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You are enjoying an evening entertaining friends when there is a knock on the door. You answer the door to see a very serious looking man in a suit dragging a very old chest behind him. Nervous, you are about to shut the door when he speaks. “Wait!” he says. “I’m here to inform you that your Great Uncle Archibald has passed away.” You search your mind but can’t remember ever hearing about a Great Uncle Archibald. Assuming this is a scam of some sort, you are about to shut the door when the man speaks again. “You probably don’t know him,” he continues, “because he left the family when he was young. Felt he was smarter than all of you. Made a fortune on the other side of the country, but never married and never had any children. I was his lawyer, and I was the closest he had to a friend. I am also the executor to his will.” Curious about this fortune, you decide to listen. “He left you this chest. Inside is a small safe, and inside of that is a piece of paper with his list of bank accounts and authorizations. Once I set this chest down, the timer inside will activate, and you will have one hour to retrieve the bank account information with all the access to his bank accounts worth over $100 Million. He wanted someone in the family to prove thatBut be warned, after an hour, there is a vial of acid in the safe that will burn the paper. Likewise, three wrong attempts to open the safe will also open the acid and burn the paper. Your friends here can help you. “This chest is quite heavy, and I’d quite like to put it down. Are you ready to begin?”
- 4-12
- 60 mins
- Easy
- Not scary
All ratings (3)
Mostly positive
Gameplay
Mostly positive
Atmosphere
Mostly positive
Customer service
Mostly positive
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BTRoku
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Rating 3/5: Very unique, I enjoyed it, it's a concept I've yet to see even after playing 100+ rooms. The immersion is low, but that's the nature of this type of design, you could play this almost anywhere. There was a nice variety of solid puzzles with good flow, they mostly fit the theme. It's pretty non-linear so that's why there's a 4 player minimum, but it's playable with 2 if you're experienced (they will allow 2 players if you call and book). The puzzles are mostly padlock based, but there is still some tech, especially one puzzle near the end that was particularly unique. The GM/owner was super friendly and helpful. We played Librarian's Revenge and Archibald's back to back. I would recommend Librarians if you want more immersion and a more traditional experience. Archibald is a more unique and interesting concept.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
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