by Lucardo Manchester (website)
Virginia House, 5-7 Great Ancoats Street, M4 5AD
2-6 players
Languages: EN
60 minutes
closed
The famous 190 carat Saratov diamond from Russia is being deposited at the central bank in Manchester. Lucardo has hacked the security system, buying your team a one hour window to steal the diamond. Can your team pull off Manchester's biggest ever heist?
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based on ratings from 29 users
combined with 7 pro reviews
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nathgreen21 rated this:
Chris Metcalfe experienced rated this:
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersivegreat hostingquite difficult
StaceyF expert rated this:
Played: 03/01/2019 Team size: 4 Time taken: 45:58 Outcome: Successful escape!
gimiabreakout experienced rated this:
Played: 5 Mar 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 38:10 Outcome: Successful escape!
Jordan Brown experienced rated this:
Played: 6 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52:35 Outcome: Successful escape!
plain
MerseyMarauders expert rated this:
Played: 3 Oct 2020 Team size: 3
Clearly one of Lucardos older rooms - Still enjoyed the game and the few surprises along the way.
flyingoctopus expert rated this:
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Worth a play but not one of their best.
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A fun-filled adventure, packed full of puzzles and searching that kept the pair of us occupied for almost 40 minutes with barely a pause for breath. This isn't high brow escaping with complicated puzzles, amazing backdrop or deep narrative. This is easy-access with puzzles that aren't too daunting, a set that more than does its job and a flow that kept the adrenaline high right to the very end.
Gem Runner is heavy on the ‘traditional’ escape room puzzles, with plenty of padlocks, codes, and searching and is not a tech heavy room. I could easily see this being a favourite with family groups, or even two person enthusiast groups like us.
A well-themed room with a lot of varied and challenging puzzles. There were plenty of padlocks, but there were also plenty of clever subversions that meant that we were constantly being pushed to try things in a different way.
We enjoyed Gem Runner in Manchester, and we had the same feeling in Rawtenstall. A fun game that will remind you of all the things you first loved about escape rooms.
A well executed room with great hosting and some unique puzzles. We had great fun in this room and think it has something for beginners and enthusiasts alike.
See also
Other copies of this game in other locations:
- Lucardo Rawtenstall: Gem Runner (Rawtenstall) (closed)