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
As part of the Harrogate Film Festival 2020, there is The Film Escape Room taking place 7th March to 15th March 2020 at the Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate. It is organised by Harrogate Theatres. What to expect Ever visited an Escape Room? Imagine that but with a film twist! You’ll be locked in a room full of tricks… More The Film Themed Escape Room at Harrogate
The latest card produced by the Puzzle Card company is The Treasure of Evelon Island. This time the company have set a map challenge. Open the “Urgent” envolpe, solve the clues and find the treasure. There are now four puzzle cards available. All are excellent quality and add a twist to the normal birthday greeting.… More Solve the Treasure of Evelon Island
The City Adventurers have experience of hunting down double agents, (Plan 52, Breaking The Law ) so we were excited to be asked to help MI6. Our assistance was needed to trace a double agent before they fled the country. This time our base of command would be an MI6 surveillance van, where we would have all… More City Adventurers try to save the country….again.
Our trip to Harrogate Beating Storm Ciara as it raced across the country we made our way to Harrogate and The Old Swan Hotel. Entering it’s revolving doors we found a friendly welcome and a warm foyer with a real blazing fire. That night we dined in the glass-ceiling-ed Wedgwood Restaurant. We were travelling in… More Agatha Christie in Harrogate
Exiting St Paul’s underground station, on our way to the Museum of London, we stumbled across another art trail through the City of London. At first we thought it was just a sculpture of large golden letters, but as we proceeded along the road we realised they formed a sentence – If You Turn….. It turns… More Art Trail Around the Corner In The City
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
This Christmas we got another Deckscape Escape Room in a box game. As before, with Deckscape – Test Time, it says on the box it is designed for 1 to 6 players. Again we decided to play as a couple. The game stars with a caution card telling you all the cards must be in… More The Fate of London – Deckscape