Room Story - from Compendium Bentham Asylum has been standing since the 1900's. In 1950 Bentham was given the nickname "Bedlam" because of the events that happened in those 50 years. And in 1974 Cell P23 was mysteriously locked without an explanation as to why. Bedlam has secrets that need to be uncovered. You and your team are top journalists and experts in your field. You have been tasked with uncovering the secrets that are held behind Cell P23's walls. Can you go undercover, get in the cell undetected and escape with the documents that will uncover the secrets of Bedlam? Key Stats Room Name Bedlam Venue Compendium Location Bury, UK Date 11/08/2019 Escape Time 53:38 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 2 - 4 Review Bedlam is Compendium’s 3rd room and is themed around an abandoned cell shrouded in rumours and mystery that some journalists infiltrate Bedlam asylum to explore. At the beginning of the game, one of the team is separated and taken...

Room Story - from Compendium Escape Rooms You and your friends are driving along route 66 when you notice your gas running low, a friend suggests to make a turn at the next set of crossroads to see if there is a gas station… you don’t find a gas station but decide to explore the one place you have discovered by taking that WRONG TURN…. Will you escape or will you spend your life regretting that wrong turn? Key Stats Room Name Wrong Turn v2 Venue Compendium Location Bury, UK Date 14/07/2019 Escape Time 54:33 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 - 5 Review Back in December 2018, we played the original Wrong Turn game. It instantly became one of our favourites because of the well themed and immersive atmosphere they’d created ( see original review here ). Fast forward to July 2019 and we found ourselves playing Wrong Turn again. Thankfully for my easily scared team mates, the original version of Wrong Turn had no live actors. In many ways, it’s actually a ...

Room Story - from Compendium You and your friends have been trusted by your uncle a retired medical professor to find and steal the Laboratory’s well-kept secret remedy needed to cure his wife Isabel. You have been you have been entrusted with all the information you need to gain entry to the lab but no idea how to find the antidote undetected and once inside you find yourselves trapped by the auto lock doors. Do you have what it takes to save a life and escape the lab with the antidote? Key Stats Room Name Laboratory Venue Compendium Location Bury, UK Date 20/01/2019 Escape Time 44:25 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 - 5 Review On our previous visit to Compendium, we played their first game Wrong Turn and it instantly became one of our favourite games. For a first game, we were so impressed with the level of story, immersion and quality of set. We were very excited to go back and play their new game Laboratory. The game’s st...

Room Story - from Compendium Escape Rooms You and your friends are driving along route 66 when you notice your gas running low, a friend suggests to make a turn at the next set of crossroads to see if there is a gas station… you don’t find a gas station but decide to explore the one place you have discovered by taking that WRONG TURN…. Will you escape or will you spend your life regretting that wrong turn? Key Stats Room Name Wrong Turn Venue Compendium Location Bury, UK Date 09/12/2018 Escape Time 46:58 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 - 5 Review Compendium is a new venue in Bury that’s only been open for less than 2 months at the time of writing. The place is designed and run by a couple of real enthusiasts, and our game history tells us that this usually results in excellent games. Bury is only a small town, but it’s strangely become a place with 3 different escape room companies (the others being Time Race and Trapped In)...