by Escape Hunt Manchester (website)
Corn Exchange, Exchange Square, M4 3TR
2-6 players
60 minutes
Step onto a pirate galleon in the middle of a battle for control of the High Seas. Your captain, the terrifying Blackbeard, has just been killed and his ship is shot to pieces and sinking fast.
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This was the first escape room that we ever did. Whilst we did not escape and found the concept confusing as we weren't sure where to begin or what to do we enjoyed the set, as ultimately we returned to this site and completed them all. It was very story driven and family friendly.
This is the first escape room my team and I ever played! We thourougly enjoyed it, although we didn't escape 🙁 We were new to escape rooms and this room started off our escape rooming journey. Safe to say it got us hooked on the hobby 🙂
The set was really well done and the hosting was good from the team, they use funny accents which really set the vibe for the room.
A Cut-Throat, Cut-Short Crusade
We were looking at the leader boards in disbelief because of the record-breaking times…but that would all soon make sense.
Story
Raid Blackbeard’s cabin for his treasure, but abandon ship before it sinks.
Puzzles
They fit the theme nicely, but one or two were frustrating to complete.
Mise-en-scene
The room looked swashbuckling enough, that’s for sure. I believed we had stepped onto a pirate galleon.
Final Comments
What a disappointingly short game! Where were the rest of the puzzles? The ending especially felt rushed and uninspired. We had over 20 minutes left on the clock. When you could be paying up to £25 per person, Blackbeard’s Treasure just isn’t worth the money.
Quite a hard room. Enjoyed elements of this room and the host was amazing. My only criticism, maybe between the H&S and gameplay parts before the room. Maybe walk away and come back because I had to stop myself laughing when the hosts voice suddenly changed
At the time I played this I would've rated it low, I hated tech games but I've grown to love them so would enjoy playing this game again. One flaw with the piano as I think you have to have a taste for.music or previously played an instrument to understand but other than that, a really good room
Would be so much better if everything worked. Beautiful theming and some fun puzzels
If you don't like the smell of dirty water, you might feel a bit nauseous in this room! Personally for me, I thought the theming, even down to the smell, was just absolutely fantastic and so immersive. Personally my favourite pirate themed room I've done.
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Our least favourite game that we have played at Escape Hunt. The puzzles could have been really good but their execution was somewhat lacking. An enjoyable game overall however
The game themes that Escape Hunt have been rolling out sound a little like costume ideas for a children's party: cowboys, vikings, Doctor Who, pirates. Since this is an industry that deals in escapism, that's all to the good, and we eagerly signed up for their Blackbeard game.
Your job is to sneak into the cabin of the recently deceased Captain Blackbeard and swipe his loot before the ship sinks; our gamemaster played the role of our confederate on the outside with gusto. Pirate themes always s...
See also
- Escape Hunt Birmingham: Blackbeard's Treasure (Birmingham)
- Escape Hunt Oxford: Blackbeard's Treasure (Oxford)
- Escape Hunt Edinburgh: Blackbeard's Treasure (Edinburgh) (closed)
- Escape Hunt Leeds: Blackbeard's Treasure (Leeds)
- Escape Hunt Bristol: Blackbeard's Treasure (Bristol)
- Escape Hunt Reading: Blackbeard's Treasure (Reading)
- Escape Hunt Liverpool: Blackbeard's Treasure (Liverpool)
- Escape Hunt Play At Home: Blackbeard's Treasure (remote livestream) (not available)
- Escape Hunt Basingstoke: Blackbeard's Treasure (Basingstoke)
- Escape Hunt Lakeside: Blackbeard's Treasure (West Thurrock)
- Escape Hunt Kingston: Blackbeard's Treasure (Kingston upon Thames)
- Escape Hunt Watford: Blackbeard's Treasure (Watford)
- Escape Hunt Milton Keynes: Blackbeard's Treasure (Milton Keynes)
- Escape Hunt Exeter: Blackbeard's Treasure (Exeter)
- Escape Hunt Norwich: Blackbeard's Treasure (Norwich)
- Escape Hunt Edinburgh: Blackbeard's Treasure (Edinburgh)
- Escape Hunt Bournemouth: Blackbeard's Treasure (Bournemouth)
- Escape Hunt London Oxford Street: Blackbeard's Treasure (Central London)
- Escape Hunt Woking: Blackbeard's Treasure (Woking)
- Escape Hunt Brisbane: Blackbeard's Treasure (Brisbane)
- Escape Hunt Perth: Black Jack's Treasure (Perth)