We had a blast at the Shakespeare Script Room. Dee our game master was wonderful and so helpful…read more Out of the 17 escape rooms I've completed I would put this in the top five. The room is well themed and the difficulty level was good. There was only two of us playing and with Dee's help we got out with 8 minutes to spare. I 100% recommend.

What could be better than being locked in a room for an hour on a Friday night? Now, I am fully…read moreaware that that could sound like some peoples personal hell, but I totally dug my escape rooms experience.... I had first heard about Escape Rooms after two of my Elites had visited one on their honeymoon in the US. I was actually clueless about the whole thing before they had explained it's kinda like your own little detective experience with a goal of figuring out a mystery and getting out within a certain time. I don't know about you, but after years of watching Castle, CSI, Elementary and Jonathan Creek - I fancy myself a little bit of an expert when it comes to sleuthing and I fancied my chances at having a go at figuring out a mystery myself. I got a top notch team together (me, Dan, Lucy, her partner Dan and Mike) and off we set to solve a mystery and escape. First thing to note is that if you're not 100% familiar with the Jewellery Quarter, it might be a little tough to find. As a guide, head to St Paul's Square, follow the path towards the arches (heading past Anderson's and Oliver James Salon), cross the road, head under the arch and it's situated on Henrietta Street (to your right hand side). If you're coming in from Constitution, take the road opposite the Hen and Chickens to your left. I have uploaded a photo for recognition purposes. We had booked online (highly recommended as this place gets busy) and we were greeted by the lovely Jordan who explained the rules to us. You get 60 minutes to get yourself out and are handed a radio to ask for clues if you need them (you can have up to 6 clues). We had opted for the "Dr Wilson's Office" room (rather than the horror themed scenario - "Room 13") and after a brief explanation about instructions, got locked in and told to have fun. Now, I'm not going to spoil the experience for you... but be prepared to use all your noggin to figure this one out. The rules are clear and it's lots of fun, but you will need to use some of the clues to escape (unless you're some kind of genius). Our team managed to escape with 7:33 left on the clock and only 3 clues used. The best record ever was a team who had tried many escape rooms all over the world and only used 2 clues and had 18 minutes to spare. I loved this intense, immersive experience. I would recommend getting a team together (a team of 5 is £70 - so £14 each) and giving it a go as something different to do on an evening and weekend. We enjoyed ourselves so much, we're going back to try out Room 13. Stay tuned to see if we manage to get that one!

I'm crazy about escape room, however, came across Escape Room Adventures by chance when looking for…read morepromotions on Black Friday. And I don't regret it - we had a blast! Originally we booked just two games, however, after playing the first one we realised that two are not enough so asked the game master if can play all three;) Excellent use of logic puzzles and technology, and our GM was super helpful! Decorations are superb as well- full immersion;) We thoroughly enjoyed all three, hard to pick favourites, probably the Conflict of kings.

For our yearly outing as a business, we offered to treat all the staff out for a night of an Escape…read moreRoom! Everyone was super excited of course including myself. :) We were split into two seperate rooms, but starting at the same time. It was a good experience to work under extreme pressure with the staff, as it allowed for me to see their strengths and weaknesses. But of course, it was just pure FUN!!!!! Would recommend for groups and businesses!

BREAKOUT CHESTER: Breakout Chester is a franchise of…read moreBreakout Manchester. That should tell you something immediately. These aren't unique rooms and it even states on the website that certain rooms are replicas of the Manchester location. Upon arriving we were greeted by a girl who is friendly enough but appeared rushed, then ushered by another staff member downstairs who reeled off a briefing that was word for word the exact same text from their website, vaguely outlining requirements that may be asked of us in the room as well as explaining it's storyline. She then prompted twice "shall we get you into the room then?" which made us again feel a little rushed. "The room is called 'Forsaken'" she explains "Your relatives have invited you to their log cabin but when you arrive you discover they aren't there and it appears they're involved in some sort of satanic rituals". This story lasts for all of 1 paragraph, her labored dialogue once again pulled directly from the Breakout website and parroted to us. Very dissapointing as I had already read this when pre-booking. I was hoping for more engagement on their behalf. In summary; sub-mediocre showmanship and minimum Customer Service. I mean they didn't even have a coat hook for us let alone a meat hook (I asked and they told us to take our jackets wth us)! The room itself was the smallest one we've been to so far. Most we've been to are 2 rooms. This was one room and what can only be described as 2 closets attached it. Essentially a wooden box, the furniture was any old tat you could find from charity shops, a bookshelf and a tv in the corner which would later flash up graphics. To be honest nothing kept any theme or tried to replicate the rustic vibe of a real log cabin, and as we progressed through the clues the "satanic artifacts" were laughable. 6 mugs procured from any goth shop and a pentagram scratched into the floor. Rubbish. Can't really comment on the lighting as it was dark and rightfully so. Sound effects were passable, every so often the tv would flash on with some static or the occasional chanting of devilish mumbo-jumbo. At this point I'd like to point out we didn't actually complete this room, failing at the final clue. However this was nothing to do with our expectations or enjoyment factor. The previous week we did the Red Planet room in Telfords Xscape which we also lost. It hurt our pride a bit but we'd even go as far as to say it was still the 2nd best room we've done. The puzzles were a large part of what let Breakout Chester down. By nature there is a lot of padlocks and boxes, as it's a good way of stopping someone getting in to something. But this was ridiculous. Virtually every single clue was to find a number, which opens a spin lock, which houses a key, which opens a padlock. It got old fast. This lead to fatigue and lack of concentration and eventually you effectively stop caring "what comes next" because you already know. Another lock. They also only give you "lifelines" when they feel like it. Every other Escape we've been to give you a limited number which you can call out for at your own choosing. Fear factor wasn't present. It made the brain work a bit, but ultimately it was unsatisfactory across the board. I would not go again and would discourage anyone going to Breakout Chester and suggest they try another company, because as we've proven at Gross Angeles there are a lot of them, all over the world, all over place in almost every city. Staff Showmanship & Story: 3/10 Room and Props: 4/10 Clues and Puzzles: 4/10 Fear Factor: 2/10 Value for Money: 4/10 TOTAL: 17/50

Had a great time!!! My wife and I have done escape rooms in Florida and California, this was our…read morefirst in England and it was great!! Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Chester. Also the employee we worked with was named Becky, and she was outstanding!!!