Location: Quest Room, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Date completed: October 2017 (2 players). Succeeded escaping!
Creativity: 8.5; Difficulty: 7.5; Atmosphere: 9; Fun: 9.
Requirements:
- 2-5 players (we recommend 2-3)
- Fluent English
- Acute Senses
- Familiarity with Sherlockian lore enhances the experience
It is very probable that 221B Baker Street is one of the most famous addresses in the world. If you were a young investigator in London in 1885, that is where you should go to if you discovered that an evil genius was trying to bomb your city, and that is the story behind this immersive game in Quest Room. Investigation shows that Professor Moriarty plans to explode a bomb somewhere in London and players are sent by Scotland Yard to consult Sherlock Holmes – but he is not there. Not to fear! Sherlock has left guidance and clues on his investigation. It is up to the players to think like the brilliant detective, act like him… and be completely Sherlocked.
There are many good things to be said about Sherlocked: seamless tech, beautiful setting and fun. For a fan of detective stories like myself, it was specially pleasant to see one of my favourite characters so well represented in a game – both his good and polemic aspects.
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