by Escape Newcastle (website)
95-97 Grainger Street, NE1 5AE
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
Overall rating
based on ratings from 81 users
combined with 6 pro reviews
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It was an ok magic room some nice puzzles good hosting
More puzzles than Escape the Seven Seas but not as fun. 3-yr-old was a little scared by the introduction.
Just note that this is the 'Witchcraft & Wizardry' game from the 'Escape' franchise - this isn't made clear on the website.
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Witchcraft & Wizardry is certainly a pretty room, with plenty of fan service to those who like the Harry Potter franchise. It's also a noticeably small room, which means this is a game I'd recommend playing with a small team.
To my cynical eye it was rather heavily based on unlocking one padlocked drawer after another, with a few more red herring items than I can approve of. The rule that everything is used exactly once was broken in the other direction too, with an item being unexpectedly need...
In the almost-year since I’ve visited, but it definitely stands out as one of my favourites of 2020. I’d recommend this for a beginner team, a team of magic fans, or anyone wanting a satisfying escape room experience.
We needed a family-friendly room, and this fits the bill beautifully - minimal jeopardy in a fantastical yet cosily familiar world.
See also
- Escape London (Shadwell): Witchcraft and Wizardry (East London) (closed)
- Escape Peterborough: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Peterborough)
- Escape Sheffield: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Sheffield) (closed)
- Escape Skegness: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Skegness)
- Escape Stoke: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Stoke-on-Trent)
- Escape Colchester: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Colchester)
- Escape Dundee: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Dundee)
- Escape Glasgow: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Glasgow) (closed)
- Escape Hull: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Kingston upon Hull)
- Escape Livingston: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Livingston)
- Escape Leicester: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Leicester)
- Escape Leamington Spa: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Leamington Spa) (closed)
- Escape Milton Keynes: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Milton Keynes) (closed)
- Escape Plymouth: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Plymouth)
- Escape Stirling: Witchcraft & Wizardry (Stirling)
- Escape London (Shadwell): Witchcraft and Wizardry (East London)
- Escape Edinburgh: Witchcraft and Wizardry (Edinburgh)
- Escape Dublin: Witchcraft & Wizardry (Dublin)
- Escape Leamington Spa: Witchcraft & Wizardry (Leamington Spa) (closed)
- Butlins Bognor Regis: Witchcraft & Wizardry (Bognor Regis)
- Gamesaints Sheffield: Magic Mission (Sheffield)