What are Digital Breakouts? 

Digital breakouts are like escape rooms. Your players need to find clues, solve a series of problems, or play games to gather the clues necessary to unlock digital locks and “Breakout” of the game.

Step One: Write your story

Want to engage your players? Start with a catchy story. Your story should entice them to play and work to finish your game. Possible story ideas:

• Are you trapped somewhere?
• Has something been hidden?
• Is there a mystery item on the menu at lunch?
• The principal needs your help!

Create Your Own Breakout!

Step Two: Gather/create your clues

Your clues can be visual, based on a riddle, a problem with a definite solution, or the answer/solution to a game.

• Breakout room clue ideas
• Clue creators
• More clue creators
• Classtools 
• Common tricks used in breakouts
• Breakout puzzle resources

Step Three: Create your locks

There are different types of locks you can use in a breakout.

• letter
• number
• word
• color
• directional
• phrase

Examples of Breakouts 

• Back to School
• Ohio Breakout
• Star Wars Breakout 
• Math Breakouts
• Escape to Summer Vacation
• More math breakouts! 

Step Four: Create your Google Form

This is where your breakout happens! You will need to decide if you want your breakout to live in a Google Form or if you want the Form to be embedded in a website. If your breakout lives in your Form, you will include your clues as part of the questions. If you put your breakout on a website, then your Form will only house the locks.

• Create locks in Google Forms w/confirmation
• Create locks in Google Forms
• Create breakout in Google Forms

Step Five: Build your breakout in Google Sites

If you want your breakout in a Google site, you can create one right from your Drive.

• Breakout in Google Sites - A brief overview
• Breakout Google Sites Tutorial