Clue HQ Bournemouth: Cell Block C

By | October 30, 2019

by Clue HQ Bournemouth (website)

Laser Quest, Glen Fern Road, BH1 2LZ

Bournemouth

2-6 players

60 minutes

You’ve been framed for a crime you didn’t commit, and you’re about to be sentenced to a lifetime in prison. You know that notorious criminal Danny Badd is responsible, but with only 60 minutes before you face the jury, you don’t have the resources to prove your innocence. Can you escape the top security Cell Block C and buy yourself some time or will you be locked away forever?
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based on ratings from 30 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

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SupertrampEcho experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Stevie Davies expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 4 Time taken: 29mins 48 seca Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendly
piratechaek experienced rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Played: 25 Jun 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
illogicaloverpricedplainquite difficult

It’s a very plain, beat up room. Honestly it’s just a bit dull. 

No stand out puzzles (and very slow computer based ones!). All in all, lacking in imagination and care. 

StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Played: Sept 2020 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
poor hostingquite difficult
CGee713 rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 16 Oct 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: N/A Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingfamily friendlyquite easy

A fun family friendly room. Some great separation puzzles and brilliant hosting. Some puzzles are a bit too easy for a pro team but it's a great first room for a family of players.

Cat.P rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: Feb 2017 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
πŸ”SpontaneousIllusion expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
immersive
Webbcam rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingbroken tech
Speedy Sloth expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
funnyimmersiveillogical
Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

A classic theme and a really solid game that we enjoyed trawling through. It's a bit low on lighting in here, which made some of the locks a bit difficult to see and that's always something I find a little bit frustrating but that's entirely personal preference so it might bother some!

Some solid puzzles and a nice bit of communication needed.

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As one of Clue HQ's older games, Cell Block C is available at over half a dozen locations around the country, and I had not rushed to try it on the assumption that its age meant it would be one of the company's less interesting offerings. But it neatly filled a gap in our day's schedule of escape rooms, and I was pleased to discover it actually stood up well to most of Clue HQ's newer escape rooms.

Imprisoned for a crime you didn't commit due to the machinations of Clue HQ's usual bad guy antag...

We haven't done many but this was the best ClueHQ room we've done so far. Good room design and only one annoying puzzle, not a bad way to spend an hour
The mix of tech, mechanical challenges and maths-type puzzles is maybe a better fit for a younger generation, and the room would be easier with 3 players on-point

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