Escape rooms have taken off in recent years with new puzzles opening up across the country.
Speaking with the Watford Observer this week, Benn Warren, who is building the puzzles at Enigma Rooms Watford, said a goal of his was to devise a room to crack the top 100 of hobbyist site Escape the Review.
See how Escape the Review ranks some of Watford’s nearest escape rooms.
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The site gives its scores on a range because "there’s a huge difference between a room that most people think is average, and one that some love and some hate".
Escape Hunt Watford – Trip Advisor 4.5/5
The escape room centre in atria Watford has six games to take on.
- Escape The Wild West - 4 to 4.5 stars
- Our Finest Hour – 3.5 to 5 stars
- Blackbeard's Treasure – 2.5 to 3.5 stars
- Curse of the Pharoah – 2.5 to 3.5 stars
- Alice in Puzzleland - 1.5 to 4 stars
- The Fourth Samurai – 2 stars
Enigma Rooms Watford – Trip Advisor 5/5
Five rooms are planned for this location in Watford High Street but so far only one is finished.
- Gold Rush – 3.5 to 4 stars
Locked Escape Rooms – Trip Advisor 5/5
If you are willing to take a trip to St Albans this attraction in The Maltings offers four rooms, but only two have been rated so far.
- The Dig – 3.5 stars
- The Great Train Robbery – 3 stars
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