Tag Archives: good for beginners

Eureka Escape: Murder on the Night Riviera

Cornwall, Jul 2017

I’m not sure you could arrive at an escape room in a more apt manner than we did – travelling down overnight from London Paddington, on the sleeper train, fast asleep until waking to the view of St Michael’s Mount close to the venue, then walking str… (more)

Locked in a Room: Timelock

London, Jun 2017

Locked In A Room are the highest capacity escape venue in London, with 13 rooms capable of letting 78 people play simultaneously. That’s 13 rooms consisting of duplicate copies of each of two game designs, and of the two Timelock is their easier room… (more)

Handmade Mysteries: Poppa Plock’s Wonky Workshop

London, Apr 2017

During our introduction from Wynne, a mechanical toy / human, he asked us “Who’d pay real money to get locked in a room, just to get out of it again? With strangers!”. He has a point. I’d suggest he was a wind-up merchant, but he was, quite literally… (more)

Lock Paper Scissors: Rebel Revolt

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2017

Also (or previously?) known as Heist Party, Lock Paper Scissors appears to be an enthusiastic one-man operation providing escape room experiences as print-and-play downloads.

I’m reviewing this as a room-in-a-box game, but note that the intention is… (more)

Wrażenia: Czerwonej Królowej (Red Queen’s Court)

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Wrażenia had only been open for around a month when we visited, and Red Queen’s Court is their first and so far only game. It’s also the second game we played in Warsaw with an Alice In Wonderland theme.

They have a pricing gimmick that may appeal t… (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)

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)

Breakin’ Escape Games: The Flying Dutchman

London, Feb 2017

This pirate-themed room was described both as the easiest one at Breakin’, and the most kid-friendly, for which reason it was last on my list to play. Having now played it, it’s definitely the one I’d suggest for beginners, but it’s also a really fun… (more)

TimeQuest: The Bank

Copenhagen, Nov 2016

TimeQuest are in a great central location with a nice waiting area inside. Staff were very professional and attentive. There are several rooms to choose from, we played The Bank with five players (the maximum).

The aim of game is to steal the world’… (more)

ThinkFun Escape The Room: Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor

Room-in-a-box, Jan 2017

Stargazer’s Manor is the second ThinkFun boxed escape room we played, but is the first one they released, since in a fit of anarchic rebellion we decided to play them in reverse order.

Many of the comments on their other game apply here too, of cour… (more)