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Review: The Distillery - Locked In, Edinburgh

Room Story - from Locked In Edinburgh Delve into the depths of modern day Summerhall, a cultural center for arts and alcohol lovers alike! We’ve partnered up with our neighbours at Pickering’s Gin to create a challenging and immersive experience- Locked in the Distillery. Your mission here is to uncover the identity of the disgruntled employee plotting against the Distillery, find out what they’re up to, save yourself and save the gin! Key Stats Room Name The Distillery Venue Locked In Location Edinburgh, UK Date 29/07/2018 Escape Time 43:22 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 - 5 Review On day two of our Edinburgh trip we headed to Locked In Edinburgh to play two of their games. We’d heard really great things about The Secret Lab, but since we were there, we also decided to play The Distillery as well. We’re really glad we did as it was actually our favourite game of the four we played on our weekend away. Locked In is

Review: Operation Spellbound - Can You Escape, Edinburgh

Room Story - from Can You Escape? The legendary magicians Morgana and Merlin are frozen in their eternal battle in a cave beneath the Kingdom of Avalon. Every 100 years the stars align, opening a portal to this cave, accessible only by the bravest knights. As the battle wages on, can one side finally triumph? Today is such a day and the hour now approaches! The powers of Merlin or Morgana are evenly matched and only you can break the tie. Does your team have what it takes to finally bring peace to King Arthur’s land, or will you remain trapped in time for the next century? Key Stats Room Name Operation Spellbound Venue Can You Escape? Location Edinburgh, UK Date 28/07/2018 Escape Time 52:46 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 2 - 4 Review This was the second of our two games at Can You Escape. After completing Operation Odyssey, we had a short wait whilst they reset the room before heading downstairs to take on Operation Spel

Review: Operation Odyssey - Can You Escape, Edinburgh

Room Story - from Can You Escape? As space cadets on the International Space Station you must race against time to ensure you fix the escape pod before it's too late. Houston received your distress call and has concluded that it was a meteor shower that struck the main ship a short time ago. The escape pod has also been damaged so you must first restore all of the systems before attempting an escape. Cadets, you need to hurry! The next meteor shower is predicted to strike in an hour so there is no room for error! Key Stats Room Name Operation Odyssey Venue Can You Escape? Location Edinburgh, UK Date 28/07/2018 Escape Time 45:24 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 -5 Review Due to our growing obsession with escape rooms, we planned a weekend away to Edinburgh to play a few rooms. This was the first room of four. We’d heard very good things about Operation Odyssey and after really enjoying another space themed game ( Interst