Escape Rooms

[SamTheGuru]

They are really getting to be a good thing now. Just did one today for my birthday and it was a darkness challenge. The only thing that was over and above ones I have done before is that they had interactive jump scares going on, when you are deep in thought trying to solve a puzzle, and then you get hit. :D

Escape rooms are getting pretty awesome now, but what are people's favourite moments?

 

[Bill Walker]

Okay I give up, what are escape rooms ?

 

[idahoblues]

Okay I give up, what are escape rooms ?

Certainly not my basement, no one has ever got out

 

[Bill Walker]

Certainly not my basement, no one has ever got out

Like all good Carpenters, you nailed it

 

[SamTheGuru]

Okay I give up, what are escape rooms ?

Serious question? Worth every penny. If you haven't done one, then do one.

Generally you have an hour to work your way through 2-3 rooms and get out.

Teams of 4 are optimal. Expect arguments and banter. A few drinks before and a debrief after are also recommended!

 

[citytill1die84]

Did one and it was absolutely solid ha. Great fun tho.

 

[117 M34]

Did one in town during lockdown.
Would have still been there now if they didn't let us out at the end of the hour.

 

[RobMCFC]

We did our first escape room a couple of weeks ago and thought it was brilliant.

At Escape Hunt in the Corn Exhange, we did Eye of the Sun God, which is an Indiana Jones type of thing. Really good production and set and thought we got value for money for our £27 each.

Will definitely be doing another at the same place - think they have about 8 or 9 games to choose from.

 

[crooky]

It's like paying for a corporate 'team building' exercise IMO.

 

[Coatigan]

It's like paying for a corporate 'team building' exercise IMO.

Aye, if you do it with corporate fuds that mean fuck all to you.

If you do it with your mates or people close to you, it is not.

 

[crooky]

Aye, if you do it with corporate fuds that mean fuck all to you.

If you do it with your mates or people close to you, it is not.

Well I actually enjoyed the one I did with work more than the one I did with mates to be honest.
With mates I feel like I could be doing a hundred things I'd rather be doing with them. But at work it's probably one of the better things.

 

[LWashington]

I thought it was an upstairs room with a large window, that you jumped out of when the house is on fire.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

There’s a big one on the edge of Trafford Park.
73,000 trying to escape with 90 mins to do so.

 

[bluemc]

It's like paying for a corporate 'team building' exercise IMO.

Yep, it's the classic work "afternoon out" thing, can't beat a bit of forced fun in work time. Didn't even realise these things were still going, thought the fad had been replaced by padel courts.

 

[RobMCFC]

Yep, it's the classic work "afternoon out" thing, can't beat a bit of forced fun in work time. Didn't even realise these things were still going, thought the fad had been replaced by padel courts.

I’m old school in that I think doing something like that instead of work is a load of old bollocks. You build team spirit by working with people doing the job you are paid to do.

Makes me laugh when companies moan about all the money they are losing when they shell out so much on work avoidance schemes.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Like all good Carpenters, you nailed it

There's a kind of hush from his basement.

 

[stonerblue]

]Refer a trip meself

 

[SamTheGuru]

It's like paying for a corporate 'team building' exercise IMO.

No way. You need to get your closest and best group of friends together, brutally fall out and have the time of your life. If you haven't fallen out with your closest family then you have not had a good time.