Stuck in detention, the teacher just left the room. Time for some mischief! Outsmart the system and escape before the teacher returns. Prove you're too cool for school—but you’ve only got 90 minutes to make your getaway!
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Played: 17 Jan 2026Team size: 5Time taken: 76:33Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersivequite difficult
We found this one quite tricky, had to get quite a few hints to get on the right track through the whole game. It was fun but some of the puzzles were hard to figure out.
This is quite a quirky game. Its light hearted and flows nicely. Its nothing ground breaking in terms of set or too challenging but its a good solid game and did keep us busy. Its also not too linear which is nice so even a group of 3 or 4 can be all involved at once. Thanks for hosting us Simon!
Detention was beautifully designed, with a good flow, and just simply, good fun, ticking all my boxes for a wonderful room.
A feel-good game that throws you back to your childhood, from the GM introduction right through to the moment you escape the room. Plenty of enjoyable puzzles, an enjoyable setting and a clever finale to the experience. If you want ninety minutes of nostalgic fun then I can highly recommend.
As two very well behaved children, we went into this room ready to pay attention and follow the rules, but, obviously, things weren’t quite that clear…!
This might not be the first time we've been kept behind after school, but it's certainly the first time we've tried to escape. Did we succeed or did we get trapped in the headteacher's office?
Let you inner kid out and relive the good old days
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[Last Update: January 2026] I’ve visited the United Kingdom several times and played a total of 173 escape games from 61 different providers. As always, I’ve asked also other enthusiasts and bloggers for their opinions. The final table combines the individual rankings of 63 enthusiasts ...
