by Bewilder Box (website)
1 Holland Road, BN3 1JF
2-8 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
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based on ratings from 27 users
combined with 7 pro reviews
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A good variety of clever and satisfying puzzles, with a well-integrated method of delivering hints in the DAVE character. The intro speech did drag on a bit - as dedicated (and deeply, deeply in character) as our host was, it could have stood to have been rather shorter! But once we got into the room, we had a fantastic time.
Great room for our 75th, kids' 30th. Done with hubby and our 6 and 9 year olds. Plenty for the kids to do and some really clever puzzles. Brilliant GMing too 🙂
We have waited years to play this game and finally the stars aligned.
The GM was great on briefing and fully into character. The room seemed good when we were inside and we were flying along but then we got completely stumped and could'nt for the life of us work out what to do. We spent 5mins going around and around and nothing so we asked for some clues. Nothing at all from the GM.. so we asked some more and some more and after 5mins we finally had a response from her! It turns out the previous reset had'nt put something back into the room that we needed. As soon as we got that missing part we flew along again but multiple times after that it as like the GM could'nt see properly as she asked us what was happening or what we had done and she should know surely? Very frustrating in that we literally lost 10mins faffing around through no fault of our own and you really expect a GM to be on the ball. There seemed a few other little tech hiccups later on as she asked us to do things multiple times. Otherwise we really enjoyed the room, 2 puzzles (the 2 right hand silver box challenges) were definitely not our thing but all in all it was a good mix of types of task and nice theming. Loved the GM character, just wish she had been more present when needed.
So all in all, a good room but just feel like it was let down by the poor reset/GM'ing.
Much like Judgement DAVE, this is an excellent, well themed and enjoyable escape room that is just great to play. Puzzles are unique and well signposted and the game flowed well. The set is excellent - this seems to be an improvement on the old venue based on reviews here - nothing felt out of place and it fit the story well. Our host Barry (the owner) was excellent and our interaction with AI system DAVE were a lot of fun. Well worth playing
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I am of course late to the party here - anyone with sufficient interest in escape games to read this site regularly is likely well aware that Bewilder Box in Brighton has a sterling reputation, frequently appearing in enthusiasts' lists of favourite games. But better late than never, and I was delighted to get a chance to finally try it out.
The Bewilder Box Initiative is hosted in a pub, and instead of a normal lobby area you sit down and wait to be collected. You'll have no trouble spotting t...
