by Clue HQ Birmingham (website)
Arches 20 & 21, Lionel Street, B3 1AG
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
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based on ratings from 36 users
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Story is a little long at the start of the game and we did get a little bored which isn't really what you want.
Game concept was great though and unique which is a plus.
There were a couple of elements that were broken in our room however, one of which did make a puzzle unsolvable without having a partial answer from our host.
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I really liked this room, unfortunately as its time in life its looking very tatty and loved, which didn't affect our game play, it just damped the "wow" moment when walking.
This aside this is a really well designed room.
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Dark, gritty and a bit psychologically intense.
Impressed how much they crammed into the space! Intro was good and really painted the theme well. The special effects suit the room perfectly.
Puzzles - Lots of padlocks and codes. Some good interactive bits. Mostly linear. Some puzzles I instantly clicked with, some I didn’t. Loved the tilting puzzle - very clever! I don’t think I’d have ever solved the pipes pressure puzzle without a clue.
Lauryn GMd this for us and did a really great job of letting us explore and make mistakes but always got us back on track when down a rabbit hole.
Overall a good game.
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Unique and well worth a visit.
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