by Escapism Plymouth (website)
17 Bretonside, Plymouth PL4 0BB
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
The King commissioned a fantastic sword as prize for his grand tournament, but the sword and the Blacksmith are nowhere to be seen. With only an hour until the start of the tournament you’ll have to search your master’s forge to find where he’s hidden his finest work.
Once you find the sword, there are ways to enchant it to win the king’s favour… if you have time!
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Of all their rooms, this one felt a little weak. It felt like it was made more for kids and the décor was a little off-centre - it looked like they let a couple of newbies have a go. That being said, the optional added difficulty was novel and we found the puzzles to be quite linear and easily worked through, we finished the first part of the room in just over half an hour and then took ten minutes for the optional extra. We didn't feel overly challenged by this room but I imagine it will be a good family friendly or starter room.
This was my least favourite room at Escapism. The set dressing was weaker than the other rooms which look fantastic. It feels a bit rushed and has a lot of LEDs on show, which don’t help the immersion. I felt there were a lot of padlocks so we kept trying multiple locks every time we found a code.
The extra puzzles are the end is a nice touch but we were left frustrated that one of these puzzles activated something which wasn’t obvious. Once we finished the host came in and we tried to speak about the room and they just didn’t really react and just asked us if we wanted a photo which was disappointing as usually the GM is always up for a chat about things.
Overall a brilliant room that I would definitely recommend! A few too many 4 digit padlocks to cycle through knocked half a star off for me personally but it didn't take away from the fun experience this was! The optional puzzles at the end of this room mean it's great for both experienced and new teams
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Escapism Plymouth: Forge
March 2023
Overview
This was our forth room in Escapism in Plymouth after completing Wrecked an hour before. Our host for this game was Jaime and as always with all their staff, they were friendly and welcoming. The waiting area is very minimalistic but clean and tidy where there are window benches to sit and wait but we have never been waiting that long to get started. There is a refreshment area and a big cabinet selling a lot of home escape games. Jamie did a quick run through padlock instructions but didn’t need to go into too much detail as we had visited before.
Room impression
You are taken into the main room where we were given our briefing by Jaime regarding our challenge with Forge. The room is well lit without it being too bright and ruining the atmosphere. The room was really well decorated and with it being a new room, everything looked sharp and clean. You easily get immersed into the room thanks to the lighting, decoration and background noises. There are a nice amount of props on the wall and the room gave us some nice surprises along the way.
Puzzles
We would say the majority of the puzzles in the game are padlocks, probably the most out of all of the rooms we have done so far at Escapism. Again, as we have become accustomed to at escapism, there were a large variety of padlocks so you don’t end up running around trying a code in many padlocks, you are narrowed down by the different variety, which is nice. The puzzles were enjoyable and you get the added little extra bonus of trying to complete an extra game at the end if you complete the room within the time limit, a nice game of trick or twist. You don’t have to take it on but of course we were going too!
Game Master Clues
Jaime was able to type on the tv timer screen to give us a nudge and they were happy to leave us to it as they could see that we do tend to flow through rooms well enough, on most occasions. When we did need the help in this one, Jaime was there to point us in the right direction without giving anything away. The tv makes a room themed noise if you do receive a hint to make sure you don’t miss it, which is a nice touch. We seemed to need a few nudges in this room for some reason, it didn’t quite flow for us and the added end game almost cost us!
Round Up
Escapism is a great venue and with a large selection of rooms to chose from, there really is something for everyone. Forge was probably the most challenging room we have done there and almost didn’t escape but yet again, we really did enjoy ourselves. The staff are really friendly and chatty and this all adds into the fact that their rooms are great and must visit if you are in the area. When you book another room there and then, you also get a little bit of discount which is great for returning customers