We were joined on our sleeper train to Paris by young crime reporter Betty Willson. She had been given the task of investigating the theft of the Black Widow diamond. With the notorious Rag-Tag Crew as the only suspects, she had tracked them down to our train to Paris……………… More Escape from the Starline Express
The plan was to take a relaxing walk in the woods, but as the City Adventurers crossed the only bridge in we heard a loud “Whoosh”. We turned around to see the bridge had unexpectedly disappeared. We were trapped! And all of a sudden the forest began to look a lot darker and even a… More EXIT: The Enchanted Forest
I was searching for play at home escape room games and came across the UNDO series, which were described as being a card game similar to Deckscape games. Spoiler : It’s not a puzzle solving escape game. Having bought a couple of titles, we settled down to play UNDO: Cherry Blossom Festival Cherry Blossom Festival is one of… More UNDO – Cherry Blossom Festival
The City Adventurers had such a great time at “Robin of Lockskey” that a couple of us returned to Escapologic to play their Curio room the following week. We should have heeded the description “Be careful what you wish for” as we were bitterly disappointed. I know a lot of escape room bloggers think this… More CURIO
The City Adventurers headed to Nottingham, aka Robin Hood Country. So it made sense to play a Robin Hood Themed Escape Room. Luckily Escapologic offer a “Robin of Lockskey” adventure. The plot “The role of the modern day Sheriff of Nottingham is to protect and uphold the legend of Robin Hood. Now a group of… More Robin of Lockskey
City Adventurers escape reality and immerse themselves in a boulder-dashing, jungle-swinging 60 minutes at Clue Cracker… More Temple Quest
I came across an intriguing boxed game, Escape The Murder Mansion. It purported to be a Murder Mystery combined with an Escape Room. “Solve the puzzles, find the killer” it said on the box. As it was billed as a game for up to 8 people, we gathered a group of City Adventurers and opened… More Escape The Murder Mansion
While visiting Bourton-on-the-Water, we visited The Dragonfly Maze. Not just a maze but a maze with a treasure hunt. Would we be able to find the Golden Dragonfly? The Dragonfly Maze opened in 1997 and is a traditional yew hedge maze with a difference. The half a mile of pathways include 14 numbered clues of a rebus puzzle.… More The Dragonfly Maze
Recently we acquired a the Adventures of Robin Hood jigsaw by Bepuzzled. This is one of the Buried Blueprints From The Past range. This one features a detailed picture of Sherwood Forest as imagined by artist Al Lorenz. Turns out the puzzle picture is the same as on the box, so no real mystery in… More Buried Blueprints Puzzles From The Past
Yeehaw! The City Adventurers headed west…….well, west London. We moseyed down Watford high street and found themselves at Escape Hunt Watford. How could we resist their challenge to Escape The Wild West? Plot You are miners that have struck gold in the tiny frontier town of East Victoria. However word has got out about your discovery and… More Escape From The Wild West