Tag Archives: memorable puzzle

Marvo Mysteries: M.A.R.V.O. Induction

Bournemouth, May 2017

The minute I walked into Marvo I got a sense of the quality of room I was to expect. An intricate foyer area contained artefacts and detailed decoration. Even before the game itself started properly, we were led down a secret passage to a highly orna… (more)

Escapologic: Curio

Nottingham, May 2017

One of the challenges of writing reviews of escape rooms is giving a clear impression of the experience while avoiding spoilers. There are some rooms where this is particularly difficult because that means I can’t talk about a core element of the roo… (more)

Can You Escape: Operation Odyssey

Edinburgh, Apr 2017

Operation Odyssey is one of two games at Can You Escape, and got off to a good start when the operator gave the surprisingly detailed initial briefing in character. The level of costume was simple but the effort adds to the game. The briefing include… (more)

Dubrovnik Escape Room: Save King’s Landing!

Dubrovnik, Apr 2017

Dubrovnik’s first escape room draws on the city’s alter ego as King’s Landing in Game of Thrones, and while you don’t need any knowledge of the TV series or books, fans will enjoy the references to events in those.

Stepping into this room gave a rar… (more)

Clockwork Dog: Loop

London, Mar 2017

Hidden behind a non-descriptive shop front facade, the staff greeted us in a very friendly way and in full character. Some reservations I had about the small waiting area were quickly dispelled, since it immediately felt like we were in an immersive … (more)

Dom Zagadek: Pyramid

Warsaw, Mar 2017

As with the other game at this venue, the design is very true to the theme but less to the story – purists who object to finding an array of modern padlocks, a hint TV screen and other anachronisms inside the inner chamber of an ancient… (more)

Dom Zagadek: Back to the Future

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Sometimes rooms suffer from a malfunction, or are affected by something not being reset quite right at the start of the game. When we played this room both things happened – and despite that it still managed to be hugely enjoyable.

The backstory is … (more)

Room Escape: Medieval

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This was our third room by Room Escape, and when we booked it the staff member was super-excited for us, without explaining why. It soon became clear when we entered the room. After the initial video briefing, the lights came on and we were surrounde… (more)

Room Escape: Laboratory

Warsaw, Mar 2017

We’ve now done a few lab style rooms, both good and bad, and this fell towards the upper end. Going in we got the expected feel – lots of lab style props to play around with.

There were a nice variety of physical/mechanical puzzles, searching and lo… (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)