Published on May 18th, 2017 | by Dean Love
To be clear, there’s nothing particularly cryptic about Cryptic – those with an irrational fear of crosswords can still apply. Rather it’s another Escapologic trademark pun: this game is set in an old crypt. So something ... Read More →
Published on May 17th, 2017 | by Dean Love
We’d heard such good things about Escapologic, hence a Nottingham trip to play five of their games, starting with their very first: Contraption. Or Con-trap-tion as it’s styled in the logo. And it was good. It ... Read More →
Published on May 16th, 2017 | by Dean Love
There’s a couple of ways to look at the story behind Mindcrime. You’re entering the mind of a master criminal to find his username and password, which you can then use to steal all his money ... Read More →
Published on May 9th, 2017 | by Dean Love
Whereas History Mystery’s Archived Alive offered a whistle-stop tour through some of Norwich’s historical highlights, Archived Alive instead takes a deep dive into a genuine historical murder case. The gimmick here is that it’s set in ... Read More →
Published on April 28th, 2017 | by Dean Love
I loved the set-up for Archived Alive from the first time I read it, just for it’s glorious silliness: The City Historian is trapped in the archive vault. He ate the last fluff-covered boiled sweet from ... Read More →
Published on April 27th, 2017 | by Dean Love
The Book of Secrets is a masterclass in escape room design. Quite literally, it takes you on a whistle-stop tour of three different ways to design an escape room, yet rather than feel disjointed, somehow it ... Read More →
clueQuest, London – Operation BlackSheep
Escape Rooms, London – Pharaoh’s Chamber
Time Run, London – The Lance of Longinus
Clockwork Dog, London – Loop
Co-decode, Swindon – Professor Dunstan and the Search for the Ancient Statuette
clueQuest, London – Room 52
Escape Rooms, London – Room 33
Escape Land, London – Age of Steampunk
Clockwork Dog Presents, London – Langstroth’s Last Riddle
Escape Plan, London – The Adventure Begins