We can only assume that any team who fails will be left to Moriarty. Those that succeed will find a Conan Doyle themed bar. By the final few minutes adrenaline is high as you grapple to pull together the final clues needed to escape. The puzzles are tantalizingly tricky, and you'll be glad of occasional text hints ('maybe try that number combination one more time', 'have you tried turning off the lights', etc). Without giving the game away, you'll find yourselves scraping together postmortem evidence in a morgue, lording over global politics from a high-tech government office, and racing to save the whole world from an evil plot. Then his brother Mycroft delivers a more formal video message setting out your mission.īut there's a villain out there with other plans (and wonderfully expressive video rants by actor Andrew Scott). The detective himself, voiced by a droll Benedict Cumberbatch, interrupts with a video call. Decorated with the same props and furniture used on set for the Sherlock series, it is an intricate recreation. Next stop is Sherlock's sitting room in 221b Baker Street. Health and safety comes courtesy of sidekick Dr John Watson, with actor Martin Freeman on video link. The eye examination quickly becomes a briefing for new recruits to the Network of spies run by government bigwig and brother of Sherlock, Mycroft Holmes. Of course there's more to the experience than optical assessment. The delightful attention to detail shapes the whole experience, from your first encounter with the 'optician' to your eventual escape. The shopfront, tucked away in a small shopping centre, is decked out with spectacles and slyly funny marketing posters. But the narrative and challenges reflect the high quality props and spaces, resulting in a memorable 100-minute adventure.Īfter booking a slot for a teams of four to six people, you are summoned to an eye check at Doyle's Opticians. Discover fun and adventure while finding clues and solving mysteries Choose from ten entertaining rooms, including a 30-minute junior escape room for kids Located in Florence and Cold Spring, Kentucky. Set in multiple rooms across a large, labyrinthine space in Shepherd's Bush, this escape room experience feels bigger-budget than most (and inevitably is costs more, too). With the help of Gatiss and Moffat's story-telling, sets crafted by the Sherlock series production company and expertise from escape room veterans Time Run, the experience is impressively authentic and puzzling. The Game is Now escape room channels Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss's slick contemporary version of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective series. The newest offering is a big-budget immersive experience from the creators of the BBC's hit Sherlock series. It's why there are so many different Escape Rooms in London, inviting us to uncover clues and sleuth our way out before time runs out.
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