The Escapement: Egyptian Exodus

65 Northdown Rd, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2RJ

2-6 players

Languages: EN

90 mins
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You are archaeologists, excavating the lost tomb of Ramses iii, so far, all of those who have entered the tomb have not returned. The tomb is guarded heavily by Anubis, God of the underworld.

Gravediggers and previous archaeologist have been rampageous in their efforts to discover the lost tomb, the whole crypt is in diss array.

Do everything you can to help Anubis and please the gods. But be careful, we know that Anubis is easily angered.

Your mission is to find and restore the missing canopic jars and allow the pharaoh to pass safely into the afterlife in order to make your escape.

Not your typical escape room – Egyptian Exodus requires multiple sensory inputs – including smell, touch, sound, and light.

This room comes with two settings – hard & extreme.

Our rooms are highly immersive and theatric, we want you to feel as though you are on a movie set!

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Played: 29 Sep 2025 Team size: 2

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Played: 11 Nov 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 67.26 Outcome: Successful escape!

quite difficult

Tricky puzzles but very inventive with the theme

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Played: 14 Aug 2023 Team size: 5 Time taken: 49.15 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalcleverimmersivequite difficult

We've played this a couple of times as a family. There are some tricky parts but overall a good game. We enjoyed the time we spent in the pyramid.

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Played: 23 Apr 2026 Team size: 3 Time taken: 53:24 Outcome: Successful escape!

beautifulclevergreat hostingquite difficult😨creepy

Some satisfyingly tricky puzzles and excellent Egyptian tomb theming - we came away satisfied and with sandy shoes!

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Played: 29 Sep 2025 Team size: 2

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Outcome: Successful escape!

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Some Clever puzzle design, space was a little small, but was never boring!

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If you've played a fair number of escape rooms, you've probably seen the inside of several Egyptian pyramids. While you can be pretty confident they'll be liberally decorated with hieroglyphics, there's plenty of variation in style, light levels and layout. Occasionally you even find one with actual sand for the floor - such as The Escapement's take on the theme. I happily played barefoot in meticulously clean sand that comfortably outclasses what you'll find on Margate's nearby beach.

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The team have clearly put a lot of thought into this experience, and Exodus is one not to be missed.

An immersive game that also delivers on the puzzle front - maybe not in numbers but in quality and difficulty. A great experience although let down by a slightly flat finish. Still highly recommend, though.

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Think sand – real life, authentic sand…(we wonder if it’s from the beach!?), some excellent decor and one of the most exciting doors to an escape room we’ve seen. These things combined throw players straight into Egypt, and into the very real wrath of a God. We have done a few games with this theme, but this one definitely stood out in terms of the quality of the puzzles (which all stay on theme throughout the gameplay!). Players need to rely on one of the lesser used 5 senses in this game, no spoilers, but we had fun with this part!

I guess it’s appropriate for a game in a seaside town like Margate to be covered in sand, to the point of giving you the option to play barefoot if that’s your thing. The tons of sand is the first thing you’ll notice about Egyptian Exodus, the second is the rest of the set: it’s a stunning set up, more movie set than typical escape room, making it a lovely place to be puzzling for an hour. You’re attempting to find the missing canopic jars and lift the curse of Anubis, which is both on-theme and provides a handy way of tracking your progress through the game, with each strand of puzzles delivering a jar at the end of it.

9/10

Want to get sand between your toes without a day at the beach? Get yourselves down to The Escapement in Margate and... Walk like an Egyptian

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