Trials of Wisdom

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

Witch’s Kitchen

Over Christmas we took a woodland walk and discovered a delicious mushroom. Taking a tiny bite, our world started to spin and we realized that the mushrooms were poisonous! Falling into a large hollow, we found ourselves in a witch’s woodland kitchen. But would we be able to find an antidote to the mushroom and… More Witch’s Kitchen

Escape from the Museum

Loading up with Christmas goodies in Sainsbury’s (other supermarkets are available) I came across their Mini Escape From The Museum Game. 12 puzzles to solve for 1+ players. As “Anto Sharp” would say, “Ooh, that’s going straight in my basket”. The box contains a pack of cards, plus a map of the museum, inventories, a… More Escape from the Museum

TimeQuest Kids

Following the success of their Print + Cut + Escape games, Cluequest now have a Print + Cut + Escape game aimed at a younger audience. They suggest secret agents aged 8 – 13 be dispatched to solve the Time Quest challenge, but were happy to let us “middle-aged P’s” have a go. So we… More TimeQuest Kids

Who Dunnit!

The City Adventurers are quite proud of their detective skills and so we settled down to play “Who Dunnit? – Mystery at the Museum” by YULU. The box said suitable for 2 to 4 players but actually it meant 2 players, or 4 players playing as 2 teams. The story goes that, during a blackout,… More Who Dunnit!

Haunted Manor House

Ghost Hunting South Africa invited the City Adventurers to undertake an investigation at a Haunted Manor House. Mrs Grimborn had recently moved into her dream home; a 17th century manor house on a historic wine estate in the Western Cape. However, there had been strange happenings in the home since Mrs Grimborn’s arrival. These included… More Haunted Manor House