SupRspi

Hi!

Our family recently did our first escape room and then a murder mystery night with friends. We had great fun with both, but the murder mystery brought up some questions for me.

Even though it was two families, who have been friends for a long time, we had some hiccups - mostly related to how outgoing people are. (And exacerbated by the fact that we were all "in character")

How do you encourage players who might be more introverted to get out of their shell and ask people around them for clues etc - or do you always have them hand delivered so they don't have to ask?

I imagine in a long multi-hour adventure (especially if lubricated with alcohol) that more naturally introverted people might get more outgoing when they realize it's helped solve past problems.

This whole AmA has got me thinking about how I could run an adventure for friends/family that starts with going for brunch or lunch or something and getting them started with a puzzle that involves the staff (small town, I know most of the restaurant owners etc already) but I'd be worried that they would completely overlook the idea that "bystanders" could be involved, or that they'd be too shy to start asking even if they got it. Does that all make sense?

Also - your previous answers to parents about egg hunts have been super helpful to me - I was just thinking about how I could make it more magical for my teenagers than just having hidden eggs - so thank you!

I'm reading through this AMA that I found randomly and loving it and this super clever suggestion comes up. Having three kids all a couple years apart has almost always ended up with us having to tell the eldest that she can't just steamroll her sister's fun finding eggs - but that dampens her fun too! I literally can't upvote this comment enough!