Crossed Words

The world around you drops away as your entire consciousness is fixated on a sudden manifestation of abstract words, letters, and near-parallel lines.

As your mind begins to comprehend this chaotic structure, a primary phrase starts to emerge.

Perhaps there is more to be found...

Difficulty: Hard

Average duration: 20 - 80 min

Age rating: 15+

Knowledge required:

• Decent English language

• Lateral thinking

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 “escape the video store”. 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.

This is the perfect birthday card for a friend or family member who loves movies, 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.