by Escape Hunt Watford (website)
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
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based on ratings from 66 users
combined with 5 pro reviews
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Firstly, I actually really liked the set design in this game. World war games can feel Drabby. Whilst minimalistic, it was actually quite nice. Not in a blow your mind way, but in a “this is nice” kinda way.
We found this game super easy to be honest, maybe in a smaller group we would have got abit more out of it. A couple of bits didn’t work in the game, which spoiled it really. There’s a cables puzzle, and it was clear some of these where not working, and you could tell our games master had to manually override it. The morse code was also frustrating as it just wasn’t reading our inputs. The games master did suggest these where new issues after our game, but I think they where just trying to smooth things over.
There wasn’t a ton of puzzles, but it was fun. Maybe this is a good game for beginners or younger families.
Good escape room with some really nice touches related to WWII, but we were slightly frustrated by a slightly illogical puzzle two-thirds of the way through and despite requesting assistance several times were left on our own for quite a while. The hosts outside the game were extremely friendly and professional, but unfortunately they weren't as available as we would have liked in the game itself.
That said, we had a great time and intend to go back to play the Alice room!
As with most Escape Hunt things were broken and somewhat illogical. There is one prop which I was very impressed with (those who have played will know) but unfortunately the rest is just filler (if it works!). You know what you're getting here, and whilst it isn't inherently bad, it's probably my last from this company.
Played this with a team of both complete newbies and more experienced players. The room was fun, although with a larger team and a linear game style, not everyone was always busy. Good variety of puzzles
Nothing more satisfying than when the tech works (which it did at the time of play!)
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Escape Hunt is a name that enthusiasts may recognise from escaping trips abroad: they have venues in more than two dozen cities around the globe. They used to have a location in London, which shut down some years ago; but they've now re-launched in three UK cities with at least another three due to open. I didn't have a hugely favourable impression of their original London location, but early feedback on their new UK games was a lot more positive, so I was pleased to make a visit to their...
Overall, this was an outstanding escape room. If you only do one in your life, this might be a contender. If you want to do a lot and are looking for somewhere to start… honestly maybe don’t do this one first. I have a feeling it would make any subsequent ones you do a little less engaging.
See also
- Escape Hunt Birmingham: Our Finest Hour (Birmingham) (closed)
- Escape Hunt Leeds: Our Finest Hour (Leeds)
- Escape Hunt Bristol: Our Finest Hour (Bristol)
- Escape Hunt Basingstoke: Our Finest Hour (Basingstoke)
- Escape Hunt Norwich: Our Finest Hour (Norwich) (closed)
- Escape Hunt Cheltenham: Our Finest Hour (Cheltenham)
- Escape Hunt Norwich: Our Finest Hour (Norwich)
- Escape Hunt Brisbane: Our Finest Hour (Brisbane)
- Escape Hunt Cambridge: Our Finest Hour (Cambridge)
- Escape Hunt Birmingham: Our Finest Hour (Birmingham)
- Escape Hunt Cardiff: Our Finest Hour (Cardiff)