WHAT
WE DO
MEET OUR
INSPO LAB
Take our quick 4-step quiz and we'll use your answers to suggest tailored event ideas. A member of our team will get back to you within 1 working day.
OUR WORK
Optima London 2024

Optima London 2024

EVENT OVERVIEW

Experience enchantment with our outdoor escape room!

The land is under a dark curse — and it’s up to you to lift it! Using your smartphones and GPS hotspots, you’ll battle bewitchment as you strive to strengthen your sorcerous skills in this enchanting escape room. Can you restore good magic to the land before the blood moon sets and time runs out?

Dark Curse Escape Room Snapshot

Here’s everything you need to know about The Dark Curse Escape Room*:

*Snapshot details as a guide – get in touch for tailored quote & timings.

Event duration is
1-3 hours
Group size from
16 people
Cost is from
£1,450
Location is
Evening, Outdoor

Excited yet?

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Talk to our team of event creators today!

Features

Benefits

Magic and mystery themed

Accessible & sustainable

App-based & sustainable

GPS hotspots suitable to any location

Cutomisable

Collaborative, creative & competitive

Offers a great, carbon-neutral way to explore a city or other outdoor location

Provides a team-building experience that rewards creative thinking and cooperation

Fosters friendly competition between teams

Cultivates grace under pressure as teams work against the clock

Ends in a presentation with scores, prizes and “best bits”

Features

Magic and mystery themed

Accessible & sustainable

App-based & sustainable

GPS hotspots suitable to any location

Cutomisable

Collaborative, creative & competitive

Benefits

Offers a great, carbon-neutral way to explore a city or other outdoor location

Provides a team-building experience that rewards creative thinking and cooperation

Fosters friendly competition between teams

Cultivates grace under pressure as teams work against the clock

Ends in a presentation with scores, prizes and “best bits”

How The Dark Curse Escape Room Works

What are the rules of The Dark Curse Escape Room?

In this innovative outdoor escape room, your group splits into smaller teams. Each uses a mobile app to navigate GPS hotspots, picking up tools and magic points along the way.

Who is The Dark Curse Escape Room for?

The Dark Curse escape room is a great way to explore new locations. It can be played outdoors or indoors, and it can add enchantment to conferences, team meetings or private parties.

How long does The Dark Curse Escape Room last?

The Dark Curse takes 90 minutes to work its magic.

What is an Escape Room?

An escape room is an immersive, interactive game where players work together to solve puzzles, find clues, and accomplish tasks in order to achieve a specific goal within a limited amount of time, usually to escape from a room or location. Escape rooms are a great way to improve team work by encouraging communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills among team members.

Are escape rooms healthy?

Yes, escape rooms can be a healthy and fun activity for individuals and groups. They promote teamwork, problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and communication. On top of that, they provide a unique and engaging way to bond with friends, family, or colleagues. Just make sure to follow any safety guidelines provided by the escape room facility.

What is the trick to escape rooms?

The trick to escape rooms is all about team work! Communicate effectively with your team, think outside the box, and pay attention to detail. Work together to solve puzzles, find clues, and unlock hidden secrets within the room to ultimately achieve your goal of escaping within the time limit.

Do they actually lock you in escape rooms?

No, participants are not actually locked in escape rooms. The goal is to solve puzzles and find clues to escape within a set time limit, typically 60 minutes. Participants can leave the room at any time if needed. The event is monitored closely by the escape room staff, and you are able to ask to leave  at any point.

I could not be happier with how the event was organised in the months preceding the event and how it was managed on the days. Sarah and her team were both efficient and delightful to work with. I also had positive feedback from my co-host colleagues and a large number of delegates. I am in fact already in dealings with Maximillion again, in preparation of a new international meeting. I highly recommend Maximillion and Sarah Esslemont for leading and organising meeting.

NHS Medical Conference

Mr Nicola de Liguori Carino, MD

Very well organised in the lead up and on the day of the event. Clear communication throughout! The team delivered a fantastic Highland Games event on the day that everyone enjoyed. Thanks to Mike, Rhys and the team!

TotalEnergies

The general comment today in the office is how amazing the event was and how much fun people had.

University of Edinburgh

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Lake District. Jenny & Rhys are extremely easy to work with and made both our Wednesday evening boat cruise and Thursday team building events, evening meal and band fun and enjoyable for all who attended. We would definitely use them again.Thank you Maximillion.

Resolis

Jenny takes the time to understand our vision and goals for each event and consistently exceeded our expectations through close partnership and honest, transparent communications. Building a partnership that has become an extension of our core in-house team has resulted in innovative ideas, handling challenges with ease, and seamless event delivery from the whole team.

ORE Catapult.

Vicki Sharpe, Head of Marketing

Working with Maximillion has been an absolute pleasure and a transformative experience for our organisation. Over the course of our 5-year collaboration they have expertly delivered a range of online and in-person events for us, including large-scale conferences and stand builds, internal staff gatherings, and engaging team away days. Their attention to detail, creativity, and seamless execution were evident in every event they organised for us. Whether managing the logistics of a high-profile conference or crafting memorable team-building experiences during away days, their professionalism and dedication shone through.

ORE Catapult

Vicki Sharpe, Head of Marketing

I just wanted to say thank you so much to you and your team for organising a truly memorable Christmas party for the JAA clan. We had a fabulous time and the activities and events you suggested really hit the spot in terms of being accessible, entertaining and fun. I would highly recommend you all for any corporate event in Scotland!

JAA

The Lego Serious play event was a great hit with all of our Scotframe participants. Such a great way to get everyone involved and really work as a team.

Scotframe

Your team on the night for installation were on time, super efficient and gave clear guidance on usage of the games and when I called to say we’d finished early – returned quickly and dismantled with the same efficiency.

Natwest

We thought the event was organised and ran extremely well. All of our staff had a fantastic time, great fun! Would recommend Maximillion.

Meraki Talent

> Blog > The Dark Curse Escape Room
July 30, 2024

The Dark Curse Escape Room

Andrew Goodman
Author
Andrew Goodman

Book Your Event

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Talk to our team of event creators today!

Related Articles

Maximillion 01 Jul 2025

12 Game Changing Team Building Activities in Glasgow

NewsFeaturedTeam Building
Maximillion 07 Nov 2025

Employee Ownership Trust

NewsFeaturedConference
Maximillion 15 Jul 2025

Team Building for Corporate Graduate Schemes

NewsFeaturedTeam Building
Maximillion 03 Jul 2025

Top 11 Team Building Edinburgh Activities

NewsFeaturedTeam Building

Inspo lab

We’re only happy when you’re delighted with your event.

We’re always ready to shred the script, mix things up and bounce right out of the box. Tell us a little bit more about your requirements, and our event creators will come up with a host of options and ideas to inspire you.

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Either way, we’re waiting to hear from you.

"*" indicates required fields

Never Miss a Beat

Sign up to our Newsletter to keep up to date

Step 1 of 5

Step 1 of 5

Ready to be inspired?

Take our quick 4-step quiz to share your location, group size, budget preferences and more.

We’ll use your answers to suggest tailored event ideas and a member of our team will get back to you within 1 working day.

It only takes a couple of minutes!