March 2022
Logic Box Escapes
The Mystery of Loke Lake (Closed)
Overview
This was our third visit to Logic Box before half our team decided to leave the bridgewater area (ruining our Bristol Airport drop off service, but that’s for another argument ) It is still quite new due to the pandemic plying a part in not being operational now where near as long as they should have been. We met with owner Tom and he recognised us immediately when we walked in and we caught up on his future plans.
Logic box based in an industrial estate, clearly signposted and with plenty of parking. Briefing given by Tom and Covid rules etc (we visited during pandemic) in a nice big reception area. We were given a scary looking doll and our brief of a missing boy and were led into into the room decorated out as a young boys bedroom.
With us previously coming here to complete the Christmas room that Loke Lake is used for, we knew what to expect from the general layout of the room and what might happen but this did not stop us being fully immersed into the theme with the room decorated out perfectly as a boys bedroom. There was no wear and tear in the room at all being so new and lighting was no problem at all. With it being a disappearance theme, there were some slightly eerie moments but none of them are scary or jumpy so there’s no need to worry about that.
If you like padlocks then you are in luck, there are a few padlocks in this room. However, there are a a good mixture along padlock styles so you are not running around trying codes in every lock. There is also a nice mixture of other puzzles thrown in to break up the padlocks and we did enjoy ourselves moving through them all. The end puzzle was not that surprising but joke the less it was a good ending to the game and the finish gave us a sense of accomplishment.
When we needed it, Tom gave us a nudge over a sound system. We managed to get through this room without much need of asking for a helping hand and luckily Tom knew us well enough that’ll hat he just left us to it and pushed us at a certain point that we were struggling to find something.
Round Up
We really enjoyed visiting Logic Box for the third time and being warmly welcomed once again by Tom. This room was really enjoyable and Al the team played their part in getting us out. The room flowed well and the puzzles were nice and challenging without us having to pull our hair out. The room is good for most escape room fans due to the types of puzzles included, with an added spooky element to it. We are looking forward to coming back when Tom has put his stamp on the place as he has so much space here for the future and we look forward to supporting him
Team: 4 Players
Time Escaped: 48:00
Success/Failed: Success
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Permanently Closed
March 2022
ExitRoom-Krakow
Wonderland
Overview
This was our second visit to ExitRoom having just completed the disastrous Sex mission. ExitRoom was a known name across a number of cities in Europe and we were looking forward to our two rooms booked in Krakow. We are glad we booked a second room straight after the first room we had done because the first one was so bad.
The location wasn’t that hard to find although it was down a side street off the main square, it is well signposted. You go up a dark staircase that makes you question your life choices at the time, but once inside, it was big bright and spacious. There is a large waiting area with lockers for your belongings and we were given a quick brief into what we were about to tackle. We were then taken into the room to start and we don’t know whether it was because Sex mission was so bad or whether Wonderland was that good, but we were all really pleasantly surprised with how the room was decorated and what we were walking into.
As soon as you walk in, you can see that effort has been put into making this a wonderland, very similar to well known character with a white rabbit. We even stood still and looked around the room for a good few seconds after the game had started because of how well it was decorated and the lower lighting with woodland noises just made us completely immerse ourselves into the experience. Throughout the game, the room continued to deliver in different props and decorations adding to the whole experience.
The puzzles were a really nice combination of locks, hide and seek, codes and games. All of us enjoyed large aspects of the puzzles and at no real point were any of us left watching each other complete tasks. The room was really linear but even with that, there was enough to do for all of us. The room opened up to allow us to spread out even further and the games forced us into separate locations where we had to rely on our communication to progress. The room was a lot of fun.
We can’t recall having to ask for help in this room but if we needed it there was a screen in the corner of the room with a timer that would come up with a message if we needed it. However, with our previous experience being so poor with the games master overseeing more than one room, we don’t know how reliable the clue system would have been.
Round Up
We were so glad we tried Wonderland after the disaster of Sex mission previously. Credit to ExitRoom for a truly brilliant room that has remained in our top 5 out of 30 rooms we have tried. The decoration alone is brilliant but the puzzles and flow of the games were really enjoyable and this out faith back in doing more rooms with them on future travels across Europe. If you are in Krakow and you are struggling for which room to pick out of ExitRoom’s selection, we recommend Wonderland!
Team: 4 Players
Time Escaped: 49:00
Success/Failed: Success
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March 2022
ExitRoom-Krakow
Sex Mission
Overview
This was our first escape room oversees on a stunning trip to Krakow. Whilst Krakow isn’t really known as having a top notch selection of escape rooms, we none the less wanted to try a couple whilst we were away on a little city break. ExitRoom was a known name across a number of cities in Europe so we thought we would be in good hands. The only problem was, we picked the wrong room to start things off!
The location wasn’t that hard to find although it was down a side street off the main square, it is well signposted. You go up a dark staircase that makes you question your life choices at the time, but once inside, it was big bright and spacious. There is a large waiting area with lockers for your belongings and we were given a quick brief into what we were about to tackle. We were intrigued with the over 18 rating for the room so that’s why we plucked for Sex Mission, again, this was an error.
As soon as you walk in, it is very minimalistic and clinical. There is nothing that gives the game away into what it is you should be doing to get going and it took us a long time to get going. We even had to ask for a hint right at the beginning due to the fact that there was nothing obvious to get us going. Once in the main room, it was like stepping back in time into a 1970’s adult movie. The props and decoration were in such a sad state of repair that the room looked tried and run down. This instantly put us off and a couple of the group switched off at this point. We were really disappointed with what we were faced with.
The game really did not flow for us at all. As mentioned, the first room was clinical and nothing gave us the impression that this was an escape room. Once into the main room, the games were linear with a mixture of everything thrown in but the state of the room and props just ruined the whole experience for us. We had to ask for quite a few hints and due to the games master having to dual run rooms, we didn’t always get a response when asked and we just became frustrated with the whole process and wanted the game to end as quickly as possible. The ending was one of the worst we have experienced in any room we have done and it summed up the whole experience of the puzzles for us.
As mentioned above, when we did have to ask for help through the walkie talkies, we did not always get a response. Our games master was overseeing more than one room and with the slight language barrier, it just did not work at all. We became frustrated with the process and just wanted the game to end.
Round Up
With this being our first game oversees, we don’t think we could have picked a worse room to try. We were lured in with the over 18 rating and we paid the price. In our opinion, the room needs a complete face lift and you could have made it over 18 without being as crass as it was. We were so glad we booked a second room with ExitRoom straight afterwards to give them another go because if we had just stuck with this one, we would have not returned.
Team: 4 Players
Time Escaped: 54:00
Success/Failed: Success
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