Breakout Manchester: The Detective Office

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14a Brazennose Street, M2 6LW

2-5 players

60 minutes

closed

In this tale, a young detective has sadly been murdered in his office and you are being framed as his killer. You are on the run and have gained access to his office, the crime scene, for one hour. Can you save yourself by finding out who killed him, why someone killed him and how they killed him?

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MerseyMarauders expert rated this:

Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

family friendlypoor hostingvery easy

Adam S experienced rated this:

Played: 27 Sep 2014 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

First game we ever played. Wasn't great but played a lot worse.

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Scotus0 expert rated this:

Played: 13/09/2017 Team size: 2 Time taken: ~50:00 Outcome: Successful escape!

Hello, Manchester!

Soon after moving to Salford, I was excited to visit Breakout for the very first time- the first of many!

Story
Having been framed for the murder of a young detective, there's one hour on the clock to search his office, find out who the real killer is and get exonerated.

Puzzles
The Cluedo-style story came with a series of relevant brainteasers. A big focus on code-breaking. We definitely over-thought some of them!

Mise-en-scène
A quaint room with props and sections you'd certainly expect to see in a detective's office.

Final Comments
A run-of-the-mill room; very good for beginners. Due to its low difficulty level, I'd recommend tackling this one as a duo.

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