Great Escapists: The Thief and the Highwayman

Everyone knows the legend of the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin—his daring robberies, his ruthless reputation, and his final journey to York where he was captured and executed. It’s said that before his fate was sealed, he stayed at an old inn in Royston…

Now, 300 years later, his story isn’t finished.

For the first time ever, Turpin’s infamous pistol—the very weapon used to hold up carriages and strike fear into his victims—has arrived at Royston Museum as a special exhibit.

But not everyone wants it to stay there.

An anonymous millionaire collector has made an irresistible offer: a huge reward for anyone daring enough to steal the pistol and place it in his hands.

That’s where you come in.

You and your team have been recruited to pull off the ultimate museum heist—one bold enough to put Dick Turpin’s name back in the headlines for the first time since the 1700s. Working with a skilled tech expert and a museum security guard on the inside—both taking their cut—you’ll need to break in under the cover of night and execute a plan that has to go perfectly.

Crack codes.

Disable security systems.

Solve hands-on puzzles.

Unlock hidden mechanisms.

Steal the pistol… and replace it with a fake before anyone notices.

It’s fast. It’s frantic. It’s full of surprises.

If you succeed, you walk away with millions, the collector gets his prize, and the perfect crime is complete.

But if you fail… you’ll be paying the price with years behind bars.

And there’s one more problem.

You have just 45 minutes before the museum’s failsafe security system activates—triggering a full lockdown and alerting the police. Once it does, escape will be impossible.

No pressure.