by Compendium Escape Rooms (website)
1a Crompton St, BL9 0AD
2-12 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
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based on ratings from 80 users
combined with 5 pro reviews
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Another amazing game. Sad that it’s closing but if you get chance before then it’s well worth it! This game is HUGE! So much to do!
Sadly didn't get on with this game, expressed my disinterest after spending 20 minutes retrieving items from the same machine to find this was going to be the theme for the full hour. Hope the host could have amended this part of the game as seemed strange for 1 person to waste so much time on this. Was plenty to do in the game and could have been fun if that element was removed.
First of all this is such a great room in so many ways. But in a room with so so much great stuff to solve, why oh why make us spend so much time with a grabby machine, and fiddling around with so many keys that don’t seem to fit very well! I expect this is to give someone a job in larger teams, but these things were a bit of an unwelcome time waster from what was otherwise a fantastic room
A great game, some original puzzles and a lovely host. We got a bit stuck on the grabber puzzle which took most of our time, but nonetheless a strong room.
This room is huge, there are so many puzzles to solve. We don't usually play as a large group but I don't think you could have successfully played this game otherwise. It is so well designed and very clever.
It was a shame that throughout playing the games master had to enter a couple of times because there was a tech issue, it was small so hopefully it gets sorted.
Overall the game was designed very well and I am looking forward to playing more games at this establishment.
Reviews by escape room review sites
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This is a short review because the verdict is simple. This is a must-play room, and we are awarding it our highest award; The Badge of Honour.
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