The Pirates. Combat On The High Seas

This is one of two paired rooms that are designed to be played competitively (the British Navy room is the other). Both rooms are about the same size, have about the same number of puzzles, and are about the same difficulty. The plot is as simple as can be: you are racing the group in the other room to get to the ship’s hold and grab the gold. We liked this room (Pirates) a little bit better, but they were both enjoyable. Both rooms are linear — we played with four and that might have been too many in terms of everyone having stuff to do. Good puzzle design throughout with a variety of different puzzle types. Mostly four-digit codes and physical keys. Some of the locks and props are showing their age (be careful of splinters, there is a lot of wood on the set). Recommended, but only as a pair: either room is too short to stand on its own. Played back-to-back in either order, these two rooms felt like a complete and satisfying experience to our group of experienced solvers. For novices, either room by itself might be a good introduction to escape rooms, though.

Really cool concept for completion room this side felt like the easier of the 2. Puzzle and flow between the 2 different sides were not comparable, but neither were overly difficult

This was a fun game for the family, but nothing really stumped us. Definitely a more ‘beginner’ game, but really entertaining. The puzzles are thematic and, aside from one clue we needed to discover one key, clues are unnecessary to get through it. Probably the easiest game we played at Urban Escapes.

My team blew through this one, definitely our fastest escape. Enjoyed it though, a great room for beginners but still enjoyable to play through. Cool concept being paired with an opposing similar room