Escape Boats Dublin: Convicts

Waterways Ireland, Grand Canal Dock, Grand Canal Quay, D02ET38

4-10 players

60 minutes

The long awaited sequel to our original Escape Boat game, SOS. You and your team are convicts, imprisoned on the good ship Zorg Ella. Using your wits, intelligence and teamwork, can you work together to escape before the ship departs for the colonies?

Convicts is the next episode in the worlds most immersive escape rooms. Book now before it’s too late!

Teams in Convicts are split into two groups for the duration of the game – two prison cells and two groups. One team will win but both can escape. Pick you cellmates carefully!

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☕Joe Brown expert rated this:

Played: 7 Sep 2026 Team size: 2

Another unique room at escape boats thanks to the unusual setting, but also nice racing mechanic and some special puzzles

MrRAM92 experienced rated this:

Played: 7 Apr 2026 Team size: 2 Time taken: 39:00 Outcome: Successful escape!

value for moneyoriginalimmersive

A brilliant game set on an actual boat. The guys at Escape boats were very accommodating to our team of 2 and we were able to play the adapted version of Convicts as normally you are separated into two cells. Some great use of technology throughout and even some unexpected twists. Love the physicality of the game…felt like a kid again. You will not be disappointed.

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Played: 27 Apr 2026 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

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LR expert rated this:

Played: 24 Jan 2026 Team size: 4 Time taken: 45:00

originalcleverstory-driven

Loved this game! Playing in two smaller teams going head to head was a bit different and meant there was lots of puzzles for everyone. Lots of hands on puzzles and physical climbing/crawling which I like. Amazing setting on the boat, don't know how they fit it all in. Pay attention to warnings about the dark / small spaces if that is not your thing. Only reason it was not five stars was that a few bits didn't seem to open first time that made us a bit confused that we had stuff wrong and broke the flow

🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:

Played: Nov 25 Outcome: Successful escape!

Game where the team an split and play in parallel, but only one side can be played if you're a small team..

🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:

Played: 5 Nov 2025 Team size: 3

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This is a VS game featuring two starting areas the same,after that the areas differ to a degree but both feature puzzles and transitions in keeping with the overall theme. This game does feature some very small crawlspaces.

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Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

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I need to start this review with one very large caveat. Convicts is designed as a versus game for 4-10 players, where one half of the group competes against the other. Each half plays a similar but different sequence to the other, sometimes with some visibility of the other team’s progress, but ultimately trying to beat them to the exit. We only had two players, and the owners very kindly arranged for us to play a modified version involving most of the puzzles from both halves as a single contin...

If you search anywhere for ‘best escape rooms in Dublin’, Escape Boats is a name that you’ll see everywhere, and I’m not surprised. Convicts was a lot of fun, and the added novelty of being on a boat will certainly make it a winner for many

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