HOUNDS - Immersive Experiences - "Questionable Ethics"
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HOUNDS - Immersive Experiences - "Questionable Ethics"

Updated: Mar 21


LOCATION:  Crawley, United Kingdom

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📝  ETR DECODER

  • 🔑 GAME: Questionable Ethics

  • 📅 DATE PLAYED: May 1, 2023

  • 🎬 GENRE: Mystery

  • 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6/10

  • 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-7 ppl

  • 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 90 Mins.

  • 💰 PRICE: £34.95/PP (pending on the group size)

  • ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

  • 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes


📖 THE STORY

The year is 1967. You and your team have been assigned a special task. Rumor has it, there is an abandoned Soviet facility performing experiments on civilians. You have to stop this at once. How will you infiltrate this facility... and more importantly, how will you make it out alive?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

  • Instead of a normal presentation of the storyline or video, Hounds lets their gamemasters get in on the fun and express their creative sides. The stories might be a little different depending on which gamemaster you'll have on that day. This makes each experience for the players extremely unique.

  • Depending on your team's skill level, the game could be tweaked without the players ever knowing it. We really do appreciate the fact that the creator's intention is for every player to see the ending and to get the full experience.

  • The beginning of this game had a nice build-up in terms of intensity and served as a nice warm-up session as well.

  • One of our favorite puzzles in this game was not really a puzzle per se, but something that really put us into the actual situation. We felt like characters in a spy movie.

  • The set design strongly supported the storyline and provided a seamless flow of a "break-in" and "break-out" adventure.


🧩 MISSED THE MARK

  • We might have missed this during the gameplay, but I don't recall collecting any evidence or bringing anything out of the facility to expose their existence. So there's a bit of confusion as to what the completion of the goal was. Perhaps the ending could tie in with the title of the room more?

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Questionable Ethics" was unquestionably a suspenseful, yet entertaining experience. From being tested by an AI, to finding ways to infiltrate the lab, to ultimately escaping the facility, every scene was tied together by a perfect script. In the end, you'll also be surprised by the gamemaster with a score chart. You'll find out what you have missed, completed, and could have done. Are you ready to begin your mission?

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

  • Take the train to Crawley station and it'll be a minute walk from there.

  • The facility is located in the town center with many coffee shops and restaurants nearby

  • You'll need to walk up one flight of stairs to get to the lobby

  • Lobby with seating and games and a bar

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Disclosure: We thank HOUNDS - Immersive Experiences for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.

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