Lakes Escapes: A Modern Detective

By | March 31, 2020

by Lakes Escapes (website)

Stanley Street, CA14 2JD

Workington

2-6 players

60 minutes

Wheelchair suitable - contact the venue for detailsπŸΆπŸ‘Ά
A woman by the name of Sarah Markham has been murdered in her apartment. The 31 year old was found dead in her home in the early hours of this morning. The police have arrested 6 suspects for this murder but as of right now we are unable to determine which one committed the crime.
You and your fellow detectives have been given the task of solving this murder with the incentive of a promotion if you are successful. The suspects have been detained for some time now and without any firm leads they will have to be released before the hour is up.
You must search the crime scene and use the evidence you find to decipher the clues the killer left and solve the case.
The halt in the investigation has the public worried that the killer will strike again. Fear is sweeping across London and everyone is asking the same question: Who killed Sarah?
Can you solve the case?
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Rated between 2.5 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 72 users
combined with 2 pro reviews

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TheCLAMS expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 24 Jun 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: ~38 mins Outcome: Successful escape!

We really enjoyed this room, there were some fun puzzles we hadn't encountered before

msilcox expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 21 May 2023 Team size: 1 Time taken: 2 hours Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverfamily friendlyplain

A few clever puzzles in this game.  But it had that very frustrating characteristic of Gen 1 rooms that you didn't know which lock each combination was for, so it was hard to know if your solution was wrong, or if it was the wrong lock, which was magnified in the online context.  I needed quite a few clues since the logic didn't really flow for me.

abooth expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 6 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 44 Outcome: Successful escape!

This one's perhaps the least 'immersive' game at LE but we loved it as we just clicked with it and felt like mega geniuses all the way through.

Mark Crossley experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 23 Feb 2021 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendly

This was an okay room but we felt it didn't really work very well as an online format.

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 19 Oct 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45:54 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hosting
Kirsty Jane rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 27 Mar 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 2 hours Outcome: Failed πŸ™
cleverimmersiveintensequite difficult

Great fun, but some of the clues were more interactive which would have been easier to solve.  

AdamEscapes rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2
value for moneyhi-tech

This was very entertaining and they did a great job of setting this up. Clever puzzles, some left us scratching pout heads but when we got the answers it felt like a solid achievement

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 26 Jul 2021 Outcome: Successful escape!

Good game

MissLoopyLou93 experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 13 Mar 2021 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
We played as a 4 and thought the game was brilliantly made. Interactive as though you were there and everyone in your team could see the things you’d found. A great lockdown experience! 
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5

Kept us entertained and challenged us hugely!

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At times we were frustrated with this game, but overall it was a decent game. I have no doubt that it would be better in real life, but for a digitised room it should still keep you entertained for at least an hour

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