by Escape Room Centre (website)
44-46 Church Street, FY1 1HP
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
Overall rating
based on ratings from 16 users
combined with 3 pro reviews
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Humdrum...
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Story
Investigate whether one of your fellow spies is a double agent working on behalf of Russia or not by exploring his flat before he returns.
Puzzles
They were varied, but some didn't feel all that relevant to the story. Others felt very non-specific: these puzzles could appear in literally any other room. We somehow skipped the use of an item that later caused us confusion. Since some were difficult (including a totally random, tedious jigsaw) there were times we were at a complete loss. Rather than being offered a clue, we were left to be confused/frustrated/bored. Then, when a hint did come through, we were pretty much just given the answer.
Mise-en-scène
Bland and unimaginative. If it was meant to be the flat of MI6's most senior agent, there should have been plenty of exciting features...
Final Comments
While I'm not saying players are entitled to hints whenever they want them, it's annoying when you're standing in front of the camera clearly asking for help but receiving no response. This gave me the impression that our game wasn't being watched. Our victory didn't feel well-deserved, and we all left feeling apathetic.
Some good puzzles and we flowed quite nicely through the game. Hosting was a little odd but we had a good time.
Eexcellent! Great puzzles. It was our quickest escape rooms to date!
Very enjoyable room. Recommended
Our first escape room. We really enjoyed it and staff were great and explained things nicely.
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