As a Lancastrian (let’s not bring Greater Manchester into this) I’m contractually obliged to hate Yorkshire. But in reality I don’t mind it at all (some parts are actually quite nice). If for nothing else, it gave substance for one of my all-time favourite comedy sketches: This last weekend …
I’ve put off writing this post for far too long. Unfortunately that means the ‘enthusiasm’ which I used to fuel the criticism in the earlier sections has long since waned, now that I want to be positive. But they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so hopefully these …
For someone who doesn’t get a lot of time to blog I seem to be spending a lot of time on one subject, eh? Now that I’ve got all that qualifying stuff off my chest I can hopefully be a little more objective. This post will be about the Red …
As I was putting the finishing touches to part 2 of my Red Bull Mind Gamers Recap yesterday I was quite content that most of my (carefully-considered, composed) ranting was over. This chapter was intended to be a quick overview of how we struggled, or not, with the other puzzles and …
Okay, I know why you’re here. You want to see me pass some opinion on the Red Bull Mind Gamers World Championship. Maybe even get ‘controversial’. Maybe, but first: I want to talk about biscuits. Wait, what? Stay with me here. While we were out in Budapest a much bigger …
I know a lot of people are clambering for information and opinion on the Red Bull Mind Gamers World Championship which I participated in last week. I’ll do what I can, and hopefully connect people to other relevant content. But the question is where to start? I don’t have the …
This review of Revenge of the Sheep was based on a visit from April 2016. What comes after puzzles, theming and story? That’s open to interpretation. The theoretical ‘fourth generation’ is about somehow going beyond the normal definition/expectation of an escape game. It’s a very exclusive club at the moment: …
This review of Operation Blacksheep is based on a visit from April 2016. In the beginning there were puzzle rooms. There was no explanation to what you were doing other than “solve puzzles to get a code that will open the exit”. Then there came theming. There was still no …
This review of Armageddon is based on a review from January 2017. What a difference an hour/year makes. After spending the last game with the ghost of escape rooms past, Gamescape’s newest room felt more at home in the modern (end of the) world: Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid …
This review of Prison Cell is based on a review from January 2017. The most exciting part of this game came after we’d escaped. We asked the owner of Gamescape if they had any plans for new rooms and they said Prison Cell would be swapped out later this year. I think …
