On-line escape room for young teens?

October 19, 2020 2:19 PM

I'm looking for an escape room, or similar puzzle room, that my Girl Scouts can do together via Zoom as they work on the Game Visionary badge. It needs to be appropriate for 13- and 14-year olds, collaborative, and fun. There will be anywhere from four to ten players, and I won't know ahead of time how many people will show up. Any suggestions?
posted by The corpse in the library to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (5 answers total)

Watson Adventures is an amazing scavenger hunt company. I have done a few of their live events. Earlier this year, my spouse and I did a virtual one - Escape to the Museum - and it was fantastic. They have a bunch of virtual options right now for kids and adults.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 2:25 PM on October 19, 2020

I just did this "Lost Temple" escape room. There is a max of 6 players, but if you are OK with splitting the group up, you can host 2 different rooms.

Players need an ability to print (or get printed materials) and some basic office accessories, like pens/pencil, scissors, tape. You'll need a separate "video conferencing" set up, b/c you work through the escape room in just a browser.

It was a TON of fun for about 2+ hours.
posted by ellerhodes at 3:32 PM on October 19, 2020

I've done "The Curse of the Dark Raven" and "Escape from Planet X" from Escape Room LA and they're both fun. There's someone there to give you hints and read clues to you and both of them were fun.

For a free alternative, what about playing Among Us? You can create a private game just for your troop, and, depending on how many of your scouts there are, open it up to the public. It has a mode where it will censor any profanity, and if you're the host, you can kick out anyone who misbehaves. Also as the host, you can control how many tasks they have to do, how many imposters there are, and most facets of the game.
posted by mogget at 7:40 PM on October 19, 2020

Previously. I haven't tried any of these but I've been meaning to.
posted by CathyG at 9:32 PM on October 19, 2020

My kid recently did The Supervillain's Lair from Epic Escape Rooms. It was challenging, but not too hard, and you get a guide that participates virtually to lead you along the quest. There are 3 other options that also sound fun.
posted by LKWorking at 11:45 AM on October 20, 2020