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I designed a game for a friend a few months ago and word got around about how fun it was for her so some of my friends started asking when I was going to do a group game.

I sent out a save the date for Halloween to 30 people over a month ago and have been posting regular updates about the game since then. Only one person actually said they were going, so I finally asked for rsvps today. Now I’m up to 2, when I was expecting at least ten. Several have said they will not make it.

I’ve spent over 60 hours and hundreds of dollars building the game and I honestly regret even saying yes to doing this.

Not even sure what I’m looking for. Advice, sympathy, or just validation.

Hey there!

If you frequent this subreddit you will know that on the Constructed Adventures Discord channel we do puzzle hunts! If you have participated before or are brand new and want to give it a try, here's another chance!

The 2026 Galactic Puzzle Hunt begins Friday October 8th and runs through Monday October 19th

So hop in and register a team (if you'd like) or you can join The Constructed Adventures team in the Discord community!

We would love to get as many people to help out for as much or as little as you want! (Feel free to jump in and out! You are under no obligation if things get busy or you aren't interested)

New members are always encouraged to join. We're an inclusive and encouraging bunch.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE EXPERIENCED AT SOLVING PUZZLES TO PARTICIPATE. Remember: The first step at being good at something is being bad at it. Besides, you never know what life experiences you've had that might help make a solve!

We hope to see you over on the Discord Channel where we will organize and share a collective Google Sheet for solving!

Hopefully we'll see you there!
Get excited!

Hi! I am new to the sub and I am very glad it exists! I am looking for some organization help in planning 2 escape rooms for the upcoming Halloween event at my kid's elementary school. I have attended quite a few commercial escape rooms myself and planned scavenger hunt for my young kids at home, but have never planned an escape room this scale.

The event will be 3 hours, and this will be for Grades 2-8 (age range from 7-13). So I am thinking I'll probably need 2 rooms with different level of difficulties for the puzzles. Location will be in a multipurpose room that I can reconfigure, it is also attached to the school's small library. Another will likely be in a classroom. 15 mins sessions with 5 mins reset so that I can run through as many students as I can.

What I have done: I have looked through various posts here and /escaperooms and Constructedadventures website blog & tool box so I have some ideas of individual puzzles (UV light message, hidden key in slime, jigsaw puzzle, Popsicle stick puzzle, etc). I am also borrowing the "rescue the mascot" theme that I found in an older (post).

What I need help with:

- a high level approach - should I do mostly linear structure? how many puzzles should I plan for?

- Is group of 6-8 kids per session reasonable? Or less for the easy room and more for the harder room?

- What are the things I should keep in mind for a short session like this? We will have 5 mins of reset so I'l make sure whatever puzzle/gambit I use can be reset easily. As much as I would love to do a potion mix, I won't be due to the short reset time

If you have done something similar in a school setting, I would love to hear what worked and what not. Thank you all!