Breakout Manchester: Crimson Lake Motel

Thoroughly enjoyed the different rooms in the game and thought that hosting was really good. The concept was cool but sometimes felt like it was a little random. 

Hazardous Hotel

Crimson Lake Motel is billed as a sequel to Vacancy. I really enjoyed that one (back in 2017!) and so looked forward to attempting the next chapter.

Story

The luxury hotel you’ve won a weekend getaway at isn’t all that it seems.

Puzzles

This is one of Breakout’s most difficult rooms, and the puzzles reflected that. While we cracked a lot of them, there were occasions where we tried to figure something out without yet having all the necessary items. This lost us a lot of time at the start. I think a simple “You have to solve something else first” hint would not have gone amiss.

Mise en scene

Run-down hotel with the odd surprise- check. I much preferred Vacancy’s theming, though. Towards the end, a space with some sort of air freshener was taking us out of it- and catching our breaths!

Final Comments

Our team of 5 didn’t manage to get out in time! We were only a couple of puzzles away and so got to complete the room, at least. Make sure there are experienced players and lateral thinkers in your group!