several sections. the first part of the game was great with some really strong puzzles that weren't too challenging. That being said, the last part of Tortuga Pirates was a massive let down. we actually escaped still with padlocks locked. and when we asked the GM to explain, they responded that its fine, its not really needed. no explanation. 

This would be a great game for anyone that's never done an escape room before or have done maybe just 1 or 2 but its definitely not one for seasoned players. 

worth sticking your head in the door to see the scenery and theming but that is as far as i would recommend. 

Room is fun, our team had a first time escape room person and even they found it easy. The theming is fine but to the same standard as a childrens pirate themed play area. Wasn't keen on the clue system as the games master just enteres the room when a switch is flipped. Puzzeles fun, but nothing too original

Room build and theming was quite immersive for this and good fun. Lots of the puzzles felt very pratical, and some of them we found a bit challenging but felt rewarding to work out.

It was a while ago since I played this game, so my memory of it isnt great. I do remember really enjoying it, and there are certain parts of the game that I remember thinking were really cool in terms of theming and puzzles alike. 
I remember getting extremely side-tracked on something that was irrelevant, but of course, that would have been us, and not the room. 

All in all, I remember it being a fun room, and would absolutely return to play more in the future.