Escape Plan: The Battle for Britain

By | February 10, 2022

by Escape Plan (website)

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E16LA

East London

2-7 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

The day is 18th August 1940 and the Luftwaffe have launched a resurgent attack on Britain, where your air base has been hit by the first wave of heavy bombing. As the only survivors, you must access the strategic ops room and mobilise the full force of the RAF to save Britain. But with a second attack imminent, can you also save yourselves?
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Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5

based on ratings from 29 users
combined with 12 pro reviews

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RR_Duo+ experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 2023-09-01 00:00:00 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
Lianne experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 4 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59m Outcome: Successful escape!
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A fantastic room. The theming was brilliant and was threaded throughout the excellent quality props and set dressing. A lot of time and love has gone into designing the room. The puzzles are creative in their execution - remarkably few padlocks here considering the sheer volume of things that needed solving! We liked that part of the game is linear, then the rest non-linear - which made it interesting with just two of us tackling the large amount of content. Finally, our GM Allie was great. As we were tackling the room as a two, we really appreciated the tailored briefing to help us get through as much of the game as possible. She knew when to steer us in the right direction to help. We literally couldn't find fault with the room, 10/10!
Dan Getliffe experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Ksen experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 27 Jan 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Some puzzles are a bit out there, but the concept is unique. Fun escape room, but based on the ratings expected more. 
HazelChester rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
d.green26 expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 20 Dec 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 58 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Our 2nd visit to Escape Plan and it certainly didn't disappoint. Its not the largest of areas but really well planned out with original puzzles that really fit in with the immersive aspects of the game. I think it would work with different sizes of group and different levels of experience as it uses a scoring system more than an  escape time although you do still need to get out. The theme works really well and I think to get the full score is a challenge for most teams. Highly recommend and the best room I have played in London so far out of 1 at Clue Quest and 2 at Escape Plan.  The last thing to mention was our great host Sam who really set the scene well and kept us on track near the end where we needed a little direction.

Stevie Davies expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: February 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 34m 26s Outcome: Successful escape!
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Tatie experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
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curlersandcupcakes rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 31 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
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So much immersive fun to be had in this superb room and a plethora of puzzles to keep us busy. This was my personal favourite here at Escape Plan because it was puzzle after puzzle of high-quality, immersive gameplay. An excellent mix of puzzle types and different levels of achievement means that there is something to appeal to everyone.

Sam, our GM, was excellent once again. An excellent room.

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While Roll Out the Barrel still remains my favourite of their games, Battle for Britain is another string in Escape Plan’s ‘one of the best ERs in London’ bow.  It has all the same loving attention to detail, hand crafted props and vast range of puzzle styles and challenges that have made their other games so popular.  The slight twist on a traditional ER structure makes for an interesting change to the norm, while there’s also enough satisfying individual puzzles to keep even the most experienced of players entertained.  To make the most of the room, I’d advise any ER enthusiasts to play with a max of 2-3 people so you get to see and play as many of the puzzles as possible, while for less experienced players, around 4-6 would make it easier to get everything done.  And as a final piece of advice from a team that managed to shoot down 70 of the 71 planes – double check your workings before committing to the final challenge or that last Luftwaffe bomber might just escape to raid another day.

I'd seen this game go past time and time again as a must do game, and being not in London it's taken a while to get to. Well, what can I say we've been talking about this game ever since we did it, and I think my team mates are still in love with the amazing props and equipment this game utilises...

It's always sad to see a high quality game close, but the blow is softened when the reason is to allow the venue to create a new game in its place. That was the case with Escape Plan, whose much-loved first game shut down last summer to make way for its sequel.

Their new game is again set in the Second World War, but this time in Britain preparing for the final assault of the Luftwaffe. Your task is to get into the Operations Room and get as many air squadrons as possible ready to defend their ...

A game that I thoroughly enjoyed playing. It may lack some of the high-end decoration of some London venues, but it more than makes up for that with consistent theming, a striking centrepiece, plentiful puzzles and a tension-filled finale that will keep even the most experienced team stressed till the very end.
Do you ever put off doing something because you really want to do it but you feel that the expectation may not live up to the hype? That is why it has taken us so long to do Battle for Britain, now I wish we’d done it sooner!
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for huge, game-long meta puzzles. A big task that’s obvious from the start that you’re building towards for the entire game. The Battle For Britain delivers this in spades, and it truly is a “huge” puzzle.
It's 1940, and the Luftwaffe have launched a full scale attack on southern England. We have only 60 minutes to access the operations room and fight back! Hold on to your moustaches, we're going in!
Launch the Battle of Britain by mobilising the RAF from a secret air base and make sure you save yourselves.

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