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An escape room in the form of a book.
Do you have the brilliant mind of Sherlock Holmes? Then you can escape!
An exciting, innovative book, the first in a series of escape books - a unique, new form of puzzle book where the reader, in the role of the brilliant Sherlock Holmes, must solve the puzzles to "escape" from its pages!
Sherlock Holmes' Escape is an escape room in the form of a book, inspired by the new craze for escape rooms, where players face challenges while being trapped in a locked room. The book is filled with codes, ciphers, riddles, and deceptive clues, along with a clever code wheel inserted into the cover. And the reader, like another Sherlock Holmes, is trapped in Professor Moriarty's dreadful trap inside the London Aqueduct.
While you are trapped inside the escape book, you must pay attention to every little detail you see. Your ability to solve all these puzzles will determine your path through the book!
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The plot was quite "childish" for my taste, but that didn't bother me as much as the fact that there was no proper flow. Meaning, while you start to see what's happening in one scene, it throws you off depending on the response you choose in other scenes and you get "lost". Also, the puzzles were quite difficult for me mainly because of how they were presented. I consider them to be poorly formulated. I gave up somewhere around 3/4 of it because I got bored and tired.
The copy that arrived in my hands, in my opinion, has fundamental errors that lead to wrong solutions from points where a wrong answer refers to better solutions. Also, despite the philosophy of the Escape Room and while the reader finds Sherlock locked in a hydroelectric plant, suddenly finds himself outside on the street solving a different case in 3 pages, and from there suddenly finds himself locked again in the hydroelectric plant. I informed the publishing company and they didn't even bother to respond to me. I do not recommend it even as a joke and it surprises me that no one else has written about it.
Update, 02/03/2023 I received a message from the English Publishing company and indeed there is an error in the book that no one had noticed. They say they will fix it in the reprint. The Greek company has not even contacted me. Don't we deserve a refund?
The best thing I have read in a book is that you can have a different ending in the book depending on the choices you make as Sherlock! It requires paper and pencil and keeps you always alert!!! It's like being in an "escape room" for those who have played and even better! You must always read carefully even though the puzzles are not that difficult! Moving on to the second one!!
Even for someone who struggles to read books, I consider it very easy to read. Innovative and highly recommended. It is a book that you will enjoy spending time with. The puzzles are accessible to ensure a continuous flow in the book!
Quite good and interesting.. You have fun during your time.. However, I expected slightly more difficult puzzles because some were quite easy and simply take you to another page.. I don't give it 5 stars because in two, let's say, puzzles, you had to know Sherlock Holmes' books.. I believe it should have been completely autonomous as a book!
Wonderful! It keeps you alert, going from one puzzle to another! Something different and interesting!
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Excellent job, very enjoyable to read and with clever puzzles for children aged 10+
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It is an entertaining book. You spend your time pleasantly.
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