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Company: Cloak and Dagger Games Ltd.
Game: The Long Weekend
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Language: English
Type of Game: Live-Hosted Game 💻
Genre: Murder Mystery
Date Played: August 13, 2024
Difficulty (based on 3 players): 4/10
Size of Team: 1-8 Screens (Recommend 4 Players)
Time: 60 Mins.
Price: £48
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On a cold winter’s night, the guests of The Silver Birch Lodge are awoken to the sound of a scream as a fellow guest is found dead, appearing to be stabbed to death. With a heavy storm hovering outside, no police can come for at least an hour. It is up to you to tease apart what happened and who did it…because the killer is still inside the house and while the six suspects seem to be strangers there is something suspicious going on. Can you solve the crime or will the killer get away with their plot?
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"The Long Weekend" is an online audio escape experience where the game master guides the players through each room. Once all players have logged into the Zoom, the game master will provide an introductory narration before showing you a layout of the room. From there you interact with the room by prompting the game master to examine, move, and manoeuvre items across the different rooms.There is an inventory as some items you will keep until they need to be used for later. Your main goal is to find the murder weapon, uncover motive, and identify the killer by tracking the whereabouts of each characters on the night of the crime (ie. where were they when it happened).
This game offers players three hints in the format of “calling” the detective who is on his way using the phone in the room. In addition, the game master can sometimes provide prompts when they observe you are on the right track but may be missing something.
I felt the set up was smooth and the back and forth with the game master helped keep things lively. Even when we tried exploring things that didn’t need to be explored there was a witty and clear response to get us back on track. I also appreciated how information was provided in written text in addition to the stylized thematic version to be more accessible and that the game master would read aloud larger texts.
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The puzzles in this game consisted primarily of logic based puzzles. You are confronted with locked doors, drawers, and bags that you must search the room for clues to unpack. I felt with good visual awareness these puzzles were fairly straightforward. There is also an element of deduction as you use the clues to piece together the story and cross examine what suspects claim.
There were a couple deduction pieces that we felt were a little too vague but the overarching puzzle mechanics worked well and led to satisfying reveals and an intriguing story unfolding. I felt the strongest part of this experience came from finding out the truth and tying it to the different characters.
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Cloak and Dagger Games Ltd. crafted a mystery that will have new players diving into the puzzles and experienced players latching on to the story. The game shines through its cooperative elements that encourage conversation and theorizing between players, and a chance to engage with the game master in witty banter. With minutes left we finally chose our killer and were successful in catching the killer. I will definitely keep an eye out for more games by this company in the future.
(If you do decide to try this game, please remember to let them know that you heard it from"ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)
Disclosure: We thank Cloak and Dagger Games Ltd. for providing us with a sample of the game. Although complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
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