Tag Archives: Montreal

The thing about playing several Escaparium rooms in quick succession is that your standards adjust, and you come to take for granted the grand scale and extravagant effects that at any other time would leave your mouth agape. But then again, Forgotte… (more)

Along with the various TERPECAs this room has won, it also deserves to win something for most original game description. Instead of any story, Escaparium’s website gives you an EBay-style advert – for a secondhand wardrobe, of course. If the mention … (more)

I think I’ve now played at least half a dozen games set on a subway train, most of which used an actual refurbished subway train as the set, and I’m concluding that it’s far from my favourite setting. The familiarity of the surroundings is nev… (more)

I pretty reliably enjoy pirate-themed escape rooms; it’s a common theme and I’ve seen a wide variety of takes on the setting, from cheap and cheerful to wildly impressive. But playing Voodoo Queen makes me think of the M&S advertising tagline: this i… (more)

One of the big difficulties of reviewing escape rooms over a period of years is the degree to which they’ve changed. I remember games that struck me as outstanding ten years ago, but pretty ordinary a few years later, put in the shade by noticeably m… (more)