AtlantisThe Escapement BroadstairsEscape roomIRLTruely impressive game. The set design and effort put into this game is phenomenal. Truely a class of it's own. The puzzles themselves were fairly standard and there were some fun active bits. I would say it's a shame it's gone and I would suggest anyone to go do it but the actual gameplay didnt stand out.
Pirates of PolarisThe EscapementEscape roomIRLThis was mine and my partner's first escape room. We went with two seasoned escapers. The host was very welcoming and was superb in character. The room was very well made and maintained. All the puzzles worked and the puzzles progressed well. There were a few we got stuck on but eventually made it out in good time with no hints. Set design and puzzles were fun.
The Disappearing Duchess - Chapter 1Exciting Escapes - BasingstokeEscape roomIRLGreat game. Unique intuitive puzzles. Game mechanics I have experienced before. Good combination of logical thinking and physical puzzles. Love that this is one of a series. We completed the first 2 parts in one day.
The Disappearing Duchess - Chapter 2Exciting Escapes - BasingstokeEscape roomIRLReally fun. Second game in the series. Set design was stop notch and game play was enjoyable.
Pirates Of The Stormy SeasEscape Kent - CanterburyEscape roomIRLAbsolutely loved this room. Probably still my favourite. Fun and intuitive puzzles, everything worked as it should and the game kept expanding in such imaginative ways. We were a group of 5 rookies but managed to get out just in time. The puzzles were challenging but logical and doable.
Silence Is a VirtueExciting EscapesEscape roomIRLPremise for the game was interesting and added game "rule" was fun. Some puzzles were difficult to work out and we solved some by accident. A few puzzles didn't work and I managed to skip one entirely and solve the one after it that need the first answer. Set was good and the puzzles at this venue always have cool room mechanics.
Magna Carta MurderEscape In The TowersEscape roomIRLSet in the historic West Gate Towers. Really cool to be in this place after dark, spatters of history and brilliant acting by the host.
The Bank JobThe Bank Job BroadstairsEscape roomIRLI really didn't enjoy this game. Some of the puzzles didn't work properly and we're not intuitive at all. The remainder of the puzzles I didn't really find that enjoyable and found it difficult to follow what was going on. The two other people I played with said it was okay but also found the initial puzzle that didn't work well frustrating and cost us unnecessary time. Other people I know that have played had the same issue.
Raider Of the Lost TombEscape Kent - CanterburyEscape roomIRLWaited ages for this game to come out only to be disappointed once we played it. Props and environment were very impressive but was massively let down by broken mechanics and confusion over puzzle completion. This game was fun, had you running around and exploring things but one of the puzzles just didn't seem to work, regardless of what we did and then randomly was solved, despite us having already done that combination. At one point out team had split and we were doing 2 puzzles, we evidently solved one (noise indicating completion) but there was no way to know what one so spent ages fiddling with both. Active parts means this may be harder for people without good mobility. One of the puzzles simply did work (broken part) which really ruined the vibe at this was at a crucial point.
The Voices We HearExciting EscapesEscape roomIRLAbsolutely loved this game. First scary one we did! Environment was spot on, everything worked great. Game mechanics introduced make it exciting and challenging.
