Clue HQ Wirral: A-I-9

By | March 20, 2019

by Clue HQ Wirral (website)

50-54 Market Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 5BS

Wirral

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Six months after the great inventor Professor Tepet’s death – M.I.6. gained access to the lab where he kept all of his greatest inventions. Among the files, they found an abandoned document called A-I-9 detailing an artificial intelligence peacekeeping program. Scientists finally managed to recreate the program, rolling it out across the nation. A type of robot (called ‘9bots’) where integrated into society. The NHS could diagnose patients before symptoms appeared while the army neutralised threats before they happened, the country thrived, for a time. 24 hours ago an anomaly appeared in the code shutting down internet and telecommunications worldwide and soon after chaos ensued. A-I-9 is corrupting the system from the inside. This was meant to be impossible. The only way to stop it is to destroy it before it can destroy us – can you get past their self-protection systems?
“The end of the world was always going to be man-made. The only question was how?” – Professor Errol Tepet
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EscapeCarrtists rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 8 Feb 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:26
hi-techstory-drivenintensequite difficult
Love this room, it will stay at the top as one of the favourites we have played. For a 1 roomed game where you are there are no hidden doors to move you into another room to escape, it is well thought out. Plenty of puzzles to keep you busy, gets your brain thinking and the room really flows well. Would really recommend this room to anyone playing at Clue HQ, you wont be disappointed. 
Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
poor hostingplainunoriginal
MerseyMarauders expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingillogical
Adam S experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 16 Dec 2018 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Played: 24 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalfrustrating

#46

I don’t normally like to criticise a room without giving it a few decent points, but this was not a good experience. Easily in the bottom 5 of 40+ rooms we have completed. Some of the puzzles were infuriating and boring, the host even came in at one point (something I’m not a fan of unless asked first), because our logicaL solution to a puzzle was wrong, yet the real solution was so convoluted. A  shame as it’s our first trip to Clue HQ, I wouldn’t bother with this one.

Lise expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 2019 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Brit Of An Escape Habit blogger rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5

A typical ClueHQ game, with plenty of variety in the puzzles, good set and enjoyable game play.

LR experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techcleverquite difficult

One of the better ClueHQ rooms. Some good tech and puzzles. Too much smoke, not good for those with asthma

🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Team size: 2
great hostingbroken techoverpricedquite easy
Cat.P rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: Apr 2017 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techclever
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I'm a sucker for most sci-fi themes, so with a choice of games for a morning slot at Clue HQ's Birmingham branch I went straight for A-I-9's story of battling a rogue artificial intelligence. Also, the alternatives were their Cell Block C and Bunker 38 rooms which have been franchised to a wider number of locations across the UK, so it made sense to go for the harder-to-find game.

Clue HQ is one of the UK's large escape chains, with currently three core branches and close to a dozen franchise l...

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