by Escape Room Centre (website)
44-46 Church Street, FY1 1HP
3-7 players
60 minutes
Player review
Review by Scotus0 expert
Gimme Back My Grimoire!
The VisitBlackpool website usually has discount codes for Escape Room Centre, so do check it out before you book. I got 20% off this game.
Story
Investigate a mansion and retrieve The Grimoire, an ancient book of spells, from thieves before they use it to summon evil spirits.
Puzzles
As part of our brief, we were advised that this room is very observational. This is absolutely spot on, so if there comes a time when you feel like you’ve searched everywhere…think again. Oddly, while there were many tricky puzzles to solve at first, this room got easier as we progressed. We still needed a handful of hints, though. One or two puzzles were very creative in their methods of solving them!
Mise-en-scène
This game actually takes place in the building's attic, which adds to the immersion. Since it's fairly dark, be careful when handling things, as I injured myself (just a finger, but still). I was spooked, which is exactly how I should have been made to feel.
Final Comments
I'd recommend tackling it as a team of three or four. I love the collectible coins given out as prizes for escaping- a cool little gift