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@matthew55
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matthew55

    (She/Her) | Edinburgh, Scotland

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    Philosopher's Stone

    Philosopher's Stone

    Game Over Escape Rooms - Edinburgh

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    This is probably a nice game for beginners, there are some nice tech elements but a very small number of puzzles (7 in total, by my count). The games at Game Over feel a lot like style over substance, the set looks amazing and it’s quite atmospheric but the puzzles are not complex. Wouldn’t recommend for enthusiasts, pricing for the games are high in comparison to other Edinburgh escape companies and definitely not worth the high price.
    Museum Heist

    Museum Heist

    Escape Livingston

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Pretty immersive and atmospheric, especially towards the end of the game! Puzzles weren’t too tricky but not super easy either, some nice tech elements included. Staff were great, really friendly and helpful.
    Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet

    Locked In Glasgow

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Got off to a bit of a slow start in this one with just two players as we got split up, but once we were into the main bit of the game there was only one point where we got stuck. That section was a little frustrating as it was more of a dexterity/aiming test rather than an actual puzzle, personally I’m not a big fan of challenges that have to be completed through some sort of physical element rather than by logic. Other than that it was a game that looked very cool, pretty atmospheric and had some nice puzzles.
    Superhero Training Academy

    Superhero Training Academy

    Padlox Escape Rooms

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    • IRL
    Our game was run by Kaz who was very nice, chatty and friendly! The gameplay was easy to follow, each pathway was signposted by a superhero and their colour so it never felt like we were wandering around trying to link things together. The puzzles were a great mix of physical, logic, memory, sensory, kept us on our toes.
    Misery

    Misery

    Escape Reality Glasgow

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    • IRL
    Not the strongest game at Escape Reality, escaped in just over 30 minutes and it only took that long because some puzzles were not well signposted or logical. Feels like there should be more puzzles and better signposting, but would give them the benefit of the doubt as I played in 2017 and it may have improved since then.
    Jail Break

    Jail Break

    Stirling Old Town Jail

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    This game seems like it means well and is trying to be good but it’s a wee bit tacked on to the Old Town Jail. I’m sure for people visiting the jail and the escape room as a package or those who book it spur of the moment while at the jail, who are not so escape room experienced, it’s a nice time. However, for us, we managed to complete it in around 30 minutes (annoyingly I don’t seem to have made a note of our time, but the GM said it was the best time she’d seen). We also managed to skip over two or three puzzles (which we were allowed to play through after got to the end of the game) because it seemed logical to us to link some elements together through details in the room that were obviously linked, but apparently we got there too early and should have taken a roundabout way there via some other puzzles! Not a difficult game by any means, but interesting to play if you’re visiting the jail.
    Magician's Heist

    Magician's Heist

    Eeek Escape Rooms

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    We had visited Eeek at their site in Linlithgow a few years ago and had a brilliant time, so we were very excited to see their new Glasgow site open. Magician’s Heist might be one of my favourite escape games ever, the theming was immersive, the puzzles were original, there was even an interesting way of entering the room! You can tell that a lot of love has gone into the rooms at Eeek, the rooms look amazing, all of the puzzles and units in the room are well crafted, even the clues that we were given were themed beautifully.
    School Of Magic

    School Of Magic

    Locked In Glasgow

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Loved the layout of the gameplay, it was very well signposted and easy to find what we needed to be working on. The set design of the game was great and there were some nice ‘magical’ elements! Was a little bit tricky for just two players, thought we almost weren’t going to make it but we did it with around 3 minutes to spare!
    Mystery and Moonshine

    Mystery and Moonshine

    Divergent Games Escape Rooms

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    • IRL
    We got an in-character introduction to the story which was very cool, some great acting and a great accent! The game itself looked very good, just like a PI’s office, the music was well themed and the puzzles were tricky but not too tricky. There are also some very cool tech elements/surprises, no spoilers here though! We did need a couple of hints along the way but managed to escape in time.
    The Anatomist

    The Anatomist

    Escape The Past

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    This game looked really good, pretty immersive set. The puzzles weren’t too difficult but required some teamwork and some out of the box thinking. Not a lot of technical aspects but that suits the olden day theming. Briefing was given in character, the GM was great and very friendly.