Mystery in the Galleries An escape room in a museum

You love your job in the art museum. You take it seriously. One day, a new shipment arrives with 26 new pieces, by five revered artists. But there's a problem: all the title cards have become detached from their art. Now you have just one hour to match up titles with art, before the museum opens for the day. It's not going to be easy.

Little do you know that you are about to get some troubling news — one of the pieces is not what it seems.

You can think of the game as entire escape room packed into a box and delivered to your workplace or bar of choice. It can work for groups as small as 5 and as large as 500.

Players are broken up into teams of 5-8. A team of 6 people can usually solve this game in two hours. (Fewer people = longer game.) Best of all, every team will get to play the entire game.

I build my games to cultivate:

• Teamwork. Success requires combining different strengths. Some teammates might excel at codes while others spot visual patterns or are skilled at organizing information.
• Communication. Open communication helps teams uncover patterns and connections that might seem impossible at first glance.
• Leadership. A designated leader who can oversee the big picture and coordinate the team's efforts is often the difference between success and struggle.
• Pattern recognition. Behind every puzzle lies a clever pattern that, once spotted, transforms seemingly random elements into clear solutions.