Breakout Manchester: The Detective Office

By | March 20, 2019

by Breakout Manchester (website)

14a Brazennose Street, M2 6LW

Manchester

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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Overall rating

Rated between 2.5 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 13 users
combined with 1 pro review

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MerseyMarauders expert rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlypoor hostingvery easy
Adam S experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 27 Sep 2014 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

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

Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
Scotus0 expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
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.

samsham experienced rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Played: 1 Apr 2022 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hosting
knoh39 experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlyquite easy
TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 2

Very basic game - Nothing special here. 

MerseyMarauders expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
plain
Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

What started it all...

abooth expert rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Team size: 4 Time taken: 40 Outcome: Successful escape!

Could only describe it as run of the mill.

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 2 and 2 out of 5
Played: 28/01/18
fraggle42 experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 20 Dec 2019 Team size: 4 Time taken: 47.57 Outcome: Successful escape!
Wesley Mead expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 13 May 2016 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed πŸ™

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