Here’s a map of all the games in this region. Click on the icons to see individual game information or scroll down to see recommendations for the region.

Note that positions of games are approximate to allow you to easily see info about individual rooms.

Top picks

• Extremescape – Lost Tomb (Stockport)
• Extremescape – Pirate Ship (Stockport)
• Trapped In – Interstellar (Manchester)
• Crack It Bolton – Haunted Mansion (Bolton)
• Trapped In – The Ruby Factory (Manchester)

Highly recommended

• Escape Room Centre – Egyptian (Blackpool)
• Code to Exit – Dark Ages (Manchester)
• Escape Room Centre – Secret of the Tomb (Blackpool)

Other good games: Code to Exit: The Blueprint (Manchester), Escape Room Centre: The Bomb (Blackpool), Clue Finders: Remy's Room (Liverpool), Clue HQ Warrington: Teleporter (Warrington), Lucardo: Gem Runner (Manchester)

More good games: Escape Quest: Curious Encounters (Macclesfield), Clue Finders: The Tomb (Liverpool), Code to Exit: The Forger (Manchester), Lucardo: The Dream (Manchester), Clue HQ Warrington: Dungeon of Doom (Warrington)

Even more good games: Clue HQ Warrington: The Vault (Warrington), The Escape Room Preston: The Mummy (Preston), Breakout Liverpool: Cursed Carnival (Liverpool), Trapped In: Time Machine (Manchester), Breakout Chester: Cursed Carnival (Chester), Trapped In: CSI (Manchester)

Fun facts

• I’ve played 55 of 182 open games in this region
• If you include games of the same (or similar) design that I’ve played elsewhere, I’ve played 69.
• Versus games:
  • Clue HQ Blackpool: The Experiments – Blackpool (2 copies)
  • Clue Finders: Remy’s Room – Liverpool (2 copies)
  • Tick Tock Unlock Liverpool: Blueprint – Liverpool (2 copies)
  • Breakout Liverpool: The Detective Office – Liverpool (2 copies)
  • Clue HQ Wirral: Detonation – Liverpool (2 copies)
  • Breakout Manchester – High St: Reclassified – Manchester (2 copies)
  • The Crystal Maze Manchester: The Crystal Maze – Manchester (4 copies)
• Largest venue capacity: 60 – Breakout Liverpool.