Time Run: The Lance of Longinus

By | March 20, 2019

by Time Run (website)

9-15 Helmsley Place, E8 3SB

East London

3-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Winner of a 2018 TERPECA awardclosed
Dive through a time portal, then voyage through forgotten and undiscovered worlds on a quest for an object of unfathomable power. Run through time, against clock, to track down the Lance of Longinus - before your 60 minutes are up.
- A deep, exploratory quest across multiple time periods.
- Track down and safeguard a powerful weapon, lost to history.
- Become the protagonists in your own, amazing, cinematic adventure
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taleviooo rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 22 Nov 2015 Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
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Chris Metcalfe experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 30 Jul 2016 Team size: 3 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
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StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 18/10/2017 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Esme Moore experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
amywoof rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
kman expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 16 Jun 2017 Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
evan experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 27 Aug 2015 Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
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Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 29/05/15
Charly expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5

One of the best escape rooms I've ever played 

shasha experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 6 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
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Time Run's debut room raised the bar for escape games everywhere - it's a cinematic experience way beyond any normal escape room.

Even the entrance door is special, a beautifully fashioned custom creation. You may get to admire it for a while, since arriving early is a no-no - you'll be unceremoniously told to wait up until the very minute you're scheduled for. However, once inside the immersion is immediate, with an impeccably dressed host who is constantly in character. The exit after having ...

Outside the room It was clear, right from the start, that Time Run was going to be something special. When it first popped into my inbox, a quick look at the website hinted at production values well beyond anything else currently available in London. The site beckons you in, beguiles you as it swishes around the screen, and hooks you
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We have heard a lot of good things about Time Run's escape rooms. We go to find out if they live up to the hype.
I’ve written reviews of a lot of things in my career: video games, board games, books, TV shows, films and very occasionally, music. And music is always the hardest thing to write about. Especially live music. You can’t review a gig or an album by talking about how well produced it is, how well the band play their instruments, the quality of the sleeve artwork, or the dΓ©cor at the venue. Reviewing music is about having a visceral, emotional reaction to the art and then trying to make sense of that and communicate something of it to the reader over the course of around 300 words.
After hearing a ton of very positive feedback about both of the Time Run Games in London, we were shocked to hear that the company will probably have to close its doors by the end of 2017. Naturally, we organised a trip to London to see what all the hype was about. Let’s get the […]
Well-renowned as London’s top escape venue, Time Run has it all. Theming, technology, puzzles, settings, media, interactivity, staff attention, and everything else are out of this world. This room is simply amazing. Go and play it already.

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