![]() ![]() "With the clock ticking, we each tackled a different puzzle, working together as a team to pool our knowledge. There were clues to find, codes to crack and calculations to be made – and the guards made their presence felt outside the door! Armed only with the journal of a previous escapee, the legendary Bob Hails, we had 60 minutes to make our bid for freedom, and every item in the barracks room we found ourselves in could be the answer to escaping. "On a wet autumn day we left twenty-first-century London behind and stepped into the past, walking through a doorway into a World War II Prisoner of War camp in Germany. ![]() Prices start at £40 for a team of two and booking is essential. Heather Walton visited the Department of Magic in Edinburgh with son Tom, daughter Ivy and friends Archie and Frank.ĭepartment of Magic games are suitable for 2-5 players. "Whether you’re a Harry Potter lover or not, this unusual escape room was great fun for both adults and children aged 10+, with plenty of lateral thinking, problem-solving and dragon-charming skills needed!" It was a close-run thing, but with a few handy hints from our Games Master, we managed to defeat the Dark Lord with a magical sword and escape with only 4 minutes to spare (phew!). ![]() "The quest facing us, the mighty Order of Midnight, was to collect the prophecies stolen by the Dark Lord and save the wizarding world from destruction – and we had a mere 50 minutes to do it! Adventuring our way through three dimly-lit and atmospheric chambers, we had to solve a series of tricky interconnected puzzles which played to all our different ages, strengths and skills including some skilful potion mixing (involving owl feathers), dramatic spell casting (thanks to a working wand) and cunning code breaking (with the help of a purring dragon!). After sampling some delicious butterbeer and chocolate frogs and having a go at a fun warm-up puzzle, we donned our wizard robes and discovered our team trait (wisdom, obviously), before finally walking through the ‘wall’ to discover the mysteries lurking behind it. "After descending the ivy-covered steps and opening the mysterious sacking-masked door, we first walked into the cosy and welcoming Magic Potions Tavern – filled with wooden tables, candelabras, board games and numerous strange-looking magical artefacts. "Will you be the one to save the wizarding world, or destroy it? Assemble your Order and choose your quest at the Department of Magic, a boy wizard-inspired escape room puzzle right next to Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile. Prices start at £9 per person and kids' birthday party packages are available. Si5 SpyMissions is in Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Walthamstow, Nottingham and Croydon. Fantastic fun."Įlena Dalrymple went to Si5 SpyMissions Croydon with her husband Will and their children Kate, Tom and Emily. Their birthday party missions are very popular, but a family adventure is a great way to get the grown-ups involved, too (you don't get many opportunities to slide through a tunnel on a trolley as an adult!). ![]() The mission was hard enough to be a challenge for the kids, but simple enough for everyone to be involved in the solution, whether aged 6 or 40+! Si5 SpyMissions is an excellent introduction to puzzle rooms for a family, as there are missions aimed at younger kids (Malice's Revenge for those aged 6 to 7) as well as general family groups (Shadow Force for 8+ years) and "big kids" (Covert Sword) most puzzle rooms are aimed at over 10s only. "The sets were fantastic and very atmospheric, complete with buttons, control panels, safes to open, laser obstacle courses and escape hatches. We chose to accept and had a rollercoaster of a ride completing physical tasks (crawling through tight spaces was a little tricky for the adults!), solving puzzles, shooting lasers and sliding down chutes. Our mission: to stop the launch in time by solving clues and moving from room to room in the cruiser without being detected. "The battle cruiser UNS Steadfast had fallen into enemy hands and a nuclear missle launch was imminent. ![]()
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