Escape Hunt Oxford: Alice In Puzzleland

By | March 20, 2019

by Escape Hunt Oxford (website)

Westgate Centre, OX1 1TR

Oxford

2-6 players

60 minutes

The Mad Hatter is in trouble. Save him from the Queen of Hearts without losing your heads.
Step into Wonderland, where the Hatter has been accused of stealing the Queen’s Tarts. With Alice nowhere to be seen, it’s time for you to fill her shoes.
You find yourself at the Hatter’s cottage. The table is set but no one is around.
A sign on the lawn reads ‘Tea Party Cancelled by Royal Decree’. Curiouser and curiouser…
Find and return the Queen’s Tarts in 60 minutes, or it’s off with the Hatter’s head. Chop chop.
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based on ratings from 58 users
combined with 4 pro reviews

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Jasmine Barrett rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlybroken tech
imrahil experienced rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Sharon Nowik experienced rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: August 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 39 Outcome: Successful escape!
Mia Rabone experienced rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulbroken techpoor hostingquite easy

This was my favourite of the Escape Hunt games I've played but I still wouldn't really recommend it to anyone with much escape room experience - okay for a new player maybe. Some of the tech was broken or just not clear (ie, coloured lights which were ambiguous). Just not great overall. 

RR_Duo+ rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 1 Jul 2020 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 20 and 20 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
broken techpoor hostingoverpriced
Emma Macedo experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 9th April 2019 Team size: 3 Time taken: 51:34 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalbroken tech

Probably due to manhandling and overuse, a lot of the puzzles were broken. It was very frustrating to be told, "You're doing it right, just try again" multiple times. This game needs to be closed, repaired and reopened. The game itself isn't a bad concept, but the flaws drag the experience down.

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 07/04/19
Chris Tongue rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
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We headed down to Puzzleland via Oxford to help save the Mad Hatter from Execution! Sinister stuff! See if we managed to find the Queen’s Tarts and what we thought about our Alice in Wonderland themed experience.

Whilst Alice in Puzzleland is available to play at multiple sites across the UK, we chose the closest to London: Reading. During our experience there, we were led by the Cheshire Cat (played by the awesome Games Master Hamish) through the rabbit hole and into the magical world of Wonderland.


Our GM declared we were the best team he had ever seen play this game. But actually...

Overall, a really good game with some lovely game play and well designed props. Escape Hunt Resorts World is based in the middle of a shopping centre which felt very unusual but means there are lots of people and passing trade.

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