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Which Cryptology Escape Rooms are best for kids?

All of Cryptology escape rooms are suitable for kids – but if you’re not sure which is best, here is a list of what we offer at Sheffield, Nottingham and Swindon. If you missed it, here’s our last article about how to pick the perfect Escape Room for your kids. First Contact The Tayson Research…

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    Which Cryptology Escape Rooms are best for kids?

    All of Cryptology escape rooms are suitable for kids – but if you’re not sure which is best, here is a list of what we offer at Sheffield, Nottingham and Swindon. If you missed it, here’s our last article about how to pick the perfect Escape Room for your kids. First Contact The Tayson Research…

  • Are Escape Rooms Suitable for Kids?
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    Are Escape Rooms Suitable for Kids?

    Choosing a suitable escape room for your family or kids to do can be gruelling – but Cryptology Sheffield, Swindon, and Nottingham have you covered! Can Escape Rooms Be Family Friendly? Short answer: yes! Most escape rooms will clarify on their website if they are family friendly. Our branches all have an FAQ where you…

  • COMING SOON: New Escape Room at Cryptology Sheffield
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    COMING SOON: New Escape Room at Cryptology Sheffield

    Cryptology Sheffield are working hard to bring you a brand new escape room: ‘”The Great ???? Heist”. Your mission You’ve been sent by a shady character to loot one of Sheffield’s most coveted items. Stealing this treasure will give you riches untold, but the police won’t take kindly to it… First, you must infiltrate the…

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  • Places to Eat and Drink In Barnsley

    Our latest selection of food and drink establishments to visit in Barnsley once you have done Cryptology Escape Rooms Barnsley Once you have completed your 60 minutes of high tension brain-building escapism you will probably need to look for some refreshment or food in Barnsley Town Centre! Below we look at some of the options…

  • 5 (Digital) Escape Games That Sam Loves Too Much

    Before Escape Rooms were the thriving business they now are, many people who wanted to challenge themselves turned to other types of games, most notably, video games. There are A LOT of video games based around escaping and, if you love playing or building escape rooms, then you certainly should be looking at some of these as…

  • Laser Cutter: Better Than Seabass
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    Laser Cutter: Better Than Seabass

    A laser may make you think of Dr. Evil, but for Cryptology employees it makes us think of Hackspace! Nottinghack For a modest monthly fee you can have access to a wide array of tools, including a 3D printer, embroidery machine, very large table saws, and more. Most importantly an A0 laser cutter. Laser: Vector,…

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    Crystal Stations: From Concept To Creation

    The creation of the Crystal Stations for Cryptology Sheffield‘s First Contact escape room game spanned April 2018 to July 2018 and went through 3 prototypes. This has been covered by the video blog which is on our YouTube channel (and can be seen below), some extra details are within this blog. Define The Concept The concept…

  • 10 Stag Do Hen Do Ideas For Nottingham

    Nottingham has the most eateries per square metre in the whole of Western Europe, this is not the only reason it is a great location for a stag do or hen do! Now, this is slightly skewed because Nottingham is a well-populated city in quite a contained city centre. It only takes about 20 minutes’…

  • Music of Cryptology Builds
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    Music of Cryptology Builds

    Music has always been a large part of my life, I’m a bit of a muso. I learned violin and trumpet in school, taught myself guitar (and then bass) and now drums. Drums are a tricky beast, so I’m now having weekly lessons. But there’s certain bands and/or albums that were synonymous with the creation…

  • The Creation Of Cryptology Escape Rooms
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    The Creation Of Cryptology Escape Rooms

    The Beginning Before the creation of Cryptology Escape Rooms in Nottingham, my career was as a buyer, a job I had for over 8 years. Whilst it was indeed a great job, I felt that I had ticked all the boxes in that career path. I really wanted a change of scene. But with 8…

  • What’s The Reason For A Cryptology Blog?

    What’s The Reason For A Cryptology Blog?

    Hi, I’m Mark, the owner of the UK escape room franchise “Cryptology”, welcome to our blog. I opened Nottingham’s doors in July 2015. Currently there are open branches in Nottingham and in Barnsley, our newest branch in Sheffield is currently in production; it’s all go! The Trigger Point For A Blog In June of 2018,…