Exciting Escapes Basingstoke: The Disappearing Duchess – Chapter 1

By | March 31, 2020

by Exciting Escapes Basingstoke (website)

2nd Floor, 21-23 Wote Street, RG21 7NE

Basingstoke

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

A ship has docked in London with a VIP passenger on board. A distant cousin of the Czar of Russia, this nonetheless important member of the Romanov family has disappeared. A member of the crew was outside the rooms and says they never left.
The captain has locked the rooms and awaits the police. Fearing a diplomatic incident, the government has requested the team go in a learn the truth before the Police – and the press – arrive
This game is the first installment of a thrilling new story from Exciting Escapes. Playable as a standalone game, it can also be played as the first chapter in the story where the outcome here will affect how you do in the next Chapter launching in November 2020!
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based on ratings from 18 users

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🦑cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: August 2023
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Tom Alcock expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 2 May 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 39:34 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifultight squeeze
Kelly Archer experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
immersivestory-driventight squeeze
MightyMidds experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Emma Macedo experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 29th August 2020 Team size: 3 Time taken: 57:31 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalstory-driven
Mark Jackson experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven

Very well themed. Great story too. Mix of puzzles - some easier than others 

TeamHawley experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 1 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 46 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven
abunai expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5

I'd rate this higher as it was a well themed game with a funny ending but it was a bit too cramped a space for our team of 4. I'd recommend 3 people max. 

Richard Sinden experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 1 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45:03 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven

Really enjoyed this room. The set was really well designed - everything felt like it belonged there. The puzzles were fun and flowed very nicely and it had a great ending. I'm very much looking forward to the next chapter.

Peter Hoare rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 11 Oct 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 56 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersivestory-driven

I have not done anywhere near as many rooms as some of you guys have, so maybe my view of this is skewed, but I thought this room was really good. Its small, so teams of maybe 3 or more may struggle, but for our group of two of us, it was perfect. 

Probably the most developed storyline ive seen so far, and the whole part one and part two thing is really clever, I read on the website about that and thought, how can those two stories possibly link, but they've managed it. 

Theres a few moments where something didn't work as expected and the GM had to come into the room at one point to whack something for us to get it to work, which is a shame, but that really isn't the moment I remember most about this room. 

Very much looking forward to going back to do part 2. 

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