Last summer we visited Portmerion. Portmeirion Designed and built by the architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, between 1925 and 1975, Portmeirion is an architectural icon that has often been used as a real-life film set. It is currently a holiday village containing 2 hotels, 13 self-catering cottages and 33 “village rooms”. There are numerous shops, restaurants… More Portmerion’s beauty will take you Prisoner
This blog has appeared on Solve The Murder During lockdown the City Adventurers came across an interesting concept from Ian Williams. For this Lockdown Murder Mystery the audience play the part of the detective and the detective plays everyone else. What do you mean by “the detective plays everyone else”? Over five weeks of… More Lockdown Murder Mystery
Now it’s summer, the City Adventurers were excited that Faskin’s Fairground had come to town. Who doesn’t love the thrill of the rides, the sweet sugary smell of candy floss and the sound of the old-time music ringing throughout the park……? However, as we approached the fair, we sensed something was not right. The circus… More Fairground Felony
Escape from the Grand Hotel Continuing our “travels” while isolated at home in London, we took a trip to a Grand Hotel. This is the first Professor Puzzle Escape Room in a box game we have tried. This is a 90 minutes escape game. “Escape from the Grand Hotel” arrived in a beautifully designed box… More Things to do at home – Escape rooms in a box – part 12
If you are looking for an unusual card to give someone,why not send them a Puzzle Card? Produced by the Puzzle Card company, their cards are more than just greetings. They are a quick-to-solve murder mystery, or treasure hunt or escape room game….. Murder on the line The story begins when the five carriage Wensley… More Mystery Greetings Cards
One hot evening this weekend the City Adventurers were mysteriously invited to a fancy dinner party. The host was a man called Butler. He knew all of us guests, but we had not met each other before. Well, some of us had, as two of us were playing Mr and Mrs Choker….. Unfortunately, during dinner,… More The Butler is Dead!
Before lockdown we liked going to murder mystery events. Since lockdown a number of companies have moved their shows online. Moonstone Murder Mysteries is one such company. They used to be an entertainment company specialising in dining experiences entertainment, but are currently providing weekly interactive murder mysteries on YouTube. They started series one of their murder… More Moonstone Murder Mysteries
Instead of playing another escape room in a box, we tried a couple of online games by Escape Room specialists Cluecracker. The first one we tried was their free online game – The Disappearance of DJ McDee. Next up we purchased the link for Escape from Extinction Island Escape from Extinction Island For this game, you… More Escape from Extinction Island
To change things up a little, instead of playing an escape room in a box, we tried a couple of online games by Escape Room specialists Cluecracker. We played their first physical escape room when it was in Margate and were looking forward to playing their new games, based in Tunbridge Wells, when the lockdown… More The Disappearance of DJ McDee
While isolated at home in London, we took another “trip” abroad. This time we headed to Italy to solve “Heist in Venice”. This is another escape-room-in-a-box game produced by Deckscape. The box contains a single deck of cards and a “top secret” note. With no rulebook or board there is little game setup involved. You… More Things to do at home – Escape rooms in a box – part 11