Lucardo Manchester: The Dream

Virginia House, 5-7 Great Ancoats Street, M4 5AD

2-6 players

60 minutes

closed

Your dreams are always happy and delightful, but tonight something is going wrong. Your wildest dreams of finding the magic numbers are slowly slipping away, through a whirlwind of riddles, puzzles and illusions. Can you solve your way out of this dream before your chances get lost in the subconscious forever? Be aware, things may not be as they appear! (This game may not be suitable for people with mobility issues).

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Chris Metcalfe experienced rated this:

Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

quite difficult

StaceyF expert rated this:

Played: 03/01/2019 Team size: 4 Time taken: 43:15 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalpoor hosting

TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

originalclevergreat hosting

We had a blast playing this game back in the day - A very out there theme, but it seemed to work!

Anonymous expert rated this:

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

MerseyMarauders expert rated this:

Played: 18 Mar 2017 Team size: 3

great hostingfamily friendly

A strangely themed room - But everyone in the team laughed and enjoyed it.

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:

Played: 05/12/16

Lise expert rated this:

Played: 2018 Outcome: Successful escape!

We had an amazing time at the Dream in Lucardo Manchester. The room seems classic at first but some revelations along the way are surprising and really exciting. One puzzle can be seen from the very beginning and our focus was set on it for far too long without realising that we were missing something to make it work. We particularly liked the way our game master made us enter the room to keep us immersed. Recommended!

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Scotus0 expert rated this:

Played: 03/09/2018 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:48 Outcome: Successful escape!

Speedy Sleepy Sleuthing

I slipped in a visit to The Dream as, because it was closing, a 20% discount code was being offered.

Story

Get out of your dream with four winning lottery numbers before they're gone forever. And there was something about everything not being as it seems. Weird, but not in a bad way!

Puzzles

There was so much to do with just a team of two. A few we nailed with ease, but others took a lot more thinking (and the odd hint). I was grateful for my friend getting her head around the last one, because I struggled. A lot of visual-based puzzles in this room.

Mise-en-scène

Perplexing. Strange. Alice-in-Wonderland-esque. This was a very peculiar dream, one inspired by rubber ducks, upside down furniture, Simon Says and balls. Lots of balls. I didn't hate it, though!

Final Comments

The most stressful escape for me, ever! When I jumped out of the room, I accidentally left my friend behind in The Dream...whoops.

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Our second room at Lucardo was set in the subconscious, in a dream that in sixty minutes will turn into a nightmare. Exactly why we were there or why time was limited I'm not sure, but it's a great theme for a surreal set and unusual ideas, both of which were in evidence here. The implementation is along the lines of a child's playroom full of games, not so much the usual teddy bears and building blocks as playing cards and sports equipment.

The room lighting on entry was set up to make the roo...

A great game with bold imagery and good use of lighting throughout. Aside from an annoying directional puzzle and fiddly technology, the puzzles were logical and fun. A joy for enthusiasts and experienced players alike.