Escape Brum: Blackmail

By | April 27, 2019

by Escape Brum (website)

68 Camden Street, B1 3DP

Birmingham

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Lord Barrington Smyth is being blackmailed, we've identified the culprit as dodgy Birmingham private investigator Doug Spade. We need a crack team to enter Spade's office in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter, locate the evidence he is using to blackmail Lord Barrington, and escape before Spade returns...
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based on ratings from 12 users

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Mrs G expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 7 Oct 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingfamily friendly

Excellent game with plenty to do and great hosting. Highly recommend 

ashpf experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Wesley Mead expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 17 Jun 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 34m56s Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostinglogical
πŸ”James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 17 Jun 2023 Time taken: 00:45:18 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfamily friendly

This was the first game at this venue and it does show to a degree.  That's not to take anything away from the puzzles of the game!  Normally I hate map puzzles but this was a clever idea and I think worked well.  Theming is good and the puzzles, whilst old in concept can still trip you up and send you down the wrong path if yo are not paying attention.  Recommend you play this first as a warmup game!

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 29 Dec 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 27:36 Outcome: Successful escape!
Adam S experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Played: 29 Jun 2019 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
coco974 rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 20 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 46:45 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneygreat hosting

Brilliant room with lovely hosts! 

Standard office set up, with a second room to be unlocked.

Lots of items to find and use and not always immediately obvious what you need something for! We had cracked one clue, but then we came to need it we forgot that we'd come across it as there's lots of bits and bobs to figure out and use.

The clue system of the screen is very handy - I sometimes find walkie talkies etc difficult to hear or understand so to have the clues on screen was very handy (although the only clues we used were because we just hadn't searched thoroughly enough!)

None of the puzzles were too tricky but would still maybe be a little too much for a complete newbie. 

Can't wait to go back and do their second room!

abooth expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 1 Time taken: 50 Outcome: Successful escape!

Played alone - good fun, plenty to do but very simple in terms of design and puzzle.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
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