Sherlock's Escapes - "A Scandal In Kingston"

Updated: Mar 14

LOCATION:  Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: A Scandal in Kingston
📅 DATE PLAYED: March 15, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Mystery, Detective
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 Players): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 PPL (Ages 16+)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: CAD $27.50/PP (2-3PPL), $23.50/PP (kids, miliary, students)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: YES

📖 THE STORY

A woman named Irene is a bit obsessed with Sherlock. She stole something from him just to gain his attention. Sherlock needs you to break into her apartment and retrieve that important information back. He is only able to distract her for exactly 60 minutes…

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The room was decorated like a normal apartment but full of secrets. It’s an interesting way of utilizing a small space.
Several props in the room did make us feel like we were performing detective work.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

One of the puzzles didn’t have clarity in the clues. We had to assume that perhaps they meant the same thing.
A prop was utilized several times in the game which seemed repetitive.
A directional puzzle was not very clear in terms of having one solution per puzzle.
A clue indicator was meant to inform us about using a certain prop but because of the location and the way it was presented, we thought it had associated with another puzzle.
One of the puzzles took almost half of the game time. The process of "search and find" was way too long and felt like a “time-filler”.
Some props and decor can definitely use some updating.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This is one of the older games at Sherlock’s Escape. The manager did inform us that changes are coming and that this room is getting a facelift soon. Currently, the storyline, puzzles, and set design all need a good amount of work. We are big fans of Sherlock Holmes and we love the story concepts that Sherlock’s Escape is trying to create. I hope that we'll see some improvement in their IRL games when we're in the area next time.

ALSO: Sherlock’s Escape has online audio escape rooms that you can play from the comfort of your home. We loved their “Surviving Summer Camp” & “Breaching the Boss’s Office”. Do check them out!

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Street parking using HONK mobile app
Lobby with seating and puzzles
Merchandise for sale
Located on the 2nd floor, need to climb a flight of stairs.

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Disclosure: We thank Sherlock's Escapes for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion of the review whatsoever.