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Escape London: Da Vinci

London, Nov 2016

As you might expect in a Da Vinci room, the objective is to recover the Holy Grail. The action is set in a study and the decor tied in nicely with the theme. It is a fairly linear room so best done with a smaller team. Clues are requested by waving a… (more)

Escape London: Area 51

London, Nov 2016

This was my first Escape London room and while I found it enjoyable overall, there was nothing that genuinely stood out or got me particularly excited.

It is a very linear room and therefore best suited for smaller teams. As with most first-generat… (more)

Thinking Outside The Box: Stranded

Peterborough, Dec 2017

New to the Cambridgeshire scene, Stranded is a desert island themed escape room, located in central Peterborough.

As usual for the local rooms, myself and ‘Mrs Chris’ signed up as a dynamic duo, hoping for a nice relaxing hour of escapism on a rath… (more)

Cross Roads Escape Games: The Fun House

California, Jan 2017

2nd on my mini tour of Los Angeles area Escape Rooms was The Fun House at Cross Roads Escape Rooms. This room is based in the Anaheim area, not that far from Disneyland. Quite apt, given the Fun House pokes a sarcastic stick at the Circus/Magic/Fanta… (more)

Lock’d: Grandpa’s Last Will

London, Jan 2017

The theme here is straightforward. Your recently deceased grandfather has left you a fortune – but the old man clearly had a sadistic streak, since he’s hidden it behind a series of puzzles and given you an hour to find it before you’re arrested for … (more)

Puzzlescape: The Diamond Hunt

Norfolk, Dec 2016

Based in Dereham, Norfolk, this room is somewhat off the beaten path, and turned out to have been set up by a father and son who discovered escape games and decided to build their own.

As you might guess it’s a relatively low-tech, low-budget build … (more)

Puzzlair: The Secret Agent Room

Bristol, Nov 2016

This room seemed fairly traditional on the surface. The theme was very cold-war spy, and well implemented – without too many distractions. (But with a satisfying number of James Bonds watching you work!)

The puzzles suited the theme all the way thro… (more)

Hell in a Cell

Bristol, Nov 2016

Hell in a Cell is a room for a large team, and makes heavy use of darkness and atmospherics. The puzzles would be mostly pretty easy in a brightly lit room… but they’re mostly pretty easy anyway, because the staff push you hard in the right directi… (more)

Puzzlair: The Warehouse of Jack Travis

Bristol, Nov 2016

Puzzlair do old-school escape rooms – by which I mean this room was a long sequence of padlocks. But if that sounds like lazy design, it’s not, at least in this case. The decor is stripped down but on-theme, and the puzzles are varied and satisfying…. (more)

Cluequest: PLAN52

London, May 2016

Cluequest are clearly a professional outfit and whilst the initial welcome might be a bit rushed, the staff clearly try to take care of you once you get going. Plan 52 is the first of 3 rooms, and it’s worth saying that whilst I could take or leave t… (more)