madhatter reviewed
Wizard of Oz by
The Panic Room Gravesend:
Played: 12 May 2024 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingfamily friendlyquite easy
A good, fun escape room. Really nicely themed and great hosting. This wasn’t really a hard game although some bits made us feel like idiots getting confused and taking a while to work it out! A fun feel good game suitable for all the family
and 4 other games
TeamDenton experienced reviewed
Marv the Monkey Presents: The Golden Banana by
Escapable:
Played: 11/05/24 Team size: 5 Time taken: 35:43 and 15 cash Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunny
This room was really fun. There was plenty to do with the added task of looking for cash, and all of the puzzles made sense. The room even smelled good! I would definitely recommend! The only thing that I didn’t love was that some puzzles were attemptable before you had all of the info, and we had to check in with the host about whether we’d got something wrong or whether we just couldn’t do that puzzle yet - but this wasn’t a big issue especially in a larger group where we could swap jobs. I think it would also be nice to have the chance to look for any cash you haven’t found if you finish early. Overall really fun and lots of nice touches!
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso reviewed
The Last Supper by
Quest Tavern:
Played: November 2023 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingepic
This is another adventure where the actor interaction elevates the game from great to blooming brilliant. Its a game where the more you interact the more fun you have. It's a wonderfully macabre adventure... being invited to dinner has never been so much fun!
and 8 other games
Steph Norchi experienced reviewed
The Enchanted Forest by
Break Escape Loughborough:
Played: 9 May 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 40:59 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendly
The start of this room was great fun and a lovely surprise! Visually the theming in here was good and it would be a fantastic room for young enthusiasts and families. But ultimately it was just a typical UK chain room.
Unfortunately, I found the room to be a bit too much of a "puzzle dump". I've seen the non-linear style done very well before, but here it was just a bit to chaotic. The majority of puzzles were all available from the start, scattered around the room (including optional puzzles), so everyone split up and it didn't really feel like a team game because everyone was doing their own thing. Because of this, there was no flow to the room and it lost a lot of immersion.
According to the website you can have up to 8 people in this room, but we were treading on each other's toes with a group of 5. The starting area especially would be like sardines with more people, although you're not in there for long, it would be very tight.
We also lost a lot of time due to poor set-up. As we eventually worked out that the padlocks had been put on the wrong boxes so if a code isn't working, try it on other matching locks in the room. I think some puzzles also need a slight re-think as things like riddles can have multiple solutions.
Overall, it's a good room for families and beginners but as an enthusiast I wanted more from it.
and 1 other game
Peter Hoare experienced reviewed
Station 108 by
DarkMaster Escape Rooms:
Played: 8 May 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 86 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersive
A good room, with some theming elements id not seen. As seems normal with Darkmaster, the technology is really plentiful, well done and worked perfectly. Some really good special effects. The only thing I would say is the ending is a bit surprising in a way id not class as good, we did wonder for a second if there was some technical problem right at the end.
Well worth doing.
and 1 other game
Smith² expert reviewed
Phantom Peak by
Phantom Peak:
beautifulvalue for moneygreat hosting
A great day out. I was skeptical about how immersed I would actually feel when there is so many other people about. But the way they have organised it has really pulled it off!I cannot wait to come back.
and 7 other games
Pagan Hollis experienced reviewed
Lost Tomb by
Extremescape:
Played: 8 May 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 55 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverstory-drivenfamily friendly
I wish there was a little more sign posting, but the actual room was good! Clever ways of solving puzzles, interesting ways of moving around the room, the ending started to fizzle for me a little bit, but we had just played vikings which left us all awestruck!
and 2 other games
Jordan Brown experienced reviewed
Downfall - Spy Mission by
Escape Room By Midgaard Event:
Played: 8 May 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 120:00 (800 points) Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingepic
Wow - absolutely epic, from the minute you set foot into the door you are totally immersed - unmissable if you are in Copenhagen!
