Escapable Ossett: Avast!

By | April 24, 2021

by Escapable Ossett (website)

Unit 1, Wareford Avenue, WF5 9NJ

Ossett

Languages: EN

60 minutes

closed
mobile

It's the year 1663 and you find yourself on a desert island, when in the distance you see what looks like a washed up old crate... upon further inspection, it appears to be a pirate chest! But whos is it? What's in it? Is there treasure????

 

Only one way to find out.....

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It doesn't seem very easy and straightforward, almost like they didn't want you to get in there! But you must persist and get to the bottom of this mystery box, who knows what you will find... happy treasure hunting!!

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Overall rating

Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 28 users

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Player reviews

Moosehead expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4
value for money

Nice box game that gave us some fun for a while.  Really good puzzles and would be cool to have it delivered to you.  

Kelley Wolatz experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 16 May 2021 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfamily friendly

Great hosting and VERY family friendly. Played with a six year old and 3 adults and the six year old was very capable of figuring out the flow and many of the puzzle answers. There were lots of locks and a few very unique puzzles with this pirate them. It was nice not to have a telescape. I highly recommend for a family game.

simsi747 experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Jordan Brown experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 1 Jun 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 36:21 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting
spbc expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 1 Jan 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfun
TheAllatts rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 6 May 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 48:59
story-drivengreat hosting
A fun and enjoyable game to play. Not the most challenging puzzles we’ve seen in an escape room but definitely enough variety to get the brain working. Don’t make the same mistake we did of putting a box down somewhere and forgetting it needed unlocking though! 
dak515 rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
leighton_87 experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 1 Apr 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 49 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingfamily friendlyquite easy
Such a fun room. The sort that leaves you smiling for the rest of the day.
A wide variety of puzzles that don't follow too linear a pattern. You can split up and tackle different challenges but communication is key. Theming is immersive.

Mrs G expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
story-drivengreat hosting
StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 8 Oct 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 36:35 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendly
TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
value for moneygreat hostingquite easy

Another solid game from Escapable, however probably the weakest game they have.

It's a nice standard room with nothing too far out there, unfortunately a few bits do look a bit sad now.

Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 9 Jul 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 24.19 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverfamily friendly

A lovely puzzle-packed pirate adventure that uses the space in inventive ways and that was incredibly accessible for the whole family. It might not provide enthusiasts with too much challenge but it is a very enjoyable puzzle romp.

Speedy Sloth expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
great hosting
Pagan Hollis expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 10 May 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 40:10 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting
Maria Whitworth rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 5 Jul 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
cleverimmersivetoo hot

We enjoyed this room a lot although it did feel a bit cramped and very claustrophobic, especially because it was July, the weather was warm and the room was sweltering hot, no air con only a small fan blowing. It felt very dry and humid in the room which did make it uncomfortable. We couldn't wait to get out to be honest!

Apart from that the actual game was good, it was medium difficulty. We managed to get all of the clues apart from about 3, we did collect a lot of coins but we only made 3rd on the leader board!

The host was very welcoming and friendly, the price is good.  They were very understanding when I needed to change my booking, because of a family bereavement. They changed it no problem without any extra fees.

The only other thing I would moan about is that they said they would email me a copy of our photo at the end, which i wanted as a keepsake (it was my son's 16th b'day)...it never came. However I would definitley go again and try another room. 

Tatie experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 23 Sep 2022 Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed πŸ™
broken tech

Theming of this room is good but felt a little bit cramped. The clue system stopped working part way through as it seemed to pick up another channel or something as we started hearing other activiety, we was then given a walkie talkie instead which worked until the end of the game. After playing Outatime this felt like a little bit of a let down but I will be back to play the new room and the titanic room

🎲A Jones experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 11 Feb 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 40:30 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive

Very well themed. Some original puzzles that we’ve not seen elsewhere. Worth a go!

🦑cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: May 2022

Fun points based puzzle game

TheDreamTeam experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 15 Oct 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting

A fun and enjoyable pirate themed room with some original puzzles. 

essentialatom experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 13 Mar 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: Scored 230 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersivefamily friendly

This room was new when we played it and we were determined to get the highest score available, top the leaderboard, and ruin the dreams of all children yet to play it. And we did. Great fun and I think kids would love this room. 

TheSinger expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
great hostingfamily friendlybroken tech

A broken prop within the room really faultered my enjoyment of this room. I get that mistakes can happen and things break, especially when things aren’t noticeable of first glance during the reset but we lost a good 10/12 minutes inside until we and the game master realised the puzzle/prop had been previously broken. Had we have had those minutes back, we’d have successfully escaped with everything the room had to offer. 

The room itself is actually quite fun. Great little second doubt elements where you have to sacrifice some of your collected items to receive help, it really made you think hard before asking for hints which was an element I’d not seen in other rooms. If I was to compare this room with other at the venue it would be in bottom place but it’s still a great room compared to others I have played at other locations. Attentive host and game masters. Really engaging before during and after gameplay. 

The Monkey expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
broken tech

Rearly dissapointing as I love collect sort of games. Broken part of the game and no extra time given back. The host seemed like he didn't know what to do despite being amazing in the other 2 rooms

A couple of bits didn't make sense. Just not one for me

πŸ”James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 01/05/2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
How much of the pirates treasure can you steal in 60 minutes?  This is another game where the aim is both to escape but how much treasure can you steal as well.  Well themed room with some great puzzles that range in difficulty.
Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 17 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 51:32 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalclevergreat hosting
Sabrina (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 17 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 51:32 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalclevergreat hosting
🀘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
🦑cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
value for moneyclevergreat hosting
πŸ”James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 04/05/2021 Team size: 4 Time taken: 46:44 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneycleverfamily friendly
I’ve played a few remote β€œBox” games, this is where focus of the game is a single box, often with multiple locks and compartments.  This is one of the better ones, some clever puzzles and ideas that were cleverly implemented.  Audio and Video were stable and all handled by Zoom.  The theming is pirates which is a winner for me and all the puzzles were in keeping.  It’s always great to be surprised by clever games, and this did several times.

Reviews by escape room review sites

Avast! is quite a kid-friendly room overall – no bloodcurdling pirate torture or cursed nautical peril. There were plenty of things Jack-Jack could help with and lots of nice props to interact with

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