The MacGuffin Project: The MacGuffin

By | March 20, 2019
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by The MacGuffin Project (website)

205 Old Christchurch Road, BH1 1JU

Bournemouth

3-6 players

60 minutes

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Uncover the truth behind the demise of The MacGuffin Carnival and the rise of The MacGuffin Machine.
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Overall rating

Rated 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 4 users
combined with 4 pro reviews

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Stevie Davies expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5

Kate Skilton rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
🌵Juliette B expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 28/08/2019 Team size: 2 Time taken: 37:51 Outcome: Successful escape!

Well themed immersive story with some fun props and good if not super hard puzzles. Very dark (to the extent I couldn't read some of the required clues). Great use of audio in the background but gets loud towards the end. 

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The MacGuffin Project is, at time of writing, Bournemouth's newest escape venue, and it styles itself as a dark Victorian carnival. The carnival theming extends to the venue's entrance hall, with lush decorations starting from a reception area themed as a sideshow booth right down to nice little touches such as chunky wooden fobs on locker keys instead of plastic. They've only got one game open so far but they have another two planned, and all seem linked by the same theme and overarching story....

A beautiful room with a well-developed story, a clear structure and a great finale. If you're in Bournemouth, I highly recommend visiting.
The MacGuffin project currently features three games, but neatly they all share the same universe: that of a spooky, abandoned carnival. This is emphasised by having the dramatic, in character briefing being done in a large group with others playing different games. It works well as lets those more inclined towards interacting with the actors take on that role, and for quieter teams to step back and watch.
8/10
Macguffin? What's a MacGuffin and what is it doing in sunny Bournemouth? And most importantly, how do we solve it?

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