In a nutshell: Top tier Escape Room. Hugely entertaining way to save the world
Played: Feb 2019
How we did: 3 person team, 55 mins
4.6 / 5
Host – 4
Puzzleology – 4
Fun Factor – 5
Immersion – 4
Room Quality – 5
Stash – Team photos printed out for us in studio. Optional extras
This was my second visit to ClueQuest after really, really enjoying their first offering Operation Blacksheep.
It’s a premium outfit. Hosting is enthusiastic, professional. Puzzles are varied, enjoyably ‘out there’ and a satisfying level of challenge.
ClueQuest really do force you to work together as a team and keep communication fluid, which I love.
Visiting with two colleagues, it was all smiles after and a nailed-on team building session.
This room takes you into a villain’s hideout. For the most part, its spacious, breezily designed and with a few mini red herrings to keep the time pressure on.
Generally, I’m not a fan of books in escape rooms. I don’t enjoy having to leaf through pages (or not) and I find that they suffer from smudging, pencil marks and wear and tear too easily.
While there is one puzzle that has launched itself right into my long term memory, the majority of puzzles, while fun at the time, aren’t memorable.
In my opinion ClueQuest seem to be aiming to capture the corporate market. Loads of parallel rooms, huge waiting area, premium price tag, corporate section of their website. No bad thing at all.
The price point for, say, a team of two, is higher than most in London. For me, it’s worth it though.
Utterly, utterly fun.