Anna Baillie


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Played: 7 Feb 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 40:41 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-driven

Some very fun puzzles in this one, I preferred it to Utopia but some props and puzzles were a little worn.

Played: 7 Feb 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 34:35 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techstory-driven

Solid game, really liked the lack of padlocks but found the ending puzzle a little lack lustre. Set looked amazing, and appreciated the storyline!

Played: 23 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting

While this is my least favourite game at Hound's, that absolutely is not to say it's not an epic game! The set design is stunning, flawlessly immersive, with some definite surprise wow moments throughout. It really captures the sense of adventure, though I preferred the themes and puzzles of Questionable Ethics and Southern Discomfort.

Played: 23 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnygreat hosting

The theme of this room was just unlike anything I've played or heard of. The GM was, as expected, fantastic, and the room was just full of character. Beautifully designed, some fun puzzles, and we were laughing and enjoying ourselves the whole way through. 

Played: 23 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyclevergreat hosting

By nature of it's theme, the game doesn't have the most awe-inducing set, but what it lacks in aesthetics (and that's not to say it doesn't look great for what it's meant to be!) it more than makes up for in character and puzzles. So many aha! moments in this game, the GM was superb, and I just wish the experience was twice as long.

Played: 23 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!

We played the 90 minute game, and, while enjoyable, felt this game was made harder by the fact a lot of things opened but did not in fact do so visibly. On many occasions we had to be pointed towards various things that had popped open, usually while we weren't even in the room so we didn't know to look for anything. More than once we were told something had opened but still struggled to open it anyway.

The theming was great, and there were some fun puzzles, we definitely were satisfied in terms of content!

Played: 23 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulepicmagicalquite difficult

So much to do, some really unique puzzles and room elements, including a good couple of stand-out 'wow' moments. Heard an awful lot about SpellCraft from many many sources, and it certainly lived up to its reputation.

Played: 23 Nov 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 43:45

Some really good puzzles, one room really looked amazing but wish there was more to do inside it - feel like it had more potential! Lots of searching to be able to complete puzzles, we did feel slightly over clued.

Played: 15 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveepic

Can't really say too much about this game without major spoilers but it's an absolute must-play. Really enjoyed the puzzles, great hosting, and the best ending I've experienced yet.

Played: 22 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulepic

Absolutely stunning, breathtakingly so. I only would've asked for a few more puzzles but really enjoyed what there was and the set more than made up for it.

Played: 22 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 50:05 Outcome: Successful escape!
epic

I think I just didn't connect with the puzzles and theme of The Pit as much as the other Escapement games, but the set was as epic as expected and there were some really unique puzzles. Great GMing too!

Played: 22 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 37:13 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hostingepic

Absolutely loved the storm timer, such an atmospheric and beautiful set all the way through, and really great hosting!

Played: 22 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 33:20 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverepic

Fabulous experience from start to finish. The GM was fantastic, loved the in character brief. Set was beautiful and the puzzles were really good fun and very clever, a lot of them I've never seen before. Well deserving of it's reputation!

Played: 22 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 31:59 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnygreat hosting

Never seen or heard of the theme before - some props seemed as though they could do with a bit of a refresh but the room uses space very well, the set is fun, puzzles good fun too! Our GM was wonderful and I loved the finale! 

Played: 15 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: All Pineapples! Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingepic

Absolutely did not disappoint after Copplestone - the set is every bit as impressive, puzzles were fantastic and plentiful, we had a ball of a time.

Played: 22 Sep 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 40:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 22 Sep 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 35:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 17 Jun 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 69:49 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hosting
Played: 17 May 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 30 crystals Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersiveepicquite difficult

Everything about this room is breathtaking. By far the most immersive game I've played thus far - on stepping into the set I was genuinely awestruck by the scale, detail, and depth they've managed to achieve. The first escape room I've played where I genuinely felt transported elsewhere and like I absolutely had to see everything there was to see.

The room is full of puzzles, of varying levels of difficulty, so there's more than enough to keep a team going for the whole hour, which will in fact pass by like it's 5 minutes. It's just so cleverly designed, the hosting was enthusiastic and friendly, it's not hard to see just how much they care about creating an incredible experience. An immense room, I can't wait to come back! 

Played: 3 May 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 52:53 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulgreat hostingepicquite difficult

Played Curio as a 3 today and it absolutely lived up to my (very high!) expectations. I've always heard incredible things about this room and it just did not disappoint. The set is beautiful, some of the puzzles really unique, and we just had great fun from start to finish. I didn't catch the name of our GM but he was excellent - we had the perfect number of clues while in the room, and he was so friendly before we started and once we escaped. 

Only comment would be I felt the music could perhaps be a touch louder, most of the time it felt we were playing in silence and a little more background noise would've amped up the immersion. But, that is nitpicking!

This room truly deserves the hype it's received - a must play!

Played: 7 Dec 2021 Team size: 6 Time taken: 75 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnymagical

This game is so clever, beautifully made, and exceeded my expectations in every way. I was laughing and smiling the whole way through. Best to go in without spoilers but everyone should give this game a try. The hosting was superb and the whole experience was incredibly fun. Imaginative, creative, and an absolute must play.