Despite travelling the world over to lead excavations, Oldervik usually finds time to keep in touch. However, it is has been almost six months since you received his last letter.
Strangely, after enquiring at the Ministry it appears that nobody knows of Oldervikโs current whereabouts. All you can find out is that he had been tasked with locating and excavating the tomb of an ancient ruler. According to legend, the burial chamber contains priceless artefacts including a mysterious statuette, which the Ministry is keen to acquire.
When a letter from Oldervik finally arrives it is unusually short and to the point, requesting that you attend his study to look after his cats. As far as you know, Oldervik does not have any cats; something is definitely wrong.
And so it is that you venture to Oldervikโs private residence in search of answersโฆ
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Loved this escape room. It was very challenging for two people. We played the game on difficult. The room was very puzzle dense with some very well thought out puzzles.
Played: Feb 2019Team size: 2Outcome: Successful escape!
A great game with interesting and clever puzzles. The ability to vary the difficulty level of the game according to the experience of the team is also a nice touch. Alex is a super GM. I'd not hesitate to recommend Co Decode.
Fantastic game! Played on the hardest difficulty as a 2 and got out in 65 minutes so slightly over the hour. Excellent number and variety of puzzles, Alex was a great GM too.
Professor Dunstan and the Unfeasibly Long Room Name Search for the Ancient Statuette is buried an industrial park on the east side of Swindon, and it took some searching and a couple of calls to the operator to find our way through the maze of business units to find it. (We visited when it had only been open for a few weeks, so it'll likely have more signposting by the time you read this!)
As a very broad rule, that type of location isn't a very promising sign for an escape gam...
One of the very best games I've played in the UK - easily in my top 10. Good decoration, interesting storyling, strong puzzles and amazing craftmanship. A game with no real weaknesses and plenty of strengths.
Donโt wait to be passing by Swindon to do this room. Make it your destination, itโs worth it!
When a new form of media comes along, such as escape rooms, someone will inevitably ask: โyes, but are they art?โ My answer to that is that they probably can be art, but no-one has managed it yet. Co-decode comes the closest Iโve seen so far. Even if it cheats by just filling the room with tons of actual mechanical art.
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