Home Escape Room games

Team discussion uses gestures for one announced puzzle station.

• Team discussion uses gestures for one announced puzzle station.
• Use Living Room Escape Sprint’s supplied CAT, 8 and STAR paper stations and six-minute total clock. Before play choose one station where teammates discuss using gestures only; the final answer may still be written or dictated to the recorder. Necessary access, rules and safety communication remains available. Host checks against the separate key privately after submission. Preserve the host’s ordered clue support: a revealed answer lets that team continue for 0 on that station and prevents the full-clear bonus. Unrevealed correct stations earn 1 challenge point each; solving all three before six minutes adds the existing 3-point bonus once, maximum 6. Silence adds no bonus, and nobody must act out dangerous clues. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Silent Round Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Silent Round Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Two partners check each submitted puzzle answer before the point posts.

• Two partners check each submitted puzzle answer before the point posts.
• Use Partner Confirm Round · Home Escape Room’s three supplied stations, two minutes each. After every team submits, both partners compare their recorded answer with the revealed host key; a host may serve as the second checker. Accept recognizable equivalent spelling or number words, not a different solution. One recheck resolves a transcription dispute; an answer that still does not match scores 0. Correct answers earn the ordinary 1 challenge point, without an extra confirmation award or showing the key before submission. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Partner Confirm Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Partner Confirm Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Every team below the lead after station 2 gets one extra final puzzle.

• Every team below the lead after station 2 gets one extra final puzzle.
• Use Comeback Token · Home Escape Room. After everyone finishes stations 1–2, record all teams strictly below the lead; tied leaders do not qualify and an all-tied field receives no token. Finish ordinary station 3 for everyone, then give eligible teams the fourth hidden card, “Add the same number each time: 1, 3, 5, __,” with two minutes and one answer. Host key is 7; keep it private until every eligible answer is collected. Correct earns 1 additional challenge point, incorrect/pass 0, maximum 4 total. This is the host’s same single token opportunity, not a second extra turn. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Comeback Token Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Comeback Token Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A new player’s token explains submission and checking without solving the card.

• A new player’s token explains submission and checking without solving the card.
• Use Beginner Hint Token · Home Escape Room. Give each new player one optional rules token; explain, for example, “Write one final answer, then compare it with the host key after time.” Do not suggest CAT, 8 or STAR through this rules hint. Necessary rules/access/safety questions stay free and unlimited. Preserve that activity’s 1 learning-recognition mark for a token unused or properly used; it belongs to the player separately from the team’s three puzzle challenge points and never changes puzzle rank. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Beginner Hint Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Beginner Hint Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A table shares its puzzle result and rotates the willing spokesperson.

• A table shares its puzzle result and rotates the willing spokesperson.
• Use Relay Mark or Pass · Home Escape Room, three two-minute stations with the supplied questions and private key. Before station 1 list willing spokespeople; rotate to the next person for each submitted final answer, repeating only after all willing people have an opportunity. Tablemates may discuss solutions; a reader or dictated-answer recorder may assist. An announced pass is legal. An unannounced out-of-order submission earns 0 only for that station, without erasing earlier challenge points. A ten-second handoff cue never removes needed access time. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Team Table Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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One shared extra minute can extend a short puzzle station.

• One shared extra minute can extend a short puzzle station.
• Use Lightning Round · Home Escape Room’s supplied three stations, one minute each. Practise the unscored sequence 4, 6, __ by adding 2; its answer is 8. A slow-down request adds the host’s optional one-minute extension for every team on that station; do not add another extension for every requester. Needed access/safety pauses remain unlimited and do not spend the extension. Correct answers earn 1 challenge point each, pass or incorrect 0; never reward rushed movement or searching outside the agreed room. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Lightning Care Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Use the friendly library mystery without adding costumes or personal clues.

• Use the friendly library mystery without adding costumes or personal clues.
• Use Theme Night Round · Home Escape Room’s three supplied paper puzzles as missing library-catalog clues. Keep the exact questions and separate CAT, 8 and STAR key. Give each team two minutes per station and one submitted answer. Correct earns 1; preserve its optional announced method bonus 1 only with a correct answer and a matching explanation—number-to-letter decoding, repeated addition or first letters—maximum 6 challenge points. No scary scene, private-room search, costume spending or personal disclosure is required; passing remains available. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Theme Lock Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Play the paper puzzles for points, optional stickers or cheers only.

• Play the paper puzzles for points, optional stickers or cheers only.
• Use No Cash Prizes · Home Escape Room’s three supplied two-minute stations. Each correct answer earns 1 challenge point, incorrect/pass 0, with tied final totals shared. There are no paid entries, cash wagers or purchases that improve an answer. Use optional stickers or cheers for recognition without requiring anyone to accept them; ordinary help, access support and opt-outs stay available. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score No Cash Prize Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after No Cash Prize Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A blank answer never costs a later puzzle opportunity.

• A blank answer never costs a later puzzle opportunity.
• Use Opt-Out Always Ok · Home Escape Room. Demonstrate a pass on an unscored practice card before station 1, then run the supplied three two-minute stations. A team may leave a live answer blank for 0 and join the next station normally; earlier challenge points stay recorded. Offer reader, recorder or observer roles without making a duty or personal explanation the price of passing. Help and access pauses remain available without reducing future fair turns. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Opt-Out Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Opt-Out Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Announce station 3 as worth 2 instead of 1 before the first puzzle.

• Announce station 3 as worth 2 instead of 1 before the first puzzle.
• Use Finale Double Round · Home Escape Room. Every team gets the same three two-minute stations; correct answers score 1, 1, 2 in that order, incorrect/pass 0, maximum 4 challenge points. This replaces station 3’s ordinary 1 once; it does not double that 2 again or multiply process/learning marks. After station 2, trailing teams may choose their final answer-collection order. All teams keep the same solving window and no key is revealed until every final answer is collected. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Finale Double Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Finale Double Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Compare the submitted puzzle answer with the host key before cheering.

• Compare the submitted puzzle answer with the host key before cheering.
• Use Verify First Cheer · Home Escape Room’s three supplied two-minute stations. Collect all teams’ final answers before revealing that station’s key. Check CAT, 8 or STAR as appropriate, accepting recognizable equivalent spelling or number words. Recheck disputed transcription once; a different solution earns 0. Correct the total before continuing or naming a winner. A false win claim adds no penalty or replay: continue the remaining scheduled stations, or share any final tied total. Ordinary correct answers earn 1 challenge point. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Verify First Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Verify First Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Rotate willing callers through timing and checking without exposing their own answer.

• Rotate willing callers through timing and checking without exposing their own answer.
• Use Guest Host Rotation · Home Escape Room. Invite three willing callers, repeating volunteers if needed. Before their station each practises the two-minute, pass and help instructions; a co-host may assist. Keep its key folded until all teams submit. A caller may compete only if they have not viewed that answer; another helper opens and checks the key after collection. Offering all three caller turns earns the existing one shared process mark, separate from puzzle challenge points; nobody must host. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Guest Host Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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After the result, a willing winner writes a supported puzzle for a later game.

• After the result, a willing winner writes a supported puzzle for a later game.
• Use Prompt Architect · Home Escape Room. Winning teams, or one designer agreed by tied winners, may write a new paper puzzle with its answer and one clue. Host checks that the instruction can be read in ten seconds and the answer follows from the card. Invite one revision if unclear; otherwise use the supplied fourth 1, 3, 5, __ card with key 7 later. An accepted design earns its existing separate process 1 after the match; an unsupported or unused design earns none. The completed challenge point winner does not change. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Prompt Architect Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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A below-lead team may select a different hidden final card before seeing either.

• A below-lead team may select a different hidden final card before seeing either.
• Use Second Chance Card · Home Escape Room. Keep station 3 and the fourth card folded; the fourth asks for the next number in 1, 3, 5, __ by constant addition, key 7. After station 2 every team strictly below the lead may replace station 3 once before seeing either question. Give both choices the same two-minute window and reveal keys after all answers. Each team still submits only three scored answers worth 1 challenge point each; this is no retry after an incorrect answer and no extra comeback turn. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Second Chance Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Second Chance Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Recall the three supplied code words in order after a ten-second view.

• Recall the three supplied code words in order after a ten-second view.
• Use Memory Trio Round · Home Escape Room: SUN–KEY–MAP, CAT–STAR–BOOK, BOAT–TREE–MOON, with a matching private host key. Show the first trio for ten seconds, cover it, then give every team twenty seconds to write or dictate all three words in order. Collect all answers before checking; repeat for all three trios. Complete correct order earns 1 challenge point, missing/reordered words 0, maximum 3. Recognizable spelling counts. A reread or longer access viewing time is allowed without penalty. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Memory Trio Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Memory Trio Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One optional consented access-help action can mark a team’s Kindness box.

• One optional consented access-help action can mark a team’s Kindness box.
• Use Kindness Bonus Square · Home Escape Room alongside the three supplied stations. With the recipient’s consent, help another team obtain a readable card or locate its already marked station without revealing an answer. Host checks one such action and marks the helping team’s single Kindness box for 1 once alongside its challenge points, maximum 4 total. It is a bonus record, not a bingo pattern or credit for an incorrect solution. If anyone is uncomfortable, omit the bonus for every team before play; ordinary help remains welcome without points. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Kindness Bonus Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Kindness Bonus Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One voluntary checked paper-station reset earns a shared group mark.

• One voluntary checked paper-station reset earns a shared group mark.
• Use Clean-Up Credits · Home Escape Room after the puzzle match. Willing participants gather question cards and separate keys into the host’s envelope, collect their own litter and return furniture only as safely agreed. Host checks clear paths and the agreed room arrangement, then reads credits such as “Thanks to thoughtful solvers, considerate readers and willing reset helpers,” naming people only if comfortable. One complete reset earns the whole group 1 shared process mark, separate from puzzle challenge points and never 1 per helper. Roles and a tidy-space photo are optional without penalty. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Clean-Up Credits Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Clean-Up Credits Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Draw card-distribution and answer-collection order before the common clock starts.

• Draw card-distribution and answer-collection order before the common clock starts.
• Use Blind Draw Order Social · Home Escape Room. Put every team name in the draw once and post the queue before station 1. The host permits one witnessed whole-list redraw before play; after the first station starts there is none. Use the queue to distribute folded cards and collect answers, not to give earlier teams more solving time: start the shared two-minute clock only when everyone has their card. Reveal each key after all submissions. Keeping the agreed order earns the existing one shared process mark separately from puzzle challenge points. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Blind Draw Order Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Blind Draw Order Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Every participating solver gets three independent answers before the team average is calculated.

• Every participating solver gets three independent answers before the team average is calculated.
• Use Team Average Social · Home Escape Room. Record the participating solver roster before station 1 and give each person the supplied three two-minute puzzles independently; helpers may read or record without solving. Correct 1, incorrect/pass 0 beside that person’s name. Sum team points and divide by that fixed roster once, comparing exact fractions without rounding; a later rest/pass remains 0 in the denominator. A team with no participating solver observes without an average. If agreed beforehand, remove each person’s lowest result before summing. Maximum average is 3 challenge points, or 2 with the drop. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Team Average Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Team Average Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

After station 3, check one drawn team’s three recorded results against its answers and keys.

• After station 3, check one drawn team’s three recorded results against its answers and keys.
• Use Freeze and Verify · Home Escape Room. Draw one team with equal chance after the three stations; compare its submitted answers, exact host keys and three score entries before announcing a winner. Correct any error without shaming or extra penalty. Only if all three entries were already accurately recorded does the group earn that activity’s one separate accuracy process mark, even if some correct entries are 0. The mark belongs to the group, never to the audited team’s competitive challenge points. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Freeze Audit Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Offer standard or two-choice puzzles with separate results by chosen track.

• Offer standard or two-choice puzzles with separate results by chosen track.
• Use Kids and Adults Split · Home Escape Room. Choose a comfortable track without an age test. Standard uses the supplied three questions; choice track adds CAT/DOG at station 1, 8/9 at station 2 and STAR/MOON at station 3. Both get two minutes per station, correct 1 challenge point and incorrect/pass 0. Helpers may read cards and choices without selecting the answer. Rank three-station totals only within each track and share ties; never compare easier and standard scores. A single team reports its result without beating another track. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Kids Track Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Alternate the spokesperson for each puzzle answer, with team discussion allowed.

• Alternate the spokesperson for each puzzle answer, with team discussion allowed.
• Use Relay Mark or Pass · Home Escape Room’s three supplied two-minute stations. Post willing spokespeople in order, rotating one per submitted answer and cycling only after everyone has an opportunity. Teammates may discuss; a dictated answer recorder or reader may assist without becoming an unauthorized solver. A legal pass keeps later turns. An unannounced out-of-order submission earns 0 only for that station, with prior challenge points retained. The ten-second handoff is a cue, not a deadline that removes needed support. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Relay Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Relay Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Submit High or Medium with the answer before its key is revealed.

• Submit High or Medium with the answer before its key is revealed.
• Use Confidence Call · Home Escape Room. Each team writes High or Medium beside its final answer within the ordinary two-minute station window, before submitting; no change follows a revealed key. Correct answers earn 1 challenge point. Only if everyone opts in before station 1 does a correct High add the host’s 1 bonus, maximum 6 over three stations. An incorrect High stays 0 without deduction. Confidence never weakens the CAT/8/STAR answer check, reveals a clue or changes the time allowance. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Confidence Call Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Confidence Call Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

One slow-down request adds a shared minute to that station.

• One slow-down request adds a shared minute to that station.
• Use Speed Cap Rule Round · Home Escape Room’s three supplied two-minute stations. Anyone may call slow-down; add one minute for every team on that station. Only one such scored extension is available per station, not per person or per team. Necessary access/safety pauses remain unlimited and do not spend it. Resume only when ready, keep ordinary 1 challenge point per correct answer and do not shame or deduct for asking. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Speed Cap Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Speed Cap Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Draft numbered puzzles into Number, Letter and Choice cells without previewing questions.

• Draft numbered puzzles into Number, Letter and Choice cells without previewing questions.
• Use Grid or Card Draft · Home Escape Room. Cards 1–3 are the supplied CAT/8/STAR puzzles. Card 4 asks for the next number in 1, 3, 5, __ by constant addition (key: 7); card 5 orders ant, dolphin and bear by word length (key: ant, bear, dolphin); card 6 takes the first letters of Moon, Apple and Pear (key: MAP). Keep questions folded and keys separate. Each team fills Number [ ] with card 2 or 4, Letter [ ] with 1, 3 or 6, then Choice [ ] with an unused card. No duplicate card within a team; across teams allow copies only after that category’s cards are taken. Give two minutes per cell and reveal a key only after all teams using it finish. Correct 1 challenge point per cell, maximum 3. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Grid Draft Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Offer readable puzzle cards while the solver still chooses the answer.

• Offer readable puzzle cards while the solver still chooses the answer.
• Use Picture or Prop Assist · Home Escape Room’s supplied three two-minute stations. A helper may enlarge text, read symbols, hold a card or record a dictated answer. Enlarge the A–Z number key for station 1; keep written names Sun, Tree, Apple, Rock at station 3 rather than ambiguous pictures with different possible names. Do not point to CAT, 8 or STAR as the solution. Ordinary correct answers earn 1 challenge point with full credit for supported responses; needed access/safety pauses remain available. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Picture Assist Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Picture Assist Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Finish three puzzle stations; if agreed, one fresh equal puzzle resolves tied leaders.

• Finish three puzzle stations; if agreed, one fresh equal puzzle resolves tied leaders.
• Use Three-Round Mini Match · Home Escape Room, two minutes and one final answer per supplied station, correct 1 challenge point each. Announce before play whether tied leaders use the optional fourth card 1, 3, 5, __ by constant addition, key 7. Give every tied leader the same two-minute window and collect all answers before revealing the key. Compare only after all tied teams finish, then share any continuing tie; no further rounds follow. Without the announced tiebreak share the ordinary three-station tie; a cooperative group stops after its original stations. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Three-Round Cap Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Read the boundary, timing, response, checking and help instructions before solving.

• Read the boundary, timing, response, checking and help instructions before solving.
• Use Host Script Round · Home Escape Room. Say: “Stay in this agreed room with doors usable; we have three stations, two minutes each. Submit one final answer before we reveal each key. Help, passes and access pauses are welcome.” Run the supplied questions and check every team before advancing. Completing these five script/check items earns the host team its existing one separate process mark; a co-host may assist without creating another award. Puzzle challenge points remain 1 per correct answer over three stations. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Host Script Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Host Script Rule · Home Escape Room; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A passed puzzle keeps all later stations and earlier points available.

• A passed puzzle keeps all later stations and earlier points available.
• Use Opt-Out Always Ok · Home Escape Room. Demonstrate a blank answer on an unscored practice card, then offer each of the three supplied two-minute stations normally. A live pass earns 0 success points without subtraction, forced duty, explanation or loss of a later turn. Reader, recorder and observer roles are optional. Keep earlier challenge points recorded and continue helping with access even when someone declined the previous puzzle. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Fair Pass Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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Keep a visible team tally while hiding unsolved cards and answer keys.

• Keep a visible team tally while hiding unsolved cards and answer keys.
• Use Host Script Round · Home Escape Room with columns Team | Station 1 | Station 2 | Station 3 | Puzzle total and a separate Process box. Record each checked answer’s 0 or 1 after every team has submitted; only then reveal that station’s key. Do not put future questions or keys on the public sheet. A complete visible checked tally earns the group 1 separate process mark once, not competitive challenge points or 1 per row; the host’s own script mark stays separate. Keep puzzles in one agreed boundary, no private rooms, no forced darkness, no scary or restraint props, and allow help tokens and opt-outs.
• Score Process Sheet Rule · Home Escape Room as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
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