MYRCA
Escape Room
Welcome to the
Dark Times of Nimble Nottingham
Escape Room!
Everything you need (mostly)
is provided in this document.
Each slide contains extra information for you
in the NOTES section to have maximum success
with minimal stress. Enjoy!
Adult Information
Mission Brief
London, 1940
During the Blitz, Nimble Nottingham accidentally released a shadow creature from a secret safe hidden beneath Gravenhurst Manor. Now the creature is growing stronger each night, feeding on fear and darkness during London's blackouts.
Before the creature escaped, the manor's former owner created an Aether Seal ... a powerful artifact capable of trapping the shadow creature once more. To keep it from falling into the wrong hands, the seal was hidden away. Nim discovered three secret activation words that reveal how to activate the seal, but they have been scattered throughout Gravenhurst Manor.
Your mission is to recover all three activation words and use them to unlock the strongbox containing the completed Aether Seal. You have 30 minutes before sunset.
If you succeed, the Aether Seal can be activated and the shadow creature will be imprisoned once again. If you fail, darkness will spread across London.
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ACTIVATION WORDS
ACTIVATION WORD #1
ACTIVATION WORD #2
ACTIVATION WORD #3
Station #1
Station #2
Station #3
Station #1
Station #4
Station 1
The Blackout Shelter
During the Blitz of World War 2, Londoners survived nightly blackouts.
The shadow creature grows strongest in darkness.
Search through the supplies and identify the items that
would provide light during a blackout.
Decide which five to save to find
your first activation word.
Shadow Sighting #1
During the blackout, survivors
noticed something strange.
Items that helped them see in the dark were not just useful … they were marked for protection.
The markings are hidden where only
careful investigators will look.
Examine each item closely.
Station 2
The Hidden Message
While exploring Gravenhurst Manor, Nim discovered a coded note hidden inside a wall. The message was written using a secret
ALPHA-NUMERICAL code known only to trusted allies.
Use the Decoder Disk to
reveal the second activation word.
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Use the Decoder Disk to
reveal the second activation word.
Shadow Sighting #2
The message reveals the location
where everything began.
Proceed carefully.
Some numbers repeat for a reason.
If even one number is misread,
the shadow will find you first.
Station 3
The Shadow Maze
The shadow creature spreads darkness through the
tunnels beneath Gravenhurst Manor.
Only one safe path leads to the center chamber.
All other paths are corrupted by shadow marks.
Follow the correct route and record the letters you find along the way.
Use the maze to reveal
the third activation word.
START
Shadow Sighting #3
The safest path is marked not by what you see, but by what you avoid.
Gather every clue hidden along the route.
If you reach the center and your letters cannot form a complete word, you have
missed something along the way.
Station 4
The Aether Seal Strongbox
Congratulations. You have recovered the three activation words.
The former owner of Gravenhurst Manor hid the
lock combination inside the words themselves.
To activate the Aether Seal and imprison the shadow creature once again,
you must unlock the strongbox containing the completed Aether Seal.
Every letter matters.
Count carefully.
Shadow Sighting #4
Each activation word is
a number on the lock.
One activation word gets two spots on the lock.
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Congratulations!
You have successfully used the
activation words to unlock the strongbox.
The Aether Seal has been activated.
Most importantly, you worked together to...
IMPRISON THE SHADOW MONSTER!
London is safe because of you.
Mission Complete.
Congratulations
You successfully completed the
Dark Times of Nimble Nottingham
Escape Room!
Name: _______________________
Time: ____________________
Mission Complete