The City Adventurers were tasked with tracking down Roy Marshall, a missing casino cheat who vanished from his Las Vegas jail cell. Were we up to the task? We were actually playing an at home escape-room puzzle by The Mystery Agency. For this title, The Vanishing Gambler, we received a box themed around a missing casino… More The Mystery Agency – The Vanishing Gambler
People who play escape rooms like puzzle solving. However, they may prefer different types of puzzles. Some prefer tech, while some are more tactile. Some hate padlocks while other hate searching the room. Yes, there are many different types of puzzle solvers and many different types of groups. Some are happy to take clues and… More What kind of people play escape rooms?
Southampton is well known as a port city, but in the world of aviation it also known as the birthplace of the Spitfire. In 1940, following the bombing of the Vickers Supermarine Factories at Woolston, Spitfire production was dispersed to more than 30 sites in and around Southampton. It is therefore fitting that there is a… More Operation: Spitfire
The City Adventurers played a lot of online escape room games during the pandemic but haven’t played many since. We’ve returned to physical games and still play boxed games. However, I have just seen a range of online escape room games by masters of mystery. The website notes that their Escape Room games are a… More The Curse of Vendrick
Behind The Curtain is a magic themed adventure to play at home. It is produced by the Deckscape team. We’ve always enjoyed playing Deckscape games and were looking forward to this. Unfortunately, this game was not as good as we expected! As usual the box contains a single deck of 60 cards. This time there… More Behind The Curtain
One of the ports The City Adventurers visited on our festive cruise was Rouen. A beautiful city with ancient buildings, cobbled streets and lots of history……Talking of history, we were surprised to find ourselves on a time travelling quest to help Merlin the enchanter. According to Arthurian legend, after King Arthur’s death, Excalibur was returned to… More The Enchantment of Excalibur
Escape the Room is a mixture of board game and puzzle solving. Each person is given a character to play and to move around the board. They all have back stories and secret skills that can be brought into play as the game progresses. There are a number of escape scenarios to play so it… More Looking for a puzzle solving family board game?
It’s Christmas Eve at the North Pole. Santa and the elves are just loading the sleigh when Mrs Claus realises that the reindeer are missing…..In fact the reindeer have been kidnapped! Can you help Mrs Claus and the elves find all the reindeer in time for Santa’s flight around the world? This is an online… More The Mystery of the Missing Reindeer
The City Adventurers played the Escape Room Board Game! This is a fairly co-operative board game and unlike an Escape Game, it can be replayed numerous times. There are 6 types of puzzles to solve as your team work your way around the mystery house. You need to find passwords by solving clue cards. The… More Race to Escape Board Game
As old friends gather for the evening to share stories it becomes clear that something evil is at work. Is this due to supernatural forces? Or is there another explanation? Play the game, discover the stories and solve the mystery. The Plot You are at an old spooky manor house at the invitation of Freddy… More Helloween – An Online Mystery Adventure