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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...

Review: The Haligonian - The Escaporium, Halifax

Room Story - from The Escaporium Enter the newly discovered private Halifax museum of Mr. P. Saul and find out what he has been the guardian of all this time! Key Stats Room Name The Haligonian Venue The Escaporium Location Halifax, UK Date 22/07/2018 Escape Time 53:17 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 - 6 Review We played Operation Moonshine at The Escaporium a short time ago. We really enjoyed that game so knew we had to go back and play their other game soon. The Haligonian is located in a different building just across the road from Operation Moonshine in the historic Piece Hall. On the day we visited, there was a food festival (Chow Down) taking place in the centre of The Piece Hall with lots of different food and drink on offer. This is taking place on different weekends throughout the summer so it’s a great day out for food and escape room fans. The Haligonian (which means somebody who comes from Halifax) is a game ...

Review: Corruption - Lucardo, Rawtenstall

Room Story - from Lucardo You are a bunch of cops working on an operation to bust a notorious criminal gang known for car theft, robbery, kidnap and murder. Police headquarters have been tipped off about a hideout and will conduct a raid in 60 minutes’ time. The only problem? You’ve been corrupted and are working with the gang. You’ll need to sabotage the hideout, dispose of incriminating evidence and plant clues to lead your colleagues in another direction. Can you stay one step ahead of the law and escape without a prison sentence? Key Stats Room Name Corruption Venue Lucardo Location Rawtenstall, UK Date 09/07/2018 Escape Time 51:37 Team Size 3 My Recommended Team Size 3 - 5 Review Last time we visited Lucardo Rawtenstall, they told us a little bit about their new game that was opening soon and it sounded really interesting and different. So shortly after it opened, we went along to give it a go! The storyline of Corruption is cen...