Now we’ve got all that “serious” stuff out of the way, we can get on to the main reason the Escape Room World Championships is so good; the unserious stuff! This post is both the easiest to write and the hardest to do justice, but never mind all that, let’s…
The Red Bull Escape Room World Championships culminated in an actual escape room being played. Imagine that! If you just want to see what it looked like, you can watch some not very popular YouTubers playing it below (with cameo appearance from my teammate, Sera, doing a good job of…
21 of the 22 competing teams for the Red Bull Escape Room World Championships 2019 met up in London on Thursday 11th April (the 22nd team, Switzerland, would arrive the following morning). We knew from the information we’d seen in advance that the semi-final stage would be very different from…
When I tell people I’ve participated in the Red Bull Escape Room World Championships they usually say “there’s an escape room world championship?!” So before I delve into the details of the experience, I thought it would be worthwhile explaining what it is, as much as it’s understood by anyone.…
In January I played one room (and it wasn’t very good). In February I played three rooms (and they were ‘preview screenings’ so I didn’t review them). In March I played 18 rooms in eight days (so here we go!)! London Professor Oxford’s Experiments @ Escapeland (aka Escape Rooms London)…
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…
A little later than planned but better late than never, right? Episode 2 of Escape From Reality is now live, below or via your preferred podcasting service/app. In this episode Ken and I: Talk about Bad Clown from Escape Quest Discuss ‘non-binary win conditions’ and other ways rooms can be…
I’d normally leave news and events from the escaping community to ExitGames, but as he’s on intermission at the moment and this event is fast approaching I’m stepping in just this once. The second Great Escape UK Unconference will take place on Monday 25th April 2016. The location hasn’t been clarified…
Please note this review is based on a visit in May 2015. I’m still playing catch up with my reviews. What’s the definition of a tough act to follow; James Bond after Sean Connery? Man Utd Manager after Sir Alex Ferguson? Anyone attempting to sing a Queen song? In the…
