by Code to Exit (website)
143 Manchester Rd, Manchester, Altrincham WA14 5NS
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
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based on ratings from 11 users
combined with 4 pro reviews
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This was an enjoyable room with lots of different things to work on at the same time.
You will need somebody dextrous with you as not all puzzles are logic and some were quite tough to do. Teamwork is the key here.
An enjoyable room and better than the other one we played here but I don't think we'd rush back.
The whole experience would be improved by more interaction and build up from the hosts but that doesn't seem to be something that they do.
Nice, room not so much linear as there are different lines you can take. One puzzle though would need a dedicated team member to work on that throughout as others worked on different puzzles. Found the puzzles challenging and definitely needed some guidance but the host was great with the hints that were given. Nice touch in the venue were the pictures of celebs that have played his games in the hallway.
Their best room, but also has their worst puzzle which took one of us nearly 20 mins to do.
I played this and The Blueprint in the same day. Dark Ages was okay and had some fun puzzles but the host was very rude. I wouldn't go back.
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Code To Exit is based in Altrincham on the outskirts of Manchester, about half an hour by car from the city centre, built and run by a couple of Hungarian business partners. There's a particular style of escape room that I think of as Hungarian, being games that emphasise puzzles over story, with plenty of hand-made wooden components and a use of skill-based puzzles, all of which are true of The Dark Age.
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