Escape Stoke: Witchcraft and Wizardry

By | March 20, 2019

by Escape Stoke (website)

1 Piccadilly, ST1 1DB

Stoke-on-Trent

2-8 players

60 minutes

With wands in hands, potions poised and spells spoken; find ways to crack codes and decipher puzzles and within 60 minutes and pass the final test of the school year.
Will you be a graduate of the World of Wizardry?
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based on ratings from 69 users
combined with 6 pro reviews

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TheLosersClub rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 1 Oct 2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivemagicalquite easy

One of the better "magic" rooms we have done. The production was very good and puzzles all made sense and flowed very well.

One of their better rooms

Katherine Gordon rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 05/12/2017 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
AubreyB expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 18 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
magicalbroken techplain
ashpf experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingplain

Probably a great game for families, but as a team of two it was just a generic game sadly. 

Speedy Sloth expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
family friendlymagical
Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: Team size: 2 Time taken: 52.30 Outcome: Successful escape!
Sandie Morris rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: ?Nov 2018 Team size: 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
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Witchcraft & Wizardry is certainly a pretty room, with plenty of fan service to those who like the Harry Potter franchise. It's also a noticeably small room, which means this is a game I'd recommend playing with a small team.

To my cynical eye it was rather heavily based on unlocking one padlocked drawer after another, with a few more red herring items than I can approve of. The rule that everything is used exactly once was broken in the other direction too, with an item being unexpectedly need...

A pretty room with a reasonable and nicely structured set of puzzles. Although it could most definitely be improved, we enjoyed our time in the game and, as London games go, it would sneak into my top half.
If things were running smoothly this is probably an ok room, particularly for children or new players. But if you’re an enthusiast I think you’ll find this room rather lacking and one to avoid.

In the almost-year since I’ve visited, but it definitely stands out as one of my favourites of 2020. I’d recommend this for a beginner team, a team of magic fans, or anyone wanting a satisfying escape room experience.

We needed a family-friendly room, and this fits the bill beautifully - minimal jeopardy in a fantastical yet cosily familiar world. 

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