![]() ![]() ![]() The Portland Heist had a few missions in one, so the aim of the game wasn’t just to escape. Everything in the room had a value and we were given information to work out what to take, although I’m pleased to say we did a little better in The Portland Heist than we did in the Pandora Heist. Our mission was to make it out with a valuable artefact and then take others with us in order to obtain the maximum amount of value for our troubles. We’ve played a few heist games now, but this one very much reminded us of Pandora Heist in Southampton. Perhaps because we played when the game/company were still pretty new there was no wear and tear, but it still had nice attention to detail, even down to the atmospheric weather noises and lightning that was appearing through the window.īefore we entered the room we were told “Everything in the room has a purpose, even if that purpose is to distract you”, we’ve heard this before and normally it means there will be a lot of red herrings just to frustrate us, but actually this game bucked the trend and we didn’t find ourselves getting annoyed by anything. Ok, it was nothing really impressive or ‘wow’, but it was solid and clean and the story flowed well. ![]() This was a game that we were pleasantly surprised with. This was a fun way to start the game, and once we properly entered the room we were presented with a news report on the TV that explained the rest of our mission – when this ended, our timer began. When we entered the room, we soon realised we hadn’t entered the room – play it, you’ll see what we mean. Early on in the game, there is one ‘hurdle’ but only one member of the team needs to do this and then the rest of the team can join in an easier way. I’m not 100% certain so it’s probably worth checking with the venue, but it looks like wheelchair users may be able to play this game, even the toilets at the venue were accessible. Probably the first thing that I should mention is that this room appears to be fully accessible. Track and Trace was available to scan and gloves were available if you wanted them. Daisy wore her mask at all times and we were told we could remove ours while in the game (we left them on). There was plenty of hand sanitiser present in the game and in reception, a thorough clean and decontamination between teams and masks were required for common areas. With that out of the way, she reappeared with a briefcase that we would need for our mission, and proceeded to give us a little insight into what our mission was, then it was time to complete our heist!Ĭovid-19 Procedures: Great covid precautions were present. Once we were settled and had had a good chat about escape rooms, she left us while we watched the health and safety briefing that was played on the TV in the reception area. Daisy was friendly and welcoming and made us feel right at home. We were greeted by our GM for our game, Daisy. First impressions of the venue were much better than we expected, with plenty of space, comfy sofas and chairs and even complimentary soft drinks and sweets. When we arrived the main gate was closed, but a quick phone call to the phone number displayed on the gate and we were in. Logic Box are on an industrial estate with plenty of parking and very good signage so you really can’t miss them. Logic Box have opened up just outside of Highbridge, just off the M5 and close to Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-Super-Mare (perfect for the summer tourist season). Saying that, there’s now a new kid in town and they have big ambitions. Somerset is a bit of a void for escape rooms, you can count all the escape room companies on pretty much one hand. ![]() The full story is like a novel so we took the very short summary – but if you like a good background story then check out the Logic Box website to read it in full. Ok, first confession, that snippet above isn’t the full story for this game. The twist? You’re assuming the roles of the thieves. Especially when you’re toe to toe with someone that will stop at nothing to get what they want. Anytime there’s money or valuables involved the stakes are high. ![]()
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