Back in 1952 there were rumours around London of alien sightings and activity. News reporters were entering Area 51 to discover whether it was true or just a conspiracy theory, however, they never made it out and were never heard from again.
In this exciting game you take on the role of time travellers. You need to travel back into the year 1952 to find out exactly what was going on in Area 51.
You can only be transported back in time one way, so to get back to 2018 you'll need find all the parts of time machine, fix it to return and escape.
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Good hosting. Quite a high amount of key and code based puzzles. Some intuitive problems but some not so much. Nice theme and storey. Managed to bypass the last few puzzles which was slightly annoying.
Played: 12 May 2017Team size: 5Time taken: 58Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalplainvery difficult
When booking the name at first made it sound very interesting. However once inside it was very plain and it was mostly white walls and a LOT of padlocks. Some of the puzzles were tough and there was a few moments where we were unsure where to move onto next as the puzzles didn't flow together very well. There was also no confirmation that you had escaped. We finished a puzzle and spent a while wondering what we had to do next before realising the exit door had unlocked and we could push it open.
I was a bit disappointed by Area 51 which was way less atmospheric that the others with low decorations and a very high difficulty. But the room has been changed to Legacy which is worth the visit!
Playing on a separate occasion, I'd agree with those comments, although I'd add in a note of appreciation for the game having more than one room, good puzzle variety, skilful and entertaining hosts, and a refreshing lack of frustration points - generally whenever you've solved a puzzle, it's clear that you've done so.
Compared to the Casino room I did at the same venue immediately beforehand, the game structure is more linear and the content somewhat easier. Experienced teams will find it easy ...
A decently themed game which was generally enjoyable but was badly let down by a flawed puzzle and a broken lock.
Escape London invite you to travel back in time to a top-secret, 1950s laboratory investigating other-worldly happenings in Roswell. Those little grey folk look friendly...
