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Teammates:Lucas
Played: 24 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting

Probably best pirate themed room we have done. Well themed, nice mix of puzzles, and great hosting! 

Teammates:Lucas
Played: 5 May 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingpoor clint
Really enjoyed this! As expected from Houdini's, the set dressing and design are really good. Only downpoint was losing our GM with 4 minutes to go, luckily we only needed one more hint and we were out. Definitely will be back to try room 13!
Teammates:Lucas
Played: 9 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
originalgreat hostingquite difficult
This is the third room out of Enigma's four that we have done, and once again, they did not disappoint! Setting and theming are great, nice attention to detail. We may not have escaped, but we did have a great time! Now if only we could get that Dean Martin song out of our heads... 
Teammates:Geoff
Played: 10 Feb 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneygreat hosting😨creepy
Very much enjoyed Underworld. Only slight problem with one of the puzzles, otherwise nicely set up. 
Teammates:GeoffLucas
Played: 28 Dec 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
originalcleverrevolutionaryquite difficult

One of the most original rooms I have ever played. Fantastic concept, some excellent puzzles, and yes, we failed to escape, but on a room this good, I wasn't even mad at failing. Good hosting too. 

Played: 19 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 65:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalclevergreat hosting

This is one game that truly earns its 5 stars. From the fantastic host, to some very neat and clearly well-researched puzzles, it was a pleasure to play. Would thoroughly recommend! 

Played: 8 Dec 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
beautifulimmersiveillogical

Whilst this is an improvement on the previous Zoltan room, and there are some nice puzzles, I feel like a couple are a little too hard without help - and help was a little hard to give, given the location of said puzzle. Overall though, enjoyed the room. 

Played: 20 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 51:55 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersivevery well setquite easy😨creepy

Very much enjoyed our time in Carfax! Some nice pieces, beautifully set. 

Played: 24 Sep 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52:00 Outcome: Successful escape!

One for fans of musicals! Apart from one sticky padlock and one point where we thought we had completed, only to have to reset (our fault, not the room!) We enjoyed most of the puzzles in this room, and there are plenty to complete. 

Played: April 2023 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven

Fantastic room! A lot of thought has gone into the theming, really well laid out and enough to keep us all busy. 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlypoor hostingquite easy

Nice family friendly room. We didn't have the most enthusiastic host, but still enjoyed ourselves. 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite easy

Really enjoyed this one. 

Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
plainunoriginal

One of those rooms which sadly does not work unless you really go for it with regards to the theming. Sadly putting a few viking items on the walls does not cut it. A shame. 

Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
beautifuloriginalfamily friendly
Team size: 2 Time taken: 37 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite easy
Played: May 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed :-(
beautifulfamily friendlymagical
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivefamily friendly

Not so much padlock and code as more puzzle driven, but the sets (and license) make up for it. If you like Doctor Who, you will like this. 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivefamily friendlylow lightingquite easy
Team size: 2 Time taken: 90 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-driven

More about the experience than actually escaping, this one. Nicely built, pay attention in the final room though. 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite easy
Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
quite difficult
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hostingfamily friendlyquite easy
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersive😨creepy

Not one for the chicken wusses amongst you (and I include myself in that!) luckily I had a big brave helper on hand! Some nice little touches and puzzles, very glad to have solved this one so I don't have to do it again! 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite difficult

Hit and miss with this room. Some fun puzzles and codes, some a little confusing (thst might have just been us, though!) solved part one but not part two. Did get to meet the fabled Hovis, however! 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed :-(
magical

Some nice elements to this room. One for the HP fans. 

Played: Dec 2022 Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed :-(
illogicalseparatedvery difficult

Tried this room twice now, and as someone else has perfectly summed up, you get a third of an escape room each. If you are not communicating effectively, you will not get out. One puzzle in particular was quite hard to see, and held us up for longer than it should have. 

Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
originalimmersivestory-driven😨creepy

Definitely my favourite of Cryptology's games. Some nice little puzzles in here, and great sets too. 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneystory-driven
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfamily friendly

A lot of fun, this room. Definitely team work involved! Nice addition to Lockuo's roster. 

Team size: 2 Time taken: 60:00 Outcome: Failed :-(
hi-techbroken tech

Sadly some of the effects were not working, which made the room a little confusing for us. Shame as Cryptology's other games are really good! 

Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyimmersivegreat hosting

Bear in mind this is in keeping with the Dungeons general sense of humour, so if that's not your thing, this may not be the escape room for you. (particularly one search at the beginning!) We however found it a lot of fun, well built and worth doing. 

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:59! Outcome: Successful escape!
heavy liftingquite difficult
Played: April 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: Less than 60 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
😨creepy
Played: August 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 90 mins Outcome: Failed :-(
beautifulimmersive