by Crystal Maze Online (website)
3-6 players
Languages: EN
not available
free
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An amusing set of hosted puzzles but I suspected that the physicality of the Crystal Maze couldn't really be captured in an online experience, and this mostly confirms it. Some features are adapted to Zoom fine but some feel like they'd be better served with different technology.
This pure fun from start to finish, Rob and Joshua have created a fun zoom version which has some feindish puzzles all themed around the traditional zones. To make it even more unique they've incorporated a new zone, Frontierland and also have some of the older (now forgotten by all but the real fans) zones such as Oceana.
Both hosts are great fun and explain the games while keeping your team laughing along. It really is a must pay, if you're lucky enough to bag one of the few slots that appear on their facebook page.
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When escape room websites try to explain what they are to the uninitiated, over and over again they use the same cultural touchstone as their reference: the 90s TV gameshow The Crystal Maze. These days there is of course a live version open to the public in London and Manchester - and now also this online experience, which is entirely fan-made and unofficial. Presumably to avoid IP infringement, it’s also entirely free to play - though to get tickets you’ll need to be very quick off the mark whe...
