von Break Free Leicester (webseite)
First Floor, 62-68 Highcross St, Leicester LE1 4NN
2-6 Spieler
Sprachen: EN
60 minuten
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First off I played this game at Clue HQ in Birmingham and that was a decent experience. I played this renamed game as we were mean't to play Quarantine (now called "Ostracize") but it wasn't working correctly (this was our second attempt to play) so we were offered this room and the two people I was with hadn't played it before. It didn't go well. This branch of Clue HQ has recently been taken over by Break Free and it feels like we're still in a changeover period. Two puzzles were broken and taken out of the game, one was quite broken but in play (I spotted how it was broken and was able to solve it but apparently I was the first person). A year ago we played the "Vault" and I think I said then the room felt quite tired and in desperate need of a refresh. This room is worse than that and is desperately in need of some TLC, it's a shame as there are some clever puzzles here (as I saw when I played the Birmingham version). I never like writing bad reviews, the GM did her very best and was great throughout and nothing was her fault but it's hard to recommend this room in this state at this time.
I would like to preface this by saying that we had a really lovely host, and that the clues given were useful and well timed. Despite this, I think that this one-room experience is not all that great. you are greeted with about 20 padlocks, none of which can be opened because the game is entirely linear. Its designed so that the host has to tell the group what puzzle to start on before the timer begins, which in my eyes is a flawed design choice. we were also told the order to unlock the padlocks, to help with the linear nature i guess, but couldve been completely avoided if the locks werent visible from the get go. We got out in one of my slowest times, and despite it being quite early and so maybe our minds werent as sharp as they couldve been, I dont think this was my kind of game.
This is a futuristic take with a lot of codes to break. It feels a little heavy on the code-breaking side of things as you don't always get a reward for finding one code before there are still so many more to find just to gain access to the next part of the narrative flow.
Also, the only room I've seen where you get entirely clued on a Morse code line, and where they have to clue so frequently that they already have the text pre-saved in the system. I'd have improved the puzzle rather than adding more clues, but I guess it wasn't an option.
Good tech, with lots of screens, switches etc. but puzzles were a little illogical and overall the game didn't feel like it flowed very well. Overall this was below average compared to most games I've played.
One of the better ClueHQ rooms. Some good tech and puzzles. Too much smoke, not good for those with asthma
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I'm a sucker for most sci-fi themes, so with a choice of games for a morning slot at Clue HQ's Birmingham branch I went straight for A-I-9's story of battling a rogue artificial intelligence. Also, the alternatives were their Cell Block C and Bunker 38 rooms which have been franchised to a wider number of locations across the UK, so it made sense to go for the harder-to-find game.
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Siehe auch
- Clue HQ Leicester: A-I-9 (Leicester) (geschlossen)