Gnu
118 escape rooms
I was going to chalk this one up as being “meh” as the puzzles themselves weren’t bad per se, but the lack of story & the fact that you get no sound or indication to let you know that what you’ve just done has unlocked the next stage etc, that we wasted a lot of time trying to complete puzzles needlessly as we’d already opened something- we just didn’t know it. As I moved through the more detailed review stages above, unfortunately I have to recognise that this one isn’t great. Like with some of their other rooms, the van would benefit from a little TLC & certainly doesn’t showcase how good their venue is overall. Top points for novelty value, but the broken things, lack of indication that anything has happened & lack of a story really didn’t inspire us.
Gameplay
The puzzles themselves were ok, but a lack of audible or haptic feedback meant you didn’t realise when you’d unlocked something, or that something had been effective, so we wanted lots of time trying to achieve things that we’d done- and when you realised it’s worked, you didn’t know what had caused that, so don’t know what to put in the used pile.
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Set in an old prisoner transport van. This is a small space & was a squeeze for two at times- I don’t know how 6 would fit?!
Story
There was no story given at all.
Difficulty
Easy
The puzzles themselves were easy, but several things were broken & the lack of feedback to say you’d done something made this a frustrating & prolonged experience.
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
Yes
A safe was broken so they bypassed it, and we entered the wrong code into a panel, yet somehow a door opened- so we don’t know what happened there. Speakers were also broken so they used walkie talkies- though to be fair this fits the theme ok.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
You need to be able to get up steps to get in & into tight spaces.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Plenty of free on site parking.
