Verdict: At £67.50 per person, The Cube is worth the price for the unique experience and games. The challenges are fun, whether you watched the show or not. It’s best in groups of at least four people so you can compete against each other.
What is The Cube?
If you’re too young to remember watching The Cube on TV, I envy you. Just kidding. Well, half kidding.
The Cube aired in the late 2000’s, early 2010’s and saw contestants take on a series of skilled based challenges in large transparent cubes rooms.
The Cube experience replicates the set and games extremely well and did feel like I was on the original set (random people can also watch you play the games).
I would say all of the games we played and saw were/looked fun and had a great time. £67.50 per person is a lot, but if you’re used to London prices for similar experiences like The Crystal Maze (also worth playing) and Taskmaster (worth it if you can get cheap tickets) then you’ll be used to paying these kinds of prices for entertainment.
There’s also plenty of food and drink to choose from at the venue too. We had to wait for some rooms to be finished for 10 minutes or so. I recommend scheduling two hours minimum for your visit just in case you’re making plans afterwards. There’s also a cloakroom for free.
How does The Cube work?
The Cube is played in groups of four, with each group facing seven challenges chosen by The Cube. The games follow a 2v2 format, so teams must have an even number of players. Each group is split into two teams of two. If you book as a pair, you may be matched with another team. Within your pair, you’ll take turns playing solo and multiplayer games against The Cube, aiming to score as many points as possible. At the end, there’s a reveal which team scored the most points and wins.
One negative of The Cube is that you don’t get to play all of the games. We played seven out of the possible 21. And you can’t really pick which you play either. I think the system chooses based on which games are free at that moment in time.
The Cube is also best for groups of four only I would say. Your required to be in groups of four (teams of 2 Vs 2), so if you’re a group of two you’ll get placed with two random people. We were a group of eight and were split. We managed to watch each others group only a couple of times (you can only take a break once). We also played different games so we couldn’t compare scores either.
Not all players in your team of two will get to play all of the games either, so you will end up having to miss out on some rooms. They don’t tell you it’s a 1 Vs 1 game either so I ended up playing my more than my wife…
Do you need to be physically fit to play The Cube? Not really. Only a handful of games require speed (one game involved bending down several times which may be difficult for some). You can simplify one game (rules of the game change to make it easier), just like the TV show.
https://bookthecube.com/the-game/
Address:
14 Charter Street,
Canary Wharf,
London,
E14 5GZ
How to get there by tube
Canary Wharf can be easily reached via the Elizabeth Line via the Canada Place East exit, the Jubilee Line or the DLR.
The closest station to the venue is Jubilee Line, via the East Exit, towards Canada Square, Montgomery Square, Montgomery Street and Upper Bank Street.