by Escapism Chester (website)
1 Cestria Building, George Street, CH1 3ER
2-5 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
Welcome to the Conservation Crisis: NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT FOR WILDLIFE. Poachers are planning to steal some endangered animals at sunset. The poachers have locked you in your compound and set puzzles to prevent you from escaping before they complete their illegal plans. As conservationists racing against the clock, you'll navigate through a labyrinth of clues and challenges, piecing together evidence, and outsmarting the poachers' traps. Will you succeed in protecting wildlife and preserving the delicate balance of nature within one hour?
For every room booked in 'Conservation Crisis' Escapism Chester, a donation will be made to Chester Zoo supporting their mission to ensure nature survives and thrives globally.
Overall rating
based on ratings from 19 users
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Player reviews
My friends and I had been to Afterglow at Chester Zoo the day before, so it made sense to choose this challenge at Escapism!
Story
Free yourself from the compound and stop the poachers’ plan to steal the zoo’s endangered animals.
Puzzles
An incredibly cute selection of animal-based tasks with lots of fun mechanics…very easy, though.
Mise en scene
The room gave charming zookeeper hut vibes, making for an immersive zoological experience.
Final Comments
Our host was too eager with the hints; there were several occasions we could have just been left to our own devices to figure things out.
Great room like all the rooms at escapism, you can really tell they put the effort in on the sets here.
Somewhat basic puzzles, yet plenty of them which surprised us with how little time we had left at the end.
Hosting was great as always, no unprompted clues and a thoroughly enjoyable room.
A classic escape room with some fun puzzles - nothing you won't have seen before if you've played a few other rooms - but there sure are a good number of 'em. The link to Chester Zoo is kinda fun, but not all to relevant to the room itself other than a few stickers.
Had a fabulous time today with a group of 4. I'm not a huge fan of linear games when it results in people stood waiting while others are working on something but overall it had some great puzzles. We were mostly taking our time, having fun and finished with one clue.
Very enjoyable room. Played as a 3 but would suit teams of 2-5. Lots and lots to do! Very well themed and lots of original puzzles. Recommend this room if you are in the area. Very good hosting.
Loads of puzzles to do that kept us busy for loads of the time.
We were told not to open a flap. But there were quite a few things that could have been so wasted loads of time not lifting something if we should have. Bad design choice if that’s the case
A proper, classic escape room with loads of puzzles to keep you busy and take up the majority of the hour!
When I first got in the room it was clear that the sign posting of the order to complete the room was very blatantly laid out. I’m not normally a fan of this but with the amount you need to do to complete this room I was soon grateful for it!
Nothing was majorly taxing if you’ve done a few escape rooms but there was enough in there to keep you busy and occasionally have you stop and think about what to do next. We needed a couple of clues due to not looking around as much as we should have.
The room was totally linear which was fine for a team of two escape room enthusiasts as we got to do everything in there.
If you like a room where the puzzles come thick and fast then I cannot recommend this one enough.