A virtual escape room for teams

Team Escape Room is a chain of puzzle locks where typing the right answer opens each one. Small groups work on one lock together. Bigger rooms get a different lock per team, and the room only escapes when every lock is open, so teams that finish early have a reason to help the others.

Time
~25 min
Team size
6-120
Plays
All teams at once

How a round works

  1. A chain of locks. Each lock is a puzzle; type the answer to open it.
  2. Crack them together. Small rooms work one lock together. Bigger rooms get a different lock per team - help each other, because you only escape when every lock is open.
  3. Beat the clock. 90 seconds a lock; every lock cracked is worth 10.

Best for

  • The longest, most co-operative slot in a session
  • Bringing a whole department together rather than splitting it
  • Remote teams - it runs entirely in the browser

Where it fits

It works well at:

Questions

How long does it take?

Around 25 minutes, depending on how many locks the host sets and how quickly they fall.

Is it competitive?

Every lock cracked scores, but in a bigger room the escape only happens when every team is done - helping another team is the winning move.