Difficulty: Medium

Average duration: 10 – 40 min

Age rating: 8+

Skills required:

Reading simple English
Lateral thinking
Pattern recognition

The captain has retired for his nap, and the pirate crew who have enslaved you these past few months have left on shore leave.
As you start to drift into sleep a small projectile hits you in the head – a key with a note attached. Reading its contents, you grasp the key and free your shackles without hesitation.
A small vessel runs alongside the port window, and in it, and at it’s helm in modern diving garb, your rescuer?…

How does it work?
Puzzle cards are an escape room-type experience in a greeting card. The scene illustrated within the card presents you with a series of written, visual, and abstract clues. These clues will need to be found and pieced together to solve the puzzle and find the elf’s attacker. The solution to the puzzle is a codeword.
On the back of the card will be a website address that you can follow to check that your solution is correct.
Just like an escape room, you can solve it by yourself or with friends.
How does this card work as a gift?
This is the perfect birthday card for a friend or family member who loves spatial reasoning and logic puzzles and who thinks they are too clever. There is space on the back to write a heartfelt message but for a little extra fun, tell them they won’t get their birthday gift until the puzzle is solved and they have given you the code word.
What to buy for a friend at Christmas?
Puzzle cards instantly turn a Christmas card into a fun, challenging, and engaging experience. Just like an escape room, you can solve it by yourself or with friends.
This card is the perfect Christmas gift for puzzle buffs or anyone who thinks they’re a bit clever.
Buying as the accompaniment to a Christmas present? For some added fun; withhold their gift until they’ve solved the puzzle.