The City Adventurers were overjoyed to be asked to complete clueQuest’s newly developed agents training course. The mission began by explaining that a new technology had been designed called the Elastic Gateway Generator. We were required to protect it from villainous Professor Blacksheep. This print-cut-escape-mission had a number of egg references, starting with the name… More Operation E.G.G.
It is hard to believe how much time has passed since the City Adventurers were called upon to physically save the world from Professor BlackSheep. But we have continued to be actively engaged in stopping his nefarious activities. Throughout the pandemic, we have been honing our skills using the series of Clue Quest Print +… More Saving the world from Professor BlackSheep
Having played a number of Deckscape escape games, we came across another type of card based game by the same company. This time instead of escaping, we needed to solve a murder. Decktective Blood Red Roses is a co-operative card game for up to six players. The noise of a carriage breaks the silence surrounding… More Bloody Red Roses
Remember when you could go to theme parks and fairgrounds? The fun rides? The scary rides?…..Dark corridors, terrifying shrieks, bone-chilling monsters — sounds like a lot of fun, right? The City Adventurers thought it would be fun to ride on the haunted roller coaster at the amusement park…….But suddenly found themselves stuck in a really… More EXIT: The Haunted Roller Coaster
It seems so long ago that we tried an Unlock! Escape room in a box that we thought it was about time we tried another one (or three). Last time we played “Unlock!: The Island of Doctor Goorse” as a group of six. Now, due to lock down, we were playing as a group of two… More Unlock! 4: Exotic Adventures
It’s February and Love is in the Air…….. So it came as no surprise when Mr. and Mrs. Q’s helpful and reliable reconnaissance droid, MM7, starting to ask the questions all robots inevitably ask, “What is Love?” and “How do you know you’re loved?” Yes, the City Adventurers were back at Cluequest for another mission.… More Mechanics of the Heart
A few weeks ago we became the proud new owners of Harlequin House. I must say the Estate Agent from Clue Cracker seemed a little on edge as he welcomed us to our new place on moving day…… OK, so we hadn’t really bought an old haunted house. In fact we were playing another of… More The Haunting of Harlequin House
“Trapped! An Escape Room” is a virtual escape room available from Macmillan Cancer Support. The Plot You and your team are on yet another exciting expedition through the mountains. Tall trees and sheer drops into rocky valleys surround you. You are an experienced bunch, having trekked this remote part of the country before. However, none… More Trapped! An Escape Room
Last year some of the City Adventurers signed up for Red Herring Games virtual cruise. It included a murder mystery spread over two days, a cookery demonstration, an art workshop, a talk by three eminent mystery writers plus a Virtual Escape Room run by Simon Conrich from WildGoose. At the time we had not played… More Virtual Escape Room
City Adventurers were challenged to “Escape The House” set in the Sydney Opera House. This virtual escape room was designed by Escape This Podcast. The puzzles are fairly difficult but completing them gives you a real sense of achievement. The story begins when your show finishes and the audience are leaving the building. Instead of… More Trials of Wisdom