Category: Escape Room

Fall Fun 2019! Don’t Paniq! Escape Rooms are here!

Transport yourself from 2019 back to 1718 – the good ole pirates day of Nassau!  Our one hour experience will immerse you and your group in an original game design found no where else in the world!

Don’t know what exactly you’re getting yourself into?  Don’t paniq!  Escape rooms are live-action games filled with clues, puzzles, riddles, locks and more…designed to keep you thinking and having a great time!

We have hosted everything from experienced gamers to first time escapers; groups of two to large corporate groups.  We delight in seeing families with young children, parents and grandparents working together to solve the puzzles!

We’re especially proud of our 5-Star reviews that consistently call us fun and fascinating, not the normal tourist thing, and challenging and memorable.

One recent player on TripAdvisor stated “as a small business with a single room game, this honestly was better than most games I’ve played at home. It just shows that story, hosting and setting can make a game without needing anything too fancy. The puzzles were genuinely interesting and different and the pirate museum attached was a good walkthrough experience too!”

Set aside an hour of your time, and come play!  We have daily games available via our online schedule; discounts for groups and private games are available!  Perfect for cruise ship guests, hotel stays, locals, schools, and anyone that enjoys having fun!

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Escape Rooms Nassau Bahamas

Downtown Nassau Summer Fun 2019

Are you looking for the number one new thing to do in Nassau?  Blackbeard’s Escape is the premiere escape room conveniently located downtown, just a mere 5 minute walk from the port of Nassau.  Why be committed to a full day excursion, when you can book our escape room and still have plenty of time to visit Junkanoo Beach, have a daquiri at Senor Frogs, or enjoy a walking tour?

Our pirate escape room is top rated on Tripadvisor and nestled within the Pirates of Nassau Museum.  Guests enjoy a 10% discount on tickets to the museum and on food and drinks at Smugglers Restaurant and bar!

Authentic, engaging escape room!
We’ve been to lots of escape rooms in 3 different countries. This one measures up and was a lot of fun. It certainly was challenging without being too hard. The clues were the right mix of helpful and ambiguous. The owners are warm and engaging. Our family of 4 had a great time here. Highly recommended for something a little different to do during a day in Nassau. 

Whatever your summer plans call for, be sure to stop by and challenge yourself and your friends and family to this wonderful adventure!  If you’re on any of the cruise ships scheduled below, please feel free to book directly with us!  We’re fully licensed and insured and ready to make your day amazing!

01 May 2019 Norwegian Sky, Enchantment Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas
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03 May 2019 Carnival Liberty, Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside, Symphony of the Seas
04 May 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Elation, Carnival Victory, Disney Dream
05 May 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Victory, Disney Magic
06 May 2019 Carnival Ecstasy
07 May 2019 Grandeur Of The Seas, Disney Dream, Harmony of the Seas
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09 May 2019 Carnival Elation, Carnival Freedom
10 May 2019 Disney Magic, Harmony of the Seas, MSC Seaside
11 May 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Norwegian Breakaway
12 May 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
13 May 2019 Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Elation
14 May 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Triumph, Disney Dream
15 May 2019 Mariner Of The Seas
16 May 2019 Carnival Glory
17 May 2019 MSC Seaside
18 May 2019 Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Allure Of The Seas
19 May 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Victory
20 May 2019 Carnival Sunshine
21 May 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Disney Dream
22 May 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
23 May 2019 Carnival Ecstasy
24 May 2019 MSC Seaside
25 May 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Elation, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Norwegian Breakaway
26 May 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory, Symphony of the Seas
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28 May 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
29 May 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Sunshine
30 May 2019 Carnival Freedom, Symphony of the Seas
31 May 2019 Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside
01 June 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
02 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory
03 June 2019
04 June 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Grandeur Of The Seas, Disney Dream, Carnival Sunshine
05 June 2019 Grandeur Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
06 June 2019 Carnival Ecstasy
07 June 2019 Carnival Elation, MSC Seaside
08 June 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Allure Of The Seas, Carnival Sunshine, Norwegian Breakaway
09 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
10 June 2019
11 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
12 June 2019 Mariner Of The Seas
13 June 2019 Carnival Glory, Carnival Sunshine
14 June 2019 Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside
15 June 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty
16 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory, Disney Dream
17 June 2019 Carnival Sunshine
18 June 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Carnival Sensation
19 June 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Adventure Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
20 June 2019 Carnival Ecstasy
21 June 2019 Carnival Elation, Disney Dream, MSC Seaside
22 June 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sunshine, Norwegian Breakaway
23 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
24 June 2019
25 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
26 June 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Sunshine
27 June 2019 Carnival Freedom
28 June 2019 Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside
29 June 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Allure Of The Seas
30 June 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory
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07 July 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
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13 July 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty
14 July 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory, Disney Dream
15 July 2019 Carnival Sunshine
16 July 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Carnival Sensation
17 July 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Adventure Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
18 July 2019 Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Glory
19 July 2019 Carnival Elation, Disney Dream, MSC Seaside
20 July 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Allure Of The Seas, Carnival Sunshine
21 July 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
22 July 2019
23 July 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
24 July 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Sunshine
25 July 2019 Carnival Freedom
26 July 2019 Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside
27 July 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
28 July 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory
29 July 2019
30 July 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Disney Dream, Carnival Sunshine
31 July 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
01 August 2019 Carnival Ecstasy
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03 August 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Carnival Sunshine
04 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
05 August 2019
06 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
07 August 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Mariner Of The Seas
08 August 2019 Disney Fantasy, Carnival Sunshine
09 August 2019 Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside
10 August 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Allure Of The Seas
11 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory
12 August 2019
13 August 2019 Adventure Of The Seas, Carnival Elation, Carnival Sensation, Disney Dream, Carnival Sunshine
14 August 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Adventure Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
15 August 2019 Carnival Ecstasy
16 August 2019 Carnival Elation, MSC Seaside
17 August 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream, Carnival Sunshine
18 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory
19 August 2019
20 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
21 August 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Sunshine
22 August 2019 Carnival Freedom, Carnival Glory
23 August 2019 Celebrity Equinox, MSC Seaside
24 August 2019 Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Ecstasy, Carnival Liberty, Disney Dream
25 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Victory
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27 August 2019 Navigator Of The Seas, Disney Dream, Carnival Sunshine
28 August 2019 Norwegian Dawn, Adventure Of The Seas, Mariner Of The Seas, Carnival Liberty
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30 August 2019 Carnival Elation, MSC Seaside
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New Escape Room opens in Downtown Nassau!

We’re excited to share with you our press release which officially went out today!  It’s been great to have such a wide variety of players partake in our game and give such great feedback!  

December 17, 2018 – Nassau – A worldwide phenomenon has reached the Bahamas, with a local husbandand wife opening the Bahamas’ first escape room experience.

The idea was the brainchild of Lee and Chrystonia McCoy, who have done many escape rooms around the world. The pair developed the idea for the better part of a year, and attended the international Room Escape Conference in July. This motivated them to finalize the design and business aspects of the room, and the game started testing in September and officially opened for business in October.

To date there has been a mix of participants playing the room. Many local Bahamian players have taken part in their first ever escape room, while some have done games in other countries. There have also been tourists playing the room, from large family groups to experienced enthusiasts who sought an escape room in the Bahamas. The overall response has been extremely positive, with great reviews on Facebook and TripAdvisor.

Kathy, a Nassau resident, wrote “This is an amazing and absolute MUST see and do experience! So nice to have something different and exciting to do in Nassau. Thanks for the experience!”

For those who don’t know what an escape room is, the concept is simple – a group of people are placed in a room, and they have a set time limit to “escape” by finding clues, solving riddles, and completing puzzles. The challenge is in working together to complete all the tasks in the set time limit. The experience is akin to going to the movies, except it’s an interactive game in which you becoming immersed in the scenario.

“The backstory to Blackbeard’s Escape really ties into the history of the Bahamas and the surrounding Pirates of Nassau Museum” describes Lee McCoy. “The year is 1718 and Woodes Rogers is rounding up pirates – you are summoned to meet Blackbeard in his hideout and have just one hour to escape before the British soldiers find you.”

For those that may be claustrophobic or weary about being locked in a room, Chrystonia explains “you’re never actually locked in and you’re free to come and go, the game clock just keeps running. It’s a great hour because people put down their phones and come together as a team.”

The room is designed for beginners and advanced players. The fastest time to escape has been 27 minutes, while many groups have not escaped and were fictitiously caught by the British soldiers. During the game, the “game master” is watching and each team gets three hints to help them along the way. Some groups have escaped with no hints while others require more than three – it’s up to the game master to keep the gameplay flowing.

Many escape rooms use technology to augment the puzzles and clues, but a purposely chosen low-tech room was created. “We wanted to tie into the time period authentically – it adds to the immersion and makes people feel like they are trapped in a pirates hideout” explains McCoy. “There were no blacklights in the 1700’s, so we don’t have any in our room”.

The only complaint guests have is they can’t do it again. Chrystonia responds “we’re already working on more rooms with different themes; we’re really excited to offer more things to do for locals and tourists alike.”

Pricing for the experience starts at $30 per person or groups can book a private room for up to 8 persons for $199. Gift certificates are available for purchase. Guests can get more information and book online at their website blackbeardsescape.com or call 242-813-3222 for reservations.

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Blackbeard’s Escape Ltd. is a 100% Bahamian company owned and operated by Lee & Chrystonia McCoy. The pair also own TMC Engineering Ltd, Harbour Safaris Ltd., PROMPT, and Jungle Float Ltd. More details on the various companies can be found at www.the-real.com

For more information, or to schedule a media experience, please contact Chrystonia McCoy at email@blackbeardsescape.com or 242-813-3222.

Christmas Gift Certificates

Looking for that perfect holiday present? Give the gift of a live escape room experience!

Purchase individual tickets or a private room experience, perfect for friends & family!  

Purchase a Giftcard!

To purchase gifts for different persons, please book each separately or contact us for further options!  

If you’d like to purchase a gift with cash, please email us for further details.

Blackbeard’s Escape Review

We love our reviews!  Whether they’re on Facebook or TripAdvisor, it always puts a smile on our face to read them!

We had some experienced Escape Room enthusiasts stop by recently, and they gave us a quite thorough review we’re proud to share with you!

Review by Kyle Moore:

The steaming streets of Nassau juke and swerve. The aroma of roasted meat and exotic spices dance on the tropical breeze like a sensuous spirit, luring tourists to pastel colored delights. Soon enough the intrepid traveler finds one’s self in a sun-kissed courtyard. Statues that look like Disney rejects from their classic Pirates of the Caribbean ride stand motionless among the palm trees and cracked stone benches as escape room enthusiasts eagerly await their chance to take a crack at helping the infamous pirate, Blackbeard, escape the Royal Navy with booty intact.

Immersion is an important aspect of escape rooms, and one can’t overstate the impact of treading the same winding byways down which brigands of yesteryear may have drunkenly stumbled. A whiff of rum and salt on the air fills the adventurous mind with images of peg-legs and eye patches, cannonballs and black spots.Escape Room in Nassau Bahamas

Thus one enters the world of Blackbeard’s Escape, Nassau’s first room escape challenge.

As is always the case with escape rooms, you are locked in a room. You’ve an hour to accomplish a task and find your way out the door. In this case, Blackbeard has already fled the room in which he’s been holed up, and he’s hired you to get in, grab his treasure, and get out before the Royal Navy help you learn how to dance on the wind.

Connected to the Pirate’s of Nassau Museum in the heart of Nassau’s tourism district, Blackbeard’s escape seeks to bring immersive puzzle solving fun to the bustling haven of pirates of yore. At the time my wife and I visited, they did only have the one room, with promises of more to come in the future, but if future additions meet the quality of their first room, regular visitors to the Bahamian city can rejoice!

Blackbeard’s Escape is an excellent experience for beginners. Seasoned veterans of escape rooms might find that this one veers towards the easy side of the spectrum but not frustratingly so. You are allowed three clues, and my wife and I used only one (that, after we received it we were slapping our foreheads so hard we were in risk of leaving permanent marks). Aside from what ended up being silly oversight on our part, we were able to solve most of the other puzzles in the room in the first half hour.

That’s not to say that easy can’t be entertaining, nor does it fail to be original. The puzzles were an absolute blast to solve with a few things I’ve not seen before. It was clear that this was a room put together by people who had a passion for escape room puzzles. Further, while this is a classic lock and key (or gen 1 for those that are really committed to industry jargon) mechanics, this has also ended up being one of the most interactive rooms we’ve played in where virtually everything is part of something else, and nearly every single item in the room is a vital part of the game.

For such a low tech room, we truly came away feeling as though this was one of the more immersive rooms we’ve experienced yet. Yes, you’re in the caribbean. Yes, street sounds are artfully pumped into the room to near perfection. But also care was placed into the story, one that evolves as you solve one puzzle after the next. There’s even a plot twist or two that manifest late in the game which is something I’ve not seen done before and I felt deserved special praise.

If I were to provide any criticism at all to this room it would be sparingly. Perhaps hiring someone to dress up in authentic garb to deliver a scripted introduction might have taken the immersion level, already laudable, and really elevated it to something special. Also, while this room is great for beginners, one does get the sense that if Blackbeard’s Escape is going to attract the greater escape room crowd, future rooms will need to be more challenging.

All of that said, this was a truly enjoyable escape room for us. Yes, the pirate theme is a pretty common trope in escape rooms, but this is the Bahamas! If ever there was a place where a pirate themed escape room belonged, this is it! A great, immersive room, friendly staff, and well designed (if easier) puzzles are complemented by an unusually intricate story making this room a must for those that find themselves in Nassau.

Besta Testing Complete!

We have had a great time beta testing our escape room!

We had some local Bahamian friends and family out to test from the very beginning, and even had enthusiasts from New York visit and give us some great advice!

We have added additional puzzles to lengthen the game and changed a few of the clues to sharpen the game play.

We are now taking bookings on select days as well as are open for group bookings!

For more information or to book a group, please email info@blackbeardsescape.com

 

 

Team Attends Room Escape Conference & Tour 2018

The Blackbeard’s Escape design and management team travelled to Nashville to attend the 2018 Room Escape Conference & Tour.  The three day event was composed of seminars, workshops, and escape room tours.

The all-Bahamian team was composed of husband and wife Lee & Chrystonia McCoy along with Samantha Allen & Margot Constantakis.  While the McCoy’s have previous escape room experience, both Allen and Constantakis had never done an escape room before.

Friday consisted of registration and seminars, followed by a bus-tour to two Escape Room facilities near Nashville.  The first location was Locked Games.  The Blackbeard’s Escape team joined with other players from the conference to play the game.  “Game Museum” was selected and played – a brand new escape room with a board game theme.  As this was a new game, the team was not able to escape in the alloted time, and there were a few design and tech issues.  The second location was Liveminds Adventure Escape.  These rooms are built by professional set designers and escape room enthusiasts, and are completely immersive in terms of the set design and gameplay.  The “Pacari” game was an adventure set to a Mayan theme, with multiple rooms and amazing puzzles.  This time, the all-Bahamian team and their coplayers were able to successfully find the ancient wonder and escape the room.  

Saturday and Sunday were filled with classes, seminars, and workshops surrounding the escape room industry. Presentations, most of which were given by experienced owners of escape games, consisted of initial design and planning, set and game design, safety, marketing, best business practices, and a myriad of other topics.

Networking and team building played a key part of the weekend.  Contacts were made with enthusiasts, persons just starting their own businesses, and key industry players.  The tradeshow floor was also filled with demonstrations of mobile escape games, puzzle and set designers, booking systems, and everything else escape-room related.  The team was also able to further develop the Blackbeards Escape room experience and bond together as a team with a unified vision for the company.  Many ideas were brought forward on how to expand the current offerings and develop the market in the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

The weekend was rounded off with a final escape room tour – this time at a downtown location called Escape Experience Nashville. The multi-room game “The Inheritance” was played, together with a recently married couple enjoying their honeymoon.  The team was able to succesfully complete the challenge with 2 minutes to spare – not an easy feat considering there is only a 27% success rate for the game!

Blackbeard’s Escape is currently being finalized, built and tested with a scheduled opening in August of 2018.  The company is currently interviewing and hiring Game Masters to bring this amazing new experience to downtown Nassau.