Compendium Escape Rooms: Bad Elf and the Key to the Sleigh

By | August 29, 2023
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by Compendium Escape Rooms (website)

1a Crompton St, BL9 0AD

Bury

2-4 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

closed

Alfie the elf has fallen out with Santa Claus over pay due to the cost of living crisis, Alfie has taken it upon himself to stop Santa Claus from delivering gifts to Boys and Girls around the world and has stolen the golden key to the sleigh. 

The Union of Elves has decided not to take industrial action and try and take back the golden key to the sleigh and reinstate Christmas cheer and deliver the presents on time. 

Has your team got what it takes to join the Union and spread the Christmas cheer? 

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based on ratings from 7 users
combined with 1 pro review

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🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: March 2024 Outcome: Successful escape!
magicalchristmas
Fun to play Christmas room, biased more to adults than kids but something for everyone in there.
samsham experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 29 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 57:01 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneygreat hostingfamily friendly
🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Team size: 2
value for moneycleverfamily friendlyquite difficult
leighton_87 experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 3 Dec 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 58 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverfamily friendly

Great Christmas room, some unique puzzles and fun for all the family

Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 8 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulhi-techfamily friendly
Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 11 Nov 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalclever

We've played a lot of Christmas rooms but this one really stands out for the variety of puzzles, the beautiful setting and the clever use of limited space. It really packs a punch and there are some lovely challenging puzzles. It's designed and made with care and craftsmanship, like all of the rooms here at Compendium.

TheCLAMS expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 29 Oct 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: ~38 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersive

As with all of compendium's games, this game is beautiful, immersive and lots of fun! Lots of different unique puzzles and theming which will get you in the Christmas mood!

Reviews by escape room review sites

While some Christmas games are quickly put together and evidently intended for only a short run, Compendium’s creation is a more lushly decorated affair, and still going strong well out of season. The plot involves finding the key to Santa’s sleigh, stolen by a disgruntled elf, which of course is essentially just an excuse for a flurry of festive themed puzzles.
The Christmas theming creates a thoroughly family-friendly atmosphere, but that’s not reflected in the difficulty level - this is as c...

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