Escape Grand Central Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
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Puzzle #1: How to save your life?
The bad news: you’ve been puzzled in Grand Central Terminal! The good news (sort of) is that the evil genius who threatens to zap your brain into porridge is giving you a chance to solve a series of puzzles that will lead to an antidote. Is your team clever enough to save yourselves before time runs out?
Along the way, you’ll also get a cool tour of Grand Central’s secrets and most interesting sights. The only catch is that you’ll have to solve devilishly tricky puzzles involving what you discover. Ultimately you’ll need to crack a coded message to get the life-saving antidote. Think your team is up for it?
If you’ve done the Secrets of Grand Central Scavenger Hunt (which is more like a whirlwind walking tour), this game features all-new questions, but about things you’ve already seen. But be warned: this hunt is more challenging.
If you enjoy solving puzzles and mysteries, or puzzling mysteries, or mystery puzzles, or just want to have fun with friends and colleagues, you’ll have a blast exploring Grand Central on this unusual scavenger hunt. Click a button below to join a weekend public game or find out about private games for groups.
Escape Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
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Solve puzzles to save yourself!
You’ve been poisoned at the start of this scavenger hunt—whoa, sorry there!—and it’s down to you and your group to find the cure. How? By solving a series of murder mystery puzzles created by a dastardly villain. He’s daring you to decipher a mystery message that reveals how to obtain the antidote. Can you survive this fiendishly tricky scavenger hunt?
Following a trail of clues hidden in those puzzles, you’ll explore the streets of Greenwich Village for historic places, famous people, movie locations, and more. Along the way, your team will be challenged to answer humorous, brain-tickling questions about the surprising details you find. You’ll also tackled a special bonus challenge with the Hunt Host and ultimately crack a code.
No knowledge of Greenwich Village, New York, or pop culture is required to win this game. You just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and excellent teamwork.
What are players saying about the Escape Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt?
A 5-star review on Google: “We had a great time at our Scavenger Hunt! The questions and puzzles were clever and our Host was great! Super fun activity and highly recommended!”
Contact us to learn more about our private games for groups in Greenwich Village—and find more fun group activities in New York City.
Escape the Hudson Yards Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
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Tackle a puzzling adventure in Manhattan’s new neighborhood
OK, so you’ve been poisoned by a mad genius. Not ideal! But it means your group will have a great time putting their heads together on a puzzle-filled Hudson Yards scavenger hunt. If you escape the madman’s game, you’ll find the antidote and save your lives.
In a fun mix of unusual puzzles, riddles, and brain-teasers, your team will embark on a whirlwind tour of this West Side destination. Each puzzle you solve leads you to a spot in the expansive Shops at Hudson Yards, the delectable Mercado Little Spain, and beyond, where you then answer tricky questions about what you find. Along the way, you’ll enjoy views of the Vessel and more.
You’ll meet with our Hunt Host at the start to set up the game, then during the game for a surprise bonus challenge, and finally at the finish line to learn the results and applaud the winners.
Contact us to learn more about our Hudson Yards scavenger hunts—and find more fun in NYC!
Escape the Oculus Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
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Solve the puzzles to escape with your lives
…on a New York City scavenger hunt in the spectacular Oculus and the World Financial Center’s Brookfield Place. Your team has been poisoned by an evil genius, and the only way to find the antidote is to play his puzzle-filled game.
Each puzzle, riddle, and brain-teaser will lead you to spots within the Oculus, where your group will answer tricky, humorous questions about what you discover in these great spaces. Along the way, you might find a ceramic zoo behind bars, huge murals of faraway shores, exotic edibles at Eataly, spectacular views of the Hudson, and more.
Completed in 2016, the Oculus is a dramatic, all-white space like something out of a sci-fi movie. An underground hallway connects with Brookfield Place, where a palm court and intriguing places to shop and eat await. Another passage connects with the dramatic Fulton Center, a hub for more stores. These venues provide lively, weatherproof places for an indoor adventure downtown.
No knowledge of the Oculus or the area is necessary to play or to win. You just need sharp eyes, comfy shoes, and great teamwork.
Contact us to learn more about the Oculus scavenger hunts—and find more team-building fun in downtown NYC!
The Escape the Met Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
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The good news and the bad news: you’ve been poisoned!
How is being poisoned ever good news? When it’s the premise of this wickedly smart scavenger hunt designed to test your mental mettle and build your teamwork skills. After being “poisoned” by a criminal mastermind, you’ll have to solve a series of puzzles to come up with the combination to a box that contains the antidote.
You’ll follow a trail of clues through the Met, searching for telltale works of art. Also on your mission: answering amusing and tricky questions about what you find, interacting with our staff to solve sneaky puzzles, and finally cracking the code.
No knowledge of art or the museum is required: you just need sharp eyes, sensible shoes, and excellent teamwork. Why get locked in a small room for an hour when you can explore the magnificent treasures of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
The Murder Mystery Mayhem Scavenger Hunt
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- adults
- kids
- outdoor
Beware: there’s a killer in your midst
Someone playing this game with you is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde. His or her good side knows nothing about the evil side—and the evil side has challenged you to prevent your own murder. Everyone in your group has been poisoned, and the clock is ticking down on your time left to live. To reveal the killer’s identity, you’ll have to complete a series of photo challenges, solve interlocking puzzles, decipher coded text messages, and more. If you succeed, you get the antidote. If you fail…well, you know.
If you love escape-room games, you’ll love this murder mystery scavenger hunt. But even better, you won’t be locked in a room for an hour: this game can be played almost anywhere.
An in-person murder mystery for any location!
We have a variety of versions, depending on where you want to play. Such as…
- A city, town, or neighborhood
- A science, history, or entertainment museum
- A zoo or aquarium
- An office building
- A school or campus
- A botanical garden or park
A murder mystery scavenger hunt perfect for team building
Here’s a game that will help you solve the mystery of how to entertain a diverse group of people while boosting morale and teamwork. It’s perfect for any private party or a corporate team-building outing of any size. Our clients who have enjoyed this game include T-Mobile, TD Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Michigan in Washington, and others too numerous to mention.
The hunt’s afoot! Contact us to learn more—and find more team-building fun anywhere!
The Murder by Team Building Game
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- adults
- teens
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The murder-mystery game you can play anywhere
Terrible news! A Watson Adventures host, David Park, was on his way to lead your team-building activity today, but he was found dead in the parking lot. We need you to go through David’s backpack of game materials and see if you can figure out who would want him dead and why.
On teams, you’ll play the game that David created, answering trivia questions, solving fun puzzles, and—spoiler alert!—uncovering secret messages that reveal that David was leading a double life. There might even be a spy in your group!
We’ll send you the backpack full of game materials, and a Watson Adventures host will get the game started, then answer questions (and offer hints) as you go along.
You can choose whether you would like our Host to lead your group remotely, via Zoom or a similar platform, or you can opt for an in-person host, live in your office.
The game requires one hour and can be played in any room where you need to provide a break for your group, ramp up the fun, and get people to bond and work together in a whole new way.
Do you need a hybrid solution to bring together players working from home and in the office? Check out the Murder by Team Building Game: Virtual Edition.
A Teens Edition is also available.
What players are saying about the murder mystery game
A 5-star review on Google: “What fun we had! Josh was an amazing guide and I would recommend Watson Adventures!!”
Contact us to learn more about this murder mystery game—and find more fun!
Puzzled to Death: A Virtual Game of Murder Mystery Puzzles
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You can escape a room, but can you escape a vintage game store?
As part of his acclaimed new book, The Puzzler, best-selling author A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically, The Year of Living Constitutionally) partnered with Watson Adventures to create a devilishly fun murder mystery game packed with puzzles. In his book he describes the experience of creating the game—now it’s your turn to play the game! But first…
Shocking news! The owner of a local board-game store has been murdered! Authorities are baffled by the mysterious killing, and they have called in you and your team of expert puzzle-solvers to crack the case.
The killer has hidden clues to their identity in games scattered around the store. It’s up to you to solve a series of puzzles and piece together the name of the murderer. Clearly the murderer loves to play games—but in a gaming store, that doesn’t narrow things down much!
On teams, you’ll tackle up to 10 mini-games that are inspired by classic games—but with humorous twists. Each challenge you solve will lead you a step closer to unmasking the murderer. Can your team unravel this mystery, catch the culprit, and show the villain that they toyed with the wrong people?
What players are saying about the virtual puzzles game
A 5-star review on Google: “Fun and engaging game for our remote team. The host was energetic and kept everyone participating. I will definitely book them again for another corporate event.”
Contact us to learn more about this online murder mystery game—and find more virtual fun!
