Choose a theme and storyline
A good escape room needs:
- A fun theme and storyline (e.g., popular movie, scientific, historic, or course specific theme)
- Time limit to add a sense of urgency
Here are some examples:
- Your team was studying too late in the library and fell asleep. Suddenly you’ve woken up and it’s the next day and your team has an exam in 10 minutes! The library is still closed so your team needs to escape quickly to make it in time for your exam. One of your teammates reminds you that the library used to be an old mine and there is an escape route but be careful there are also traps!
- You were watching a movie in the hallway and realize the school closed and you are locked inside. Suddenly you see something shiny in the wall and realize it’s gold. You remember that this school used to be an old bank and maybe the rumours of gold being hidden are true. You see the alarm system has 15 minutes before it goes off so you better find your first clue!
- You and your teammates are spies on a secret mission, and you have 8 minutes to get the secret code to stop the world from exploding.
Your storyline will be the basis for your clues so think of something fun, personal, and creative!
