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 just want to start by saying that this is definitely not for everyone. My experience with…read moreKeyhunter has been overwhelmingly positive, but your experience may vary based on how well the group of people you are with get along, and whether you like solving puzzles under pressure! Keyhunter, the first 'live escape game' to come to Birmingham and part of the 'escape the room' trend is a really fun way to spend the afternoon with friends and family. Keyhunter has three rooms, and I've tried (and escaped) all of them! Without giving much away: you arrive at your booked time slot, and after being provided with a walkie talkie and some instructions, are locked in a room. You have one hour to figure out how to get out through a series of puzzles. The rooms range in difficulty, so there is really something for every level and age group. The more people you have, the cheaper the escape is per person, although I recommend having no more than 4 people. The reason I've knocked a star off is because I think the 'production value' of the rooms could be improved upon a bit, and I also find the style of the puzzles in each room to be quite similar (although still equally fun to solve).

After experiencing another escape room experience in Birmingham and having a fantastic time there i…read moresaw key-hunter when driving past one day. Seeing the reviews on here I was full of excitement for this. So where to start... Firstly the website advertised the rooms were 1 hour 30 minutes when intact they are an hour not a big deal I thought. Then you're lead into what I can only describe as more crack den than cold war prison... The room i chose was based around the cold war. Awesome I thought their idea of creating atmosphere was hanging up a Chinese flag and hanging some really cheap pictures of communist leaders on the wall... Wow!!! Don't get me wrong I don't expect it to be exactly perfect but it stinks of laziness. On to the clues... They were very hit and miss I loved the idea behind utilising UV lights but it was very poorly executed. Every clue was solvable with something you found from the clue you solved directly before. We asked for a clue (you are allowed 2) on one of the puzzles only to be told we were on the right track but it was trial and error. Trial and error isn't solving a clue nor is it intellectually stimulating for that to be solution... Not to mention the ink on the walls we needed to solve a clue was very badly faded... It was all just very sloppily executed. Finally the fact we could hear other teams on the walkie talkies could hear heavy traffic outside (just close the window and use a fan if it's hot...) and the fact that the people running it really don't seem to care about the thing they are running leads me to say sadly this was a total disappointment... 1/5 the 1 is for having a door that locked... Don't waste your time and money go to a company who give a dam...

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!

Whilst we're in the UK we decided to do an escape room with @xscape_now in Telford. For those of…read moreyou who have never done this before you have to try it! Basically you get locked in a room and have 1 hour to get out which is only achievable by solving a series of puzzles and clues! Previously when doing these kind of rooms we have always chosen the horror themed ones but this time we went a bit different choosing 'Escape From Mars'. The story being you are stuck in a badly damaged science base on the red planet's surface and will die unless you figure out how to restore the oxygen supply. Oh, and there's an asteroid on a collision course to you! there were some nice little #scifi references to #startrek and #raybradbury etc. A lot of fun, much better than one we completed in Manchester, but not as interactive as some we've done in LA or Stockholm. The puzzles were well thought out and challenging, in fact we actually didn't complete the room within the time! We will say that it would benefit from more sound FX and live action play (guys in costumes). However the staff were v helpful and friendly, venue was easy to reach with plenty of parking, overall a really fun time and pretty good value for money! Definitely would come again! GROSS SCORE: 7/10

Great experience, have been 3 times already and have plans to go again. Good that you can go in…read morewith your own group and not get put with others like some other places. Staff are really helpful and friendly. Very addictive, can't wait to go again.