George, the landlord of The Lock Inn, was a chipper and podgy gentleman who loved a good puzzle. Since joining the Vermilion Society, his passion for puzzles grew, and he spent many hours modifying his pub so that the Deeds to it would not be stolen. Until… one day a mysterious figure called The Brewer poisoned George’s stash of beers and made his regulars sick. The Lock Inn was since condemned due to the high levels of Aconite found and George was never seen again.
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Played: 24 Mar 2024Team size: 2Time taken: 48:17Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techoriginalstory-driven
This is another great example of theming in an escape room. All of the puzzles had some link to the story of the room, with local connections too. Without giving too much away, there is a second area to the room which was SO COOL when we found it. A great combination of puzzles, and lovely production. Strong recommend. Room 13 for us!
This room was such fun! It kept true to being a proper pub, and our GM (T) was INCREDIBLE!!! T brought it all to life, and I can't recommend T (and the room) enough! The adult humour was done in such a casual way that it encouraged my husband and I to start cracking jokes! The puzzles were fantastic, things were hidden in ingenious ways... We recommend this room!
In addition to this, as it was the final day of our Honeymoon, T let us make our mark in the room itself... See if you can spot us! 🙂
Played: 24 Aug 2024Team size: 4Time taken: 69Outcome: Successful escape!
funny
A little tired and the GM wasn’t overly endearing, so made this a meh experience. The puzzles in the most part worked well but some of the padlocks were tired plus somewhat linear.
The atmosphere certainly gave it a 90s pub experience. Some rude humour but could have been amped up a little more.
Another Great room by Other World. Funny submissive room, with adult humour and unique puzzles. Gamesmaster Ross was great! Like all the other host we've had, they added a fun, interactive personality to the room
Played: 7 Nov 2023Team size: 2Time taken: 55:17Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunny
A funny and original game with some solid puzzles and a cool set. Wish there was a soundtrack as you could hear a lot from the corridor outside which took me out of it a bit. In all a light hearted and enjoyable room
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Team size: 3Time taken: 72Outcome: Successful escape!
A great 75 minute game - so unique and some excellent puzzles.
Reviews of Pub and Vermillion. The former was an unusual theme with some good puzzles and cool reveals but some rough edges in a few of the puzzles. The latter while receiving good reviews from enthusiasts, didn't work well for us although, at least in part, that was related to tech failure and misfortune in our order of solving the puzzles.
