Cambridge Escape Rooms: The Secret Clubhouse

By | December 29, 2020

by Cambridge Escape Rooms (website)

Lincoln House, The Paddocks Business Centre, Cherry Hinton Road, CB1 8DH

Cambridge

2-5 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Jan Tleskac was an apprentice locksmith who claimed to have invented a flying bicycle. He met his death in mysterious circumstances, falling from the tower of St Jacob’s church. Years later a young boy stumbled across a suitcase containing Tleskac’s diary and a mysterious puzzle which Tleskak called β€œThe Hedgehog in the Cage”. The boy and his friends hid the puzzle in their clubhouse where they received a visit from a masked man claiming to be the rightful owner of the puzzle. The boys ran home and reported the masked man to the police. Failing to believe such a story, the boys were dismissed. But, during the night, the officers become curious and decide to visit the clubhouse. You and your team have one hour to find the mysterious puzzle and the secret it hides before the masked man returns. Could Tleskac really have invented a flying bicycle?
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escapeartist1212 expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
LolainHollywood experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverstory-driven
🦑cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: May 2023
family friendly
Speedy Sloth expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
πŸ”James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 20 May 2023 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

There's a lot of puzzles here but (weirdly) it feels like they belong in other rooms, the narrative didn't really gel for me but the gameplay is quite good.

d.green26 expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 4 May 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 69 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
quite difficult
Sabrina (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 7 Apr 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 56:37 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverquite difficult

A great room for enthusiasts who enjoy lots of locks and clever multi-layered puzzles. Also featuring what must be the world's tiniest key.

jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 26 Mar 2023 Team size: 4
hourglassescapesltd expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 21/08/2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hostingquite easy

Some nice props in this room, that were in keeping with the story line. A couple of unique puzzles that we enjoyed. It was a nice calm, linear room for us. We sailed through quite nicely not needing assistance. A really nice escape room. 

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You might find the backstory for this game a little perplexing: it involves a boy called Jan Tleskac who has a flying bicycle, and a certain puzzle called 'the Hedgehog in the Cage'. It is in fact based on a series of Czech 1940s children's stories, which gives away the Czech origin of the game's design. That design also shows through in its style.

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