Tag Archives: atmospheric

Adventox: Alcatraz: No Way Out

London, Apr 2017

It really lifts a game when the physical location has been decorated with care and skill. When the designers have put in the work to include clever, creative ideas that not only go beyond just ‘solve a puzzle to get the code for a padlock’ but also s… (more)

FunEscape: Lost Girl

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This room started with great promise. After an interesting initial setup in the first room, I was very disappointed with the remainder.

They had gone for a dark room, which can be done very well; this wasn’t. At least two of the torches weren’t pow… (more)

Quest Hunt: Follow the White Rabbit

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This is Quest Hunt’s entry level game that is designed for beginners but which is also fun for more experienced groups.

On entering this room, we were immediately struck by the appropriate theme. There is a particularly nice feature in the centre wh… (more)

Quest Hunt: Space Odyssey

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This is Quest Hunt’s most challenging room. It starts off with an amusing introduction video which set the scene well.

This was the fourth space themed game I’ve done. It had some lovely puzzles and in particular a nice feature in the middle of the … (more)

Team Exit: Spy at the President’s

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Billed as Team Exit’s harder game, it started and ended strongly, but had weak points through the middle. The briefing (pay attention!) instructs you to deactivate the lasers in the room, which give a very impressive atmospheric start; similarly the … (more)

Escapers: Tomb of the Dragon

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Poland has a very established directory / rating site for escape rooms, and (at time of writing) Tomb of the Dragon holds the coveted number one spot in their list. For that reason we made the journey out to play it, even though it’s quite a long way… (more)

Black Cat Escape Rooms: Bunkier (Bunker)

Warsaw, Mar 2017

An avalanche has unearthed the entrance to a lost Nazi bunker that may contain hidden gold, and for reasons I never quite grasped you have a one hour time limit to find it and get out.

Appropriately, this begins with you needing to break into the ac… (more)

Black Cat Escape Rooms: Dom Mordercy (Murder House)

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This is not a game for the squeamish. Content warning: expect graphic imagery of nudity and mutilation.

Horror themed rooms are often gratuitously low-lit. This one hits a good balance, dingy enough to be atmospheric but with enough visibility to se… (more)

Thinking Outside The Box: Merlin’s Mystery

Peterborough, Feb 2017

It was with some wide-eyed excitement that I booked a slot for three at Merlin, Thinking Outside The Box’s second room. Excitement mainly because their previous room “Stranded!” is one of my favourite UK rooms and I had been checking their page every… (more)

Escape Peterborough: Witchcraft and Wizardry

Peterborough, Feb 2017

Second in our play through of Escape Peterborough’s new trio of rooms was “Witchcraft and Wizardry”… and as a certified muggle, I can say for certain it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Harry Potter. Honest. Maybe. Possibly 😉 I can sa… (more)