Cryptology Sheffield: The Mysterious Case of Hugh Dunnitt

By | March 19, 2021

by Cryptology Sheffield (website)

141 West Street

โ€‹0114 483 0052

Up to 6 players

ยฃ15.00

Languages: EN

๐Ÿ–ฅdigital
not on sale

You and your team must investigate the murder of Hugh Dunnitt and find out why he was killed and who killed him.

Unlock all of the clues, but be careful. There is something else afoot.

Investigate whatโ€™s happening on West Street, and you may become embroiled in a struggle for more than just the truth!

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based on ratings from 28 users
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Anonymous rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5

Very entertaining and unique!  Light-hearted and refreshing game, really good implementation into digital format.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5

Played solo, good fun.

Angie rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5

Brilliantly constructed game with great humour, highly recommend it.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5

I played this with my after school STEM students and they loved it!! It was just hard enough for us. They are middle schoolers. Thank you!! 

hasteve rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
value for moneyfunnystory-driven
Had an amazing time in the Hugh Dunnit room. Great puzzles and atmosphere.
Our game master Johnathan was good fun and got things off to a perfect start.
Can't wait to try the other rooms!
Anne expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
story-drivenvery easy
We just flew through this one. Wish we had played it in real life as we would have liked to watch some specific game mechanic IRL. 

We love detective type stories and this one delivered. It is quite easy and is probably best for beginners, but we also had fun.

Part one was really what we came for - the plot twist in part two was not really our cup of tea storywise, but the puzzles were fine and not hard. You could probably say that this escape game is more focused on the story than the puzzles and that makes it very inclusive also for a younger demographic. 

Tech wise this is based on the telescape platform and it worked well all the way except for sounds, where some was very low in volume and some was very high in volume. Lots of videos used to create the story. 
spbc expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 4 May 2024 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingneeding tlc
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 16 Jul 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivenbroken tech
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 15 and 15 out of 5
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This is a really fun room with the โ€˜things to doโ€™ element of the room meaning everyone can get really stuck in and feel properly involved. The clue system, as with Cryptologyโ€™s other rooms, is interactive and funny, and perfectly designed to fit in with the roomโ€™s story and theme, making it a thoroughly immersive experience. Additionally, as you progress through the room the pressure ramps up to encourage you to get everything solved in time. This is cleverly done and Hugh Dunnitt is a really enjoyable and commendable room!

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