Super new venue offering an impressive, immersive WWII codebreakers game. Well worth checking out, not just for fans of the genre and modern history students. Read more, here…
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Robin of Lockskey – Escapologic – Nottingham
Cute name, cute game, a fun physical quest for a medieval golden arrow. An amazing venue with enthusiastic staff, incredibly creative sets and unique gameplay. Truly the stuff of legends. Read more about how we got on (can you tell we liked it?) here…
Inbound – Escape Hub – Maidstone
It has been bugging me what this game reminded me of. Have finally worked it out – Kirkgate, a recreation of a Victorian street, in the York Castle Museum, which made a strong impression on me as a kid. I could see this immersive World War II set game providing families with some equally good memories. Read more here…
The Duke – Locked – Luton
Operation Magnus – Escapologic – Leicester
A trip back in time for this post – not just back to the 1940s but also back to 2019, when we actually played this game. Promise it was definitely worth the wait (well, the game was anyway, making no guarantees about the quality of my review).
*Chernobyl Light Vol 1 & 2 – Wild Child – Home Play Game*
An intriguing and sometimes challenging entry into the puzzle world – not an online Escape Room by any stretch of the imagination, but an offering that would probably be appreciated by those who enjoy those kind of games, both real-life and virtual. A complex product around a tragic subject… read more here
Our Finest Hour – Escape Hunt – Watford
Our first Real Life Room back after lockdown and we have to defeat the Nazis to save the country from total annihilation. No pressure. Did we use our hiatus to fine-tune our Alan Turing-levels of genius? Or were we “Don’t tell him, Pike” kind of rusty? Find out here…
*The Warp Core Part II (Dungeons of Camelock) – Clue HQ – Home Play Game*
Got a backlog of reviews to post, so apologies for the incoming Spam-a-lot. Let’s start with a bit of Camelock – not imprisoning dromedaries, rather a fun time-travel spin back to the Knights of the Round Table. Read more here…
*Clue Kingdom – The Panic Room Online – Home Play Game(s)*
Dear reader, a bargain for you today – six reviews in one. Bit of a cheat, but I have rolled up all of The Panic Room Online’s multi-part Clue Kingdom series into one easily digestible word bundle. This fantasy puzzle saga is an excellent long-play option for ….well, read more about it here...
The Secret Hut – Don’t Get Locked In – Bedford
Gimlet. Negroni. Vesper. Aviation. Gibson. Tom Collins. Long Island Iced Tea. Singapore Sling.
Just making plans about what to do with our prize. If you like the sound of these cocktails, and if you just tried to make an anagram with their initial letters, then we have the game for you – click here to find out more.
Granny & the Anthropomorphic Panda Avengers...Escape! 