Tag Archives: search-heavy

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)

Exit Room: Dracula

Tallinn, Jun 2016

Dracula was both unusually search-heavy and also relied on semi-darkness, which isn’t a fantastic combination. To make it worse, one of the clues was hidden in a location that we assumed was intended to be off-limits.

It’s easy to blame a room when … (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)

Hint Hunt: Zen Room

London, Oct 2016

This is Hint Hunt’s second room and you can clearly see the difference from the first. Like the first room, you should expect quite a lot of searching, and the room is suitable for beginners. They have introduced some physical and mechanical puzzles … (more)

Hint Hunt: The Office of John Monroe

London, Sep 2016

One of the first rooms in London, I came to Hint Hunt quite late. As the name suggests, it is more focused on searching than other rooms. This is a good room for beginners with a mixture of puzzles and some fun use of technology. The theming is reaso… (more)