Cryptology Nottingham
Cryptology Nottingham
Cryptology Nottingham
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10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Monday
10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday
10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday
10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Saturday
10:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Sunday
11:15 AM - 8:00 PM
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Are you looking for something to do with friends, family or colleagues? Something other than the generic activities of bowling, cinema, eating or drinking? If you enjoy solving problems, answering riddles and using your brain rather than your brawn: this activity is for you.
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- Hazel C2 contributionsA great Room Escape ReviewWe are Room Escape enthusiasts and we did all four rooms in a day. They are all great rooms, well above the average in the UK all offering different experiences. All the staff were very friendly and accommodating. I would highly recommend this place.Visited December 2022Written 12 December 2022
- Nicole Flaherty1 contributionFantasticHas a fantastic time doing the Dreamscape room. It was enough of a challenge but we did manage to complete the room with 3 people. James was our game master and was fantastic, very enthusiastic and friendly. Thank you James for a great experience.Visited December 2022Travelled with familyWritten 22 December 2022
- Kay P4 contributionsDreamscape puzzle extravaganzaDid the dreamscape room today. Loved it. Not for beginners, but me and my team have done a few now. Loads of different types of puzzles to solve, something to suit all skills. Huge thank you to our host James who was very professional, and also loads of fun. We will be back soon to do the last room.Visited January 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 8 January 2023
- FleurioLoughborough, United Kingdom8 contributionsCypherdyne EscapeAnother fantastic trip to Cryptology today! Cypherdyne was made up of some really Intricate and unique puzzles, all set in a relatively bog-standard office room. Most of the puzzles we encountered today we have never experienced in an escape room before, which was throughly enjoyable and challenging. Samuel was brilliant as always, super accommodating and enthusiastic. 10/10Visited February 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 6 February 2023
- Sam C18 contributionsGreat Escape RoomsAs an escape room enthusiast, I have to say this escape room ‘Cypherdyne’ was a great game. The puzzles were logical and flowed nicely into one another. There were 3 of us that played this room and it seemed the right number of people. The game master Shreya was lovely, she did make a small mistake but told us she had only been there roughly a month so thought she did great considering. We really enjoyed our experience and would visit again if we visit Nottingham. Thanks Team!Visited February 2023Travelled with familyWritten 14 February 2023
- Lucy HUnited Kingdom2 contributionsBest escape rooms we’ve ever done!The rooms at Cryptology are the best I’ve ever done, simple as that. We made a special trip to Nottingham specifically to do them, and we were not disappointed. Beautifully designed, great use of space, such a brilliant variety of puzzles including some fun hands-on ones, great hosting and so much to get stuck into - especially if you have a big group, so everyone has something to do. Daylight Robbery is my favourite room of all time - I urge everyone to go and do it!!Visited March 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 9 March 2023
- SplashtigerYork, United Kingdom8 contributionsAMAZING!I have played all of the rooms here and they are all amazing! My personal favourite was Daylight Robbery and it truly deserves all the credit it gets! It was jammed packed full of puzzles and everyone had something to do! Dreamscapes was unique and i loved the concept! Ramaseize was great and also had some great puzzles. Cypherdyne- This was our warm up room All the staff we came across we very welcoming and great in character. Massive thank you to Sam and Anna. All in all a fab day and can't wait for new rooms!Visited July 2022Written 9 March 2023
- fwalsh229Beverley, United Kingdom69 contributionsFantastic time!!What a great way to end our Escape Room Trip. We headed to Cryptology Nottingham for the last day of a trip full of Escape rooms and they certainly didn't disappoint. First up Cypherdyne, now I have to admit, we were a bit silly getting started. Although we always seem to do this while we're warming up. With a couple of handy pointers from James our GM we were in full swing. Then we moved on to Rameseize, we don't usually do well in Egyptian themed rooms but we all seemed to find puzzles that played to our strengths. This was a room with a main objective with the possibility to do more. I always love these types of room, the designer has thought about all teams and allowing game play for everyone. Next we took on Dreamscape, this I was looking forward to, the concept for this room is so good although it did play havoc with my ocd to want to try and do everything. James hosted us for these 3 games and he did so brilliantly. Always in character and despite it being one of the hottest days of the year he was amazing. We were hosted by Mark for our final game, Daylight Robbery and we were all excited to play. This game is crazy good. When i first started playing Escape Rooms, robbing banks did not appeal. Little did I know that, robbing banks is literally our favourite thing to do (in an escape room obviously) and this was so much fun, 60 full minutes of non stop puzzling. My youngest loved this and she had plenty to do for the entire game. Mark gave us a couple of perfectly timed pointers and was a great host. We didn't rob as much as i'd hoped so i guess we need to keep practising. We will return when the new game opens.Visited July 2022Written 9 March 2023
- June HClipstone, United Kingdom92 contributionsBrilliant funEasy to book and directions were clear. From when we arrived we were made to feel welcome and our host was very friendly and made the game sound exciting. The game itself was really good, hard but we managed to figure (with some clues). All in all a brilliant experience. We will be doing a different room very soon.Visited March 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 26 March 2023
- Phe B2 contributionsFun, immersive and hands on!Really enjoyed the Daylight Robbery escape room, loads of different puzzles to solve and you were never stood still for too long even with a team of 7. Theres plenty to do! We had a really fun time and were successful in our mission which was a bonus. Oleg (I think that was our GM) was so lovely! Great to chat to and really thorough in his briefing. Excellent time all round!Visited March 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 26 March 2023
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Waseem
2 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
We did the Dreamscape room as a group of six. We have done 10+ escape rooms between us in different parts of the country. Overall I will rate our experience as average. There are some clever pizzles but our biggest problem is the quality of the room. Its looks really low budge, all the wood work, DIY, equipment and the paint job were awful. Because of how low budge the room feels, the immersion was broken and we couldn't enjoy the game as much.
Written 4 December 2023
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Jo A
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Friends
We played Dreamscape (learned later that it was the most difficult of games at Cryptology!). Our game master was amazing, funny and hospitable and made us feel comfortable and excited! The game was epic, lots of puzzles to solve, we were challenged but had an absolute blast :)
Written 3 December 2023
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Aimee
Nottingham, UK9 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
I booked an escape room as a cover for a surprise party that I was hosting for my partner. My partner and his friends went into one escape room believing that we were going into another while we secretly ran off to decorate the venue. It worked a treat!
Sam was absolutely fabulous with our arrangements, so helpful, friendly and professional. He made suggestions which worked flawlessly and we couldn’t be more impressed with the whole experience. The team even let us sneak in and out of the exit door to ensure the lie wasn’t discovered. Thank you so much to Sam and the team. Our only disappointment was that we weren’t actually playing an escape room - we will definitely be back to do so as it looked fantastic!!!
Sam was absolutely fabulous with our arrangements, so helpful, friendly and professional. He made suggestions which worked flawlessly and we couldn’t be more impressed with the whole experience. The team even let us sneak in and out of the exit door to ensure the lie wasn’t discovered. Thank you so much to Sam and the team. Our only disappointment was that we weren’t actually playing an escape room - we will definitely be back to do so as it looked fantastic!!!
Written 13 November 2023
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sophie
United Kingdom1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
We did Rameseize and had an amazing time. There were 3 of us and the puzzles were really fun and got us all thinking! It would definitely be easier with more people.
Written 4 November 2023
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Gail C
Birmingham, UK2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Our first escape room, we were a team of 4 including two other older teenagers. Benji was a great host, very welcoming and convincing in character. The Rameseize room was great fun, tricky but we thoroughly enjoyed it. We may have done things quicker with a bigger team but we may not - 4 of us was a good number. Unusually, it was a family outing which didn’t end up
in a row! We all enjoyed it and everyone was able to contribute to the problem solving. Can’t wait to do another one of the rooms!
in a row! We all enjoyed it and everyone was able to contribute to the problem solving. Can’t wait to do another one of the rooms!
Written 30 October 2023
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Cheermy R
London, UK7 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
I had a fantastic time with our team doing Daylight robbery. The majority of us had not experienced an escape room before, and we had a blast! Oleg was an amazing host and truly excellent at his job. I’m not surprised because it clearly shows how’s passionate he is about what he does. I can’t wait to book for our next adventure! All the best Oleg and hope to see you again on our next visit :)
Written 11 October 2023
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Kerry H
1 contribution
Sep 2023 • Family
I took my 12 year old son here for his birthday and we had a great time! Sam was fab at hosting and helping us out when we needed it :)
Recommend this to anyone for a bit of fun and something a bit different.
Recommend this to anyone for a bit of fun and something a bit different.
Written 23 September 2023
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Lianne L
1 contribution
Sep 2023 • Couples
We came to Cryptology, completed the dreamscape room and thought it was an awesome experience. Emily, our game master, was really friendly, bubbly and so good at her job! The room itself was a new concept we hadn't come across before, but we thoroughly enjoyed it!
Written 17 September 2023
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Carol R
Eccleshall, UK37 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
As a family team of 4 adults Rameseize proved an enjoyable challenge with us escaping with less than 2 minutes on the clock…..
Benji was great explaining everything and was on hand to ensure it all ran smoothly.
The challenges were well constructed and it was certainly one of the best we’ve done. The hour went by quickly but afterwards we spent at another 2, in the pub, analysing and discussing it so great value for the money.
Thanks again Benji we will definitely be back
Benji was great explaining everything and was on hand to ensure it all ran smoothly.
The challenges were well constructed and it was certainly one of the best we’ve done. The hour went by quickly but afterwards we spent at another 2, in the pub, analysing and discussing it so great value for the money.
Thanks again Benji we will definitely be back
Written 11 September 2023
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Tom G
2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
We came for my wife’s birthday and had a great time. We’ve done a couple of escape rooms before but daylight robbery was completely different to games we’d played previously and was throughly enjoyable. Oleg the game master was really friendly and gave us enough help to keep us moving without making it too easy and spend the time to show us how to complete some of the puzzles which we’d missed. We’ll definitely be coming back to play some of the other rooms.
Written 7 August 2023
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Wera
Corby, UK
Can just 2 people do it at once? Or do we have to be in a bigger group to be able to ‘escape’
Mark
Nottingham, UK76 contributions
Every game at Cryptology Nottingham is suitable for 2 players.
Dreamscape we advise against (and you cannot book for) 2 (on the website), but if experienced, you most definitely can if you get in touch.
The main point of difference between your "typical" escape room, is that Cryptology Nottingham's games are designed for varying levels of escape. For instance, Daylight Robbery is "how much can you steal, and make sure you escape". So a group of 2 and a group of 8 can be entertained for the full hour.
Jacqui D
Nottingham, UK7 contributions
How many people can do 1 room? There are 10 of us
Mark
Nottingham, UK76 contributions
We are here to offer people great experiences, we have tailored the games so that people do not feel a "spare part". There's only so many puzzles, and whilst teamwork always helps, there is a limit. Rameseize is large enough and has enough content to challenge 7 people. For a group of 10, two groups of five will give the best experience. We can get you to compete by comparing your ranks against other groups.
retrojetpack
Nottingham, UK
What is the minimum age you have to be?
Mark
Nottingham, UK76 contributions
We have had children as young as 12 do the room by themselves, it has gone well. We ask that a responsible adult remains in the building with us, you can watch the game on the CCTV we use, or sit in our reception.
Mark
Nottingham, UK76 contributions
Cryptology Nottingham has now relocated. Rameseize is large for an escape room, and the game is sufficient for up to seven players in total (we have had two groups of eight, but will never advertise nor recommend this).
The other two games and the next game this is coming will be suitable for up to six players also.
TB100
Nottinghamshire, UK245 contributions
Definitely large enough for 7 players. Great room and lots of fun.
Jaymore
Great Notley, UK60 contributions
Can 6 people do it?
Mark
Nottingham, UK76 contributions
Cryptology is relocating (still in Nottingham City Centre) on the 23rd of Feb. They are opening with Cypherdyne v1.5 and Rameseize, both will take 6 people. There is a chance (after play testing) that Rameseize may take more people, due to the size.
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- Cryptology Nottingham is open:
- Sun - Sun 11:15 - 20:00
- Mon - Mon 10:30 - 20:30
- Wed - Sat 10:30 - 20:30
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