Contraption

Contraption

Mostly positive (65 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Strange machinery breathes in the stillness of the laboratory. Bubbles rise in a mysterious green liquid. Cogs tick. Gears clank. And in the air, the unmistakeable sound of fear... As your breathing stills, and your pulse slows to normal, you take a look around. What happened here? It looks like the previous occupant of the room has left in a gg hurry. But why? Your eyes grow used to the dusty light, and you begin to make out the discarded pieces of arcane mechanisms. There has to be a pattern, a code, something to show you the way out. Contraption was the first of our Nottingham escape rooms, and its fiendish ingenuity has given it legendary status! Can you put the clues together before the clock hits zero? You'll need a combination of wits, nerve and inspiration to beat the machine and find your way out. With false steps and wrong turns waiting to confound you, the only way to outwit Contraption is to work together. Use your team's skills to solve physical and mental puzzles, crack cryptic codes, and unravel the secret escape route left behind by the mysterious inventor. Will you solve the riddle of this fiendishly-designed Nottingham escape room? Or will the last sound you hear be the cogs of the lock, as they turn and seal you in forever? Join the intrepid souls who have tried to defeat Contraption. Many have attempted the challenge. But this room is smart. Some might even say... it's alive...

  • 2-5
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (65)

Mostly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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Samcrashb4

58 escape rooms

A beautifully decorated charming room, with the perfect old worldly soundtrack playing throughout! Escapologic have yet again created an immersive and fun experience! We did find however that the gameplay was very linear, which as a team of two was not much of an issue but in larger groups it would mean people are stood around with nothing to do! Despite this the room flowed well and we had a great time solving some clever puzzles we hadn’t seen before! Our GM Dan was excellent and our game went brilliantly!

Gameplay

Enjoyable gameplay but extremely linear again, in larger groups there wouldn’t be a lot to do!

Atmosphere
Customer service
Game tech

Mechanical

Jan 18, 2025 | Experienced Jan 18, 2025

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AmyBean

221 escape rooms

One of escapologics easier games. We really enjoyed some of the more physical aspects of this game. Some nice surprises during game play too!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Game tech

Mechanical

May 30, 2024 | Experienced Aug 21, 2021
@CPHibbard
CPHibbard

39 escape rooms

A typical Escapologic set; fantastic detail and immersion that really takes you to a dark and dingy room with a contraption at centre stage. A great game with some clever puzzles, the only thing that felt a little negative was the climax of the game being a little flat. Nonetheless, this is a typical escapologic game and one not to be missed!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking

Easy

Oct 17, 2022
@Gnu
Gnu

118 escape rooms

Our first game as a pair & we had no idea what to expect- but we didn’t expect the ending & it made us both jump! The room literally & figuratively centres around, unsurprisingly, a contraption which we loved & loathed in equal measure during the room. A brilliant escape introduction with great staff, this isn’t as complicated as some of Escapologic’s other offerings but is still well worth visiting.

Gameplay

Finale was fun & made us jump!

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Very

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Jun 19, 2022 | Experienced Mar 23, 2016

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