This blog previously appeared on City Adventurers. Having tried and loved the free online game – The Disappearance of DJ McDee – by Cluecracker, we bought their next online adventure – Escape from Extinction Island Escape from Extinction Island For this game, you are an apprentice palaeontologist based in Kent, working on a top secret project.… More Escape from Extinction Island
To get used to the way their online games work, Cluecracker offer a free 30 minute game. The story casts you as a dedicated fan of local celebrity DJ McDee. He is due to release his Number 1 album at a once in a lifetime gig. Unfortunately when you arrive, ticket in hand, you can see something’s… More The Disappearance of DJ McDee
ESCAPE FROM HOME There are three free online adventurers available from escapefromhome. They take place a week apart and see you escape from home to a mystery place where you have to solve puzzles. Your adventure always starts with you entering a magical wardrobe….. THE EGYPTIAN ESCAPE and A PIRATE’S PROBLEM are both easy. GLOBAL GATEWAY… More Online adventures for all the family
With an escape room in a box, instead of being locked in a room, you solve puzzles to complete a mission while sitting around your table. Exit: The Game escape rooms can be played once as some of the puzzles require you to cut up or fold components. Review of Exit the game – The… More Exit – The Polar Station
We have our very own pop up escape room…….that will have to wait for a while! Designed to be launched at the Go Travel show in April, we had to put our plans on ice as the country went into lockdown. We hope to launch at the Go Travel Show in September 2020. For this… More Escape The Stately Home!
As visits to the Magic Kingdom are not possible at the moment, Inside The Magic are offering a Virtual Escape Room, full of Disney magic and problem solving. Although put together for the whole family to play together, the clues are also set up for solo gameplay. So I tried playing this alone. It suggests… More Unlock Disney World! – A Virtual Escape Room
The Mystery At the Stargazers Manor is another escape room in a box. Made for 3-8 players, this one is by ThinkFun. Although the box recommends a 90 minute playing time, that is for 6 to 8 players. Reading the introductions suggested the game would take a smaller team around 2 hours to play. So… More Mystery At the Stargazers Manor
Dead Man on the Orient Express is part of the third season of EXIT games. It is categorized as a hard level and we did find it harder than some of their other games. Again the box contains an information booklet and few decks of cards. You can only play the EXIT Games once, as… More EXIT: Dead Man on the Orient Express
The Pharaoh’s Tomb EXIT Escape Rooms In A Box can only be played once as some of the pieces are destroyed during play, unlike the Deckscape game. Depending on the game, you may need to cut, fold or draw on some of the components. True, once you’ve played the game, you should know how to… More Exit: The Pharaoh’s Tomb
With an escape room in a box, instead of being locked in a room, you solve puzzles to complete a mission while sitting around your table. One range of escape rooms in a box is the EXIT range of Escape Rooms In A Box.The first Exit game we played was “Exit: The Abandoned Cabin”. Each game… More Exit: The Abandoned Cabin