Harz Escape: The Don Vito Investigation

Harz Escape: Der Fall Don Vito

By | April 8, 2020

by Harz Escape (website)

Klintgasse 3, 38855 Wernigerode

1-4 players

Team of 2: Β£0.00 €60.00
Team of 4: Β£0.00 €80.00

Languages: EN, DE

πŸ“Ήremote avatar
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New York, 1932. Organized crime is at its peak. You are agents and have been assigned to the case of Vito Genovese. While working on the case, the phone rings. A soft voice whispers: β€žThey know about the photos. They are coming!β€œ. You know that your boss, Joe Petrosino, possesses incriminating material against Don Vito which he keeps well hidden in his office. Can you find and secure the documents before the mafia arrives?
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Rated 3.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 12 users
combined with 4 pro reviews

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Jens (Bruteforce) expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 13. September 2021
Christoph experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
ratsontour expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
PuzzleParrot expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Darren Miller expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
🦑cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5

I really enjoyed this room, its a classical escape game but has a solid narration with enough embellisment in the room to enhance the story without interferring with the game play and the entire game is well themed and has an inventive range of puzzles. The GM was very responsive and didn't lead us with the camera. Nicely done throughout.

πŸ”James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 05/07/2020 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Ken Ferguson expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 11/5/20 Team size: 5 Time taken: 50 Outcome: Successful escape!

A fairly basic game that would have been ridiculously easy in person but ended up being about the right difficulty when played via the avatar.

It's a well-presented office scene with a series of enjoyable puzzles. It's fun for what it is but there just wasn't enough content there for me to get super-excited. If you do want to play, I'd recommend playing as a pair.

Tammy McLeod expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: May 2, 2020 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

In many ways, this is a classical escape room. It worked fine in the format, and the GM played her part well. It was a fun hour.

Wei-Hwa Huang expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 4/19 Outcome: Successful escape!
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With rolling lockdowns and restrictions, the number of venues offering avatar games is increasing; but Harz Escape were one of the pioneers of the format, among a handful of companies who offered a remote avatar escape back when that was a completely new and untested concept. They have several physical rooms, and do in fact offer another game online; but that one's only available in German, so Don Vito is their only play-from-home option for English-speakers. [Edit: this is no longer the case, s...

Harz Escape has skillfully brought their most classic Escape Room into the digital world with the Remote Escape Room The Case of Don Vito, taking a very direct approach.

Gather the gang to take down your group of friends… uh flip that, reverse it.
Delightful Don Vito

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