TimeTrap Escape Rooms: Imaginarium

By | March 20, 2019

by TimeTrap Escape Rooms (website)

11 Friar Street, RG1 1DB​

0118 405 0074

Reading

4-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

closed
In 1863, Professor Potch’s favourite author, Lewis Carroll, has been caught up in a horse and cart accident in Bucklebury market, and is now in hospital suffering from a head injury…
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based on ratings from 34 users
combined with 6 pro reviews

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AJ’s expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 20 Sep 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 44:15 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalstory-driven
PurpleB expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 2

We managed to squeak this room in just before it closed.  Very pleased we did as another great room.  Exactly what I've come to except from Time Trapped!

nearlyflippin experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 4 Jan 2019 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 12 Sep 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 42:56 Outcome: Successful escape!
Mark Jackson experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 8 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulquite difficult

First room I ever did. We had waaaay too many people. Fun though!

Emma Macedo experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 30th September 2018 Team size: 5 Time taken: 55:01 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivefamily friendly
MightyMidds experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Charly expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!

Brilliant room

🌵Juliette B expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 16/08/2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:11 Outcome: Successful escape!

Fun game and as per the TimeTrap experience, another beautiful set design and backstory. Enjoyed the first half more than the second half - didn't quite agree with elements of a couple of the puzzles and felt one of the props probably needed a repaint, although fairly minor gripes and possibly judging too harshly having just played their other two games which are fantastic - would still very much recommend playing this. 

imrahil experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Quite a number of escape companies use a time travel premise for their games, and the first game I played at TimeTrap demonstrated a stronger than average grasp of historical detail. So it was a surprise to find that in Imaginarium, although it theoretically sends you back to the year 1863, the setting is more whimsical and fantastical than Victorian. But then, this is a game based around Lewis Carroll and Alice In Wonderland.

The other Alice-themed games I've played have all cast the players a...

The second outing from the impressive Time Trap team in Reading. An interesting take on the Alice in Wonderland theme, this game saw us entering Lewis Carroll's mind in order to restore the memories he used to create his most famous book.

A really fun room that encapsulates the spirit of Alice in Wonderland perfectly. Puzzles on theme, set looking great, generally just a good room all round

We are given a recommendation to visit TimeTrap whilst we're in Reading, and we aren't disappointed!

We’ve played a few rooms that use Alice in Wonderland as the theme, and it was a pleasant surprise to find this story and theme put a twist on the whole thing.

There were a number of unique puzzles that made for an interesting room. 

Take lots of lights, one large dose of Lewis Carroll, and a range of puzzles, and you’re somewhere in the right direction. TimeTrap let their imagination run wild… did it work?
I planned to sit this one out, when booking the schedule for a weekend of escape rooms, because I played it previously when it was Imaginarium at Time Trap in Reading. However, swayed by fond memories of playing it the first time round, I decided on the day to give it a go anyhow.
(XscapeNow seem to have a laudable habit of giving a second home to much-loved games: their current stable also includes a second one from Time Trap plus one from Clue Adventures.)
As per the original, your job is to...

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