by Escapism Chester (website)
1 Cestria Building, George Street, CH1 3ER
2-5 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes

Overall rating

based on ratings from 48 users
combined with 6 pro reviews
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Like Taken Candy From a Baby
Since I was making an on-the-day booking for a team of 2, I chose Taken.
Story
Rescue your kidnapped friend(s) and escape the hostage situation.
Puzzles
On-theme, but incredibly easy. A bit of searching here, a bit of thinking there.
Mise en scene
A straightforward but immersive enough space that did the job of looking like a kidnappersβ hideout.
Final Comments
It would work fine as a beginner room. I should have been braver and booked us a 4/5-star challenge: we received 2 clues and escaped with 25:26 left on the clock.

This was first Escapism room, overall quite an easy room. Shame about the aged puzzle if it wasnβt for this we would have gotten out with 30 minutes remaining

A little plain compared to their other rooms - Although I believe it was on first there.

Pretty woeful game tbh. Not a great use of space, not very thematic, couldn't hear the video. We absolutely burned through it and then spent about 15 mins on one stupid puzzle that's designed only to waste time and slow people down due to the rest of the game being so easy. It also has nothing to do with the theming of the game.

Ok game but nothing special. They definitely have better games, but this was one of their first games I believe.

Great little room for players new to escape rooms.

Good first game for people new to the escape world. Puzzles pretty standard for enthusiasts, but still fun non the less.
Reviews by escape room review sites
The second game at Escape Ipswich (and also at various other branches of Escape around the country) has you investigating a serial killer, and inevitably you've found yourselves caught and in danger of becoming his next victims. Naturally this killer enjoys toying with his prisoners in the form of leaving them puzzles that they might be able to solve to escape.
Like the other game we played at the venue, there's not a great deal in the way of decor here. Forget dank basements, this serial kille...
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See also
- Escape London (Shadwell): Taken (East London) (closed)
- Escape Peterborough: Taken (Peterborough)
- Escape Stoke: Taken (Stoke-on-Trent)
- Escape Blackpool: Taken (Blackpool) (closed)
- Escape Ipswich: Taken (Ipswich) (closed)
- Escape Hull: Taken (Kingston upon Hull) (closed)
- Escape Sheffield: Taken (Sheffield) (closed)
- Escape Newcastle: Taken (Newcastle upon Tyne) (closed)
- Escape Edinburgh: Taken (Edinburgh) (closed)
- Escape Newcastle: Taken: Play The Game (Newcastle upon Tyne)
- Gamesaints Sheffield: Hands Tied (Sheffield)