This Virtual Escape Room was created by Lici at the Allen County Public Library. The images used in this program were taken from Pixabay or created by Lici. 

This escape room can be completed individually or as a group. There is no time limit.

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ALL questions can be answered by viewing the images, riddles, puzzles, and links provided in this jotform. You are NOT being asked to provide ANY personal information to play this game.

Good luck!

You're standing on your neighbor's stoop, waiting for him to answer the door. Your mother made him a casserole last Friday and he still hasn't returned the dish. 

Why couldn't mom just do this herself? You think to yourself with an audible sigh. 

Suddenly the door swings open and a young boy you've never seen before beams up at you. "Hello!" he says cheerfully. "Are you here to see Grandpa?"

Grandpa? You think. I didn't know Mr. Jethrow had any grandchildren! I thought he was an ancient bachelor... hmmm.

"Yeah," you nod after a moment. "My mom made... your grandpa?... a casserole last week and I just came to pick up the dish."

"Oh! I know where that's at! Come inside a second while I go get it from the kitchen!" The boy opens the door wider and motions you inside. After a few paces, he motions toward an open door off the main hallway. "You can have a seat in here. I'll only be a moment."

He waits for you to enter the sitting room before bouncing back into the hallway. As he leaves, he smiles at you and adds, "I'm just going to close this. Grandpa's sleeping and I'd hate to wake him. Be right back!"

You don't think a thing about it, until you hear a lock click from the other side of the hallway.

Whirling around, you realize that you can't even find the door you just walked through!

The only other door you can find at a quick glance is visibly locked with a physical key and a combination lock. 

With no clear way out, you turn to face the rest of the room:

While your mother has always told you that it's rude to snoop through someone else's things, you figure it's okay when that someone has locked you in their sitting room!

Buried beneath the soot and ashes you find a slightly burnt piece of paper with what appears to be a random string of words and numbers. 

Well that's certainly an... interesting... looking clock, you think to yourself. 

You attempt to open it, but it appears locked.

You try to open the box, but it's locked.

Use this link to read the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lock 

Hint: right click on the link to open it in a new window so that you can view this form and the dictionary page at the same time.

Use the link below to read 34 Vintage Card Games Explained: 

https://www.google.com/books/edition/34_Vintage_Card_Games_Explained/ZsQ2DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=34+vintage+card+games&pg=PT1&printsec=frontcover 

Hint: right click on the link to open it in a new window so that you can view this form and the book at the same time.

Use the link below to read Puzzles, Games, & Tricks: 

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Puzzles_Games_Tricks/bmeCDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=puzzles+games+and+tricks&pg=PP9&printsec=frontcover 

Hint: right click on the link to open it in a new window so that you can view this form and the book at the same time.

Use the link below to read Escape Rooms: 

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fun_and_Games_Escape_Rooms_Polygons/8ZqzDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=escape+room&pg=PT9&printsec=frontcover 

Hint: right click on the link to open it in a new window so that you can view this form and the book at the same time.

When you look out the right hand window you see the following road sign:

When you look out the left hand window you see the following road sign:

The vase appears to be locked with a directional lock. To unlock it you have to enter the right combination of directions.

Hmm. It looks like you can see the outline of where the door should be. But there isn't a handle.

YOU DID IT!

The door unlocks and swings into a large kitchen. There's no sign of the creepy little kid anywhere. And better yet, sitting on the counter beside the backdoor is your mother's casserole dish.

You grab it and run outside as fast as you can. 

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