We did both Cypherdene & The Crypt today as a 2 player team. Cypherdene seems like the perfect first escape room for people who aren’t sure about being shut in as it’s light, bright & airy- very different to your traditional escape room. The premise is simple, you’ve gone for a job interview & you have to complete a set of tasks & solve a particular problem to get the job...only completing that quest is not quite so simple! It’s a fun mix of searching, mind puzzles & doing things. None of them are ridiculously over complicated & there are props on hand to help at each stage, with a little bit of drama & tension thrown in to make it a fun & exciting experience- a 9/10 score for the room from us. Great for beginners & more experienced escapers alike, we thoroughly enjoyed this room & therefore had high expectations when we went straight on to do The Crypt... We were definitely not disappointed! The theming in this room is really strong, they’ve obviously gone to good lengths to build the props & scenery and the atmosphere & feel of the game are spot on for the scenario. We left no stone unturned & really enjoyed the slightly more physical nature of a couple of the puzzles in this room. There were still some mental puzzles as well as the physical challenges & whereas Cypherdene is a largely...We did both Cypherdene & The Crypt today as a 2 player team.
Cypherdene seems like the perfect first escape room for people who aren’t sure about being shut in as it’s light, bright & airy- very different to your traditional escape room. The premise is simple, you’ve gone for a job interview & you have to complete a set of tasks & solve a particular problem to get the job...only completing that quest is not quite so simple! It’s a fun mix of searching, mind puzzles & doing things. None of them are ridiculously over complicated & there are props on hand to help at each stage, with a little bit of drama & tension thrown in to make it a fun & exciting experience- a 9/10 score for the room from us. Great for beginners & more experienced escapers alike, we thoroughly enjoyed this room & therefore had high expectations when we went straight on to do The Crypt...
We were definitely not disappointed! The theming in this room is really strong, they’ve obviously gone to good lengths to build the props & scenery and the atmosphere & feel of the game are spot on for the scenario. We left no stone unturned & really enjoyed the slightly more physical nature of a couple of the puzzles in this room. There were still some mental puzzles as well as the physical challenges & whereas Cypherdene is a largely ordinary setting with a few great flourishes The Crypt was clearly built from scratch- & extremely effectively. Think of a combination of mental & physical games in the Aztec zone of Crystal Maze & you won’t be far wrong with The Crypt. This room gets 10/10 from us & we got a lovely little certificate for completing each game.
Games Master Sam was exactly the right combination of enthusiastic without being over the top and gave us enough hints to keep us moving without making it too easy for us. Nice one Sam!
Cryptology are about to move premises & create a new Egyptian themed room at the new place- we WILL be back to try it out because as a company they seem to have got it just right, this is how you do good fun escape rooms. More