I'm not entirely sure how it came about but I came across a Cluedupp games voucher a few months ago and signed up with a team. https://www.cluedupp.com/
Not entirely sure what was involved all I knew it was like a puzzle game.
I knew I wouldn't be able to pin down a team that far in advance but I looked at the website and it said you could have a team of up to 6 and kids were welcome and were at no extra cost. The standard price for a team is £60, I had a 50% off voucher so managed to get early bird booking for £30 I mean that was a bargain and I knew if nothing else Ashley and I would enjoy it.
They run events all over the world and currently have 2 events running in over 80 countries so I will not divulge any details of the actual story within the event. We were told where to start and that we could start at any time between 9am & 2pm and it would take approximately 3 hours but you had to be finished by 5pm.
They encouraged fancy dress but as it was our first time we chose not to, there were very few teams dressed up as it was a very hot day.
We ended up just being a team of 3 - Me, Ashley and Jo. We met at the designated place, had our briefing ( which was virtual) and then was off.
Huge tip - a smart phone is an absolute essential in the game and best to have more than one per team as the whole thing is a fully immersive game and it is handy for more than one person to be able to to read the clues and puzzles at any one point in time. All the clues and puzzles are completed virtually.
You basically run around collecting clues and solving puzzles until you have completed the game. This particular game was solving a murder but that is all I am going to give away about the plot.
You can take it at whatever pace is good for you as long as you have completed it by 5pm. It did involve a lot of walking so be prepared for this. You do not have to go into any shops or businesses the whole event is outside.
It was actually quite amusing to see how many teams of people there were milling around looking for clues (around 50 teams we believe). We were approached by a few people on the residential streets including a couple who were confused as to why so many people were wandering around their usually quiet street staring at their phones, they were quite amused when we told them it was a game.
There are time penalties if you get the answer wrong but also you can pick up time bonuses along the way too.
We came 18th overall which is not bad going, completing in 2hrs and 42 mins (although the last 20 mins we were deliberating in the pub). We had come to the right conclusion about an hour earlier but made sure we collected all of our evidence before submitting our verdict. After all you never know if there is a twist.
All in all a good day out if you like quizzes and puzzles and a bit of walking (we did about 7K)
then I would recommend.
I am looking forward to our next adventure.