by Solve The City Stratford-upon-Avon (website)
2-6 players
Languages: EN
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The world’s most valuable diamond has been stolen and now lies hidden somewhere in Stratford-upon-Avon.
You've been recruited to locate the priceless stone and uncover the identity of the thieves. The good news is that the criminals appear to have left a trail of clues to the whereabouts of the diamond and their true identities, scattered across Stratford-upon-Avon.
Little is known about the criminals. They operated under the guise of a local amateur dramatics troupe, The Joyful Shakespeare Company, and are known only by their aliases, Puck, Bear, Ophelia, Prospero and Coriolanus.
You must head to Stratford to meet your contact at a secret location and use your ingenuity, creativity and teamwork to put the pieces of the puzzle together, identify the thieves and find the hidden diamond.
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I love the concept of outdoor Escape-esque games, but in my experience they're really hit and miss. This one fitted both categories for us! We were ultimately let down by the tech, hence my decision to rank this room as flawed.
We had issues booking through the website, then issues booking over the phone. Finally, paying via bank transfer, to then have our Game Code fail on the day. So, we were off to a poor start and although Customer Service is accessible, you shouldn't have to rely on it.
Throughout the day we had multiple phones crash multiple times, which was a real shame. I think this could have been a good game, as it's integrates well with its surroundings and the puzzles fit the story. It's a well written game, but was slightly too big for the fitness level of our group.
We were told it was 2-hour escape room, with a limit of 3 hours. We took this to mean we could stop for a drink, etc, and still be able to complete it. Given we'd started so late due to technical issues, we only took one short comfort break during the game and lost by 40 seconds. We were glad the App doesn't lock out after 3 hours; we were able to submit the final answers and get our "You would have won 500 points" message - so at least we finished the game - but it did take us 3 hours, 40 seconds, and we were very out of breath for it.
We had such a lovely time making our way around Stratford doing this trail. The puzzles were very easy to solve but that doesn't mean it wasn't enjoyable to do! The app was fantastic and very easy to use; we would definitely do another Solve the City trail.
