Omega Sektor is basically a giant gaming centre equiped with hitech gear for the ultimate gaming…read moreexperience. It is based in the old Virgin megastore building in Birmingham city centre at the top nearly of Corporation Street. I was lucky enough to visit the day before opening of this place along with the press, and got to try out pretty much everything there, consequently I have returned a couple of times and its fantastic. There are different themed rooms, all with state of the art systems loaded with all the latest games. There is also a familly room downstairs, a VIP area, a beanbag and movie area and a bar. Also as an added bonus the chairs are so comfy. Its free to join, and its £5 each time you go but you can stay as long as you want and theres loads of things from Wiis, Xbox to PS3 and of course the computers. Its definatly a gamers heaven, although not for me.

I'm not a gamer myself, and hearing about Omega Sektor I had to check it out. I can honestly say…read morethat I've never seen anything the size/scale of this when it comes to gaming, it really is a cyber paradise, the gamer's dream come true. The budget must have been astonomical, and i cannot understand how they have spent so much money on this place. It opened in teh summer of 2007, and it provides a 21st Century arcade style gaming, providing a casual yet high-tech social experience for all ages and abilities. You pay £5 membership which is a one-off fee, and then can roam the club, and play consoles, buying time on a particlar station at your leisure. There are many chill out areas and cafes to relax in between games. I heard of a week night 18+ gaming night that they were doing, where you can have a few drinks and play a few shoot-em up games with mates, sounds great to me, with the academy just round the corner for after...well worth checking out i think! I can see something like this taking off, as there's nothing on the same scale in Brum, and with its prime location just 2 mins away from teh Bull Ring, i wish them the best of luck, and encourage you guys to check it out!

This is a really cute place. I'm not a huge beer drinker, but my best friend is. He loves his craft…read morebeer, and his beer app, so there was plenty of choice hung up on the clipboards on the wall. I don't normally go for beer (and I don't drink coffee, their other awesome offering on here, made the bar area smell great though) so I was excited by the actual offerings of speciality tea past calling twining's earl grey as such... staff are lovely, and there were some sexy looking cakes sat on the bar. Then it comes to the pinball machines, up and downstairs- tens of them. We played Star Wars and hobbit pinball, but I wanted to play pretty much every machine. It's awesome, it knows what it is and pulls it off.all reasonably priced too. Ps: great place to find facial hair.

This place is pretty much ideal. It's is not only satisfying the pinball lover in me but also the…read morecaffeine addict and the craft beer rookie. I love everything about the design here, it is clean and minimal with pinball boards in the walls. I had a perfect latte and a slice of lime cake this afternoon but could not resist a quick blast on the Adams family pinball. There are about six machines in total and they are all in epic. The only decision you have to make is not of you want to play, it's which machine to get on which is the hard part! This shop has not been here long and is 100% worth a visit. It's spot on and very me. I am definitely one of tilts new regulars.

It's a curious feature of the Oasis complex these days that many businesses brand as retro that…read morewhich was commonplace in my youth. Sad, sad days. Sniff. But any sense of advancing years is offset by the sheer appeal of this place: Heavy, tall blocks of faux-wood; machines on which to practice for galactic peril. Or didn't you see The Last Starfighter? Oh, those yellow-topped knobs and, joy of joys, the ability to type your OWN NAME. But best of all, was the thrill - no, fear - that at any moment you could be transformed into electricity and sucked in Tron-style, forced to defend new friends from a bad space sod. That, or help a hungry pie chart eat some dots. Or a frog cross the road. Or a gorilla throw a barrel. I'd love to tell you that I found an old machine here, still bearing one of my high scores from 1982. But I can't. Because it hasn't happened. And at this stuff, I was rubbish. Tron? Tron Atkinson, more like.

Packed full of chinese restaurants and culture this place is a fantastic art of the city. If you…read morewant the best chinese supermarkets, food or bubble tea this is pretty much a one stop shop. If you are brave enough to venture down this end of town at the weekend there are also a whole host of bars and watering holes. My warning is it gets really busy and can be pretty lary at times. Not a quiet glass of wine spot more a 10 pints with the lads kind of vibe. In the week however its a lot quieter....nice chilled vibe and a good amount of discounts on food to take advantage of. (Meating 50% off if you book on mondays is a good one!)

In this contained little development which is just a stones throw from the city centre shops, you…read moreliterally have everything you could possibly need on a night out. Start your evening by dining out at any one of the Arcadians wide choice of restaurants which offer everything from Thai, Indian, Chinese to bar food, with my personal favourite being either Café Soya or Festival Balti. Next up, you could go watch a comedy show at the Glee Club which will get you in the mood for partying after at any of the bars in the complex. Of course it depends on your own personal preference but I'd recommend that you first go to PoppyReds and then end up in Sobar. On the weekend you can expect the Arcadian to be heaving. There's always a wide variety of crowd with the odd student group thrown in for good measure. The bars I mentioned have a good door policy so you can expect a nice atmosphere if you choose to give them a go.

I'm not a massive pool shark but, thanks to Rileys' 24 hour license and abundance od tables, it's…read morealways an available option when you're not in the mood for going 'out out' or simply sitting around drinking. Of course, a bar is available (of course!) but tee-totallers who enjoy a game of pool are sure to be entertained with over 20 tables available to punters. Unfortunately, as with most pool halls I've encountered (a lot of them that have been Rileys, in fact) it does seem a bit dark and dingy in there - and, given the nature of the place, it does attract large groups of males. I've never encountered trouble in there but a couple of times have received looks off the kind of naughty boys mommy warned me not to play with. Still, people generally keep themselves to themselves and the bar staff are friendly - reasonable pint prices too, so a more than decent way to kill an hour or two when the city's more visceral thrills don't appeal.

I had no idea that 24 hour pool places existed! What an experience on the early hours after closing…read moretime in the nearby Arcadian bars. We had lots of fun, although it was very random! There was a complete mixture of people in there, as you can imagine at 4am in the morning. But random none the less, we had a few games of pool, a couple of drinks and had a really good time. I won't pretend and say that I'm a regular pool player as I'm not. In fact, I'd probably go as far as saying that the only time I'm any good is by fluke. The pool tables seemed good condition but again, I'm not a pro! Even though it was very early in the morning, the staff were all chirpy and seemed happy to have such a lively crowd in!

This was a little disappointment to say the least…read more I'm not a fan of gambling, but thought I haven't been in here before, it's been years since I've tried any jackpot machines, so thought I'd give it a go. It's really quiet inside and there isn't much of an atmosphere. Although they had dance music playing, it was a bit of a let down. There are several slot machines and entertainment booths you can try your luck on, but if you find you get stuck, the cashier wasn't very helpful, and didn't speak good English, so best to visit that one time you have a translator with you. I'd give this one a miss, save your money and go elsewhere.

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!