Behind the shop door
Curiosity is
a team sport.
A shared mystery, a room full of meaningful objects and that particular delight of figuring something out together.
What is an escape room?
You step into a story and work together to make it move. A note connects to a mechanism. A pattern explains an object. A discovery changes what you thought you knew.
The Crooked Cabinet is a fictional take on that idea: six original adventures connected by an eccentric Victorian shop. The doors lead to very different places, but the pleasures remain the same: noticing, sharing and making connections.
An evening in three chapters.
- 01
Get your bearings
A sample plan allows 15 minutes for the premise, practical questions and a clear explanation of how help would work. A real operator must confirm this format.
- 02
Follow the objects
Spend an illustrative 45–75 minutes exploring a room’s logic. Share discoveries, listen to each other and ask for a hint when the fun starts to stall.
- 03
Enjoy the connections
Leave 15 minutes in the sample plan to talk through the favourite moments. The best part is often hearing how someone else saw the same clue differently.
You don’t need
to know the answers.
No specialist historical, mechanical or scientific knowledge is intended. Useful habits are much simpler: describe what you see, keep related clues together and leave room for another person’s idea.
Help belongs in the adventure
The sample puzzle includes three optional hint levels and a full solution. Using help changes neither your welcome nor the value of solving the puzzle.
Questions before playing? →