You arrange the balls in order in the clear tube, and one by one the letters in A T T R A C T flash on. You hear a loud whirring from above. Balls begin to clatter into the pit.
The balls fill to ankle, then knee height. As the level rises, the bars in the readout light up.
The balls reach the lip of the pit and begin to overflow it, spilling out onto the ledge. An annoying beeping sounds. The whirring slows, stops. The outpouring of balls ceases, a few last balls bouncing onto the foam of bright colours.
The final bar lights up, then the word DISTRACT.
With a metallic howl, the animatronic band creaks into life and begins to "play" "music."
The one-eyed rabbit's head jerks back almost 90 degrees, his toothy jaw working soundlessly. The trapped piece of paper flashes in the glaring stage lights and then wafts gently to the ground.
***First puzzle solved!***
And I think the play test ends there! I can see that there are some logical holes I need to darn in the next bit.
Thank you so much! You are an excellent investigator.
The eyeball was an improvisation, but it is definitely sticking around.
Any thoughts or reflections you have are welcome. I've never tried to run an escape room vs. a more story-themed game before. It's really interesting trying to figure out how to pace the information.
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***First puzzle solved!***
Date: 2023-01-17 05:22 am (UTC)You arrange the balls in order in the clear tube, and one by one the letters in A T T R A C T flash on. You hear a loud whirring from above. Balls begin to clatter into the pit.
The balls fill to ankle, then knee height. As the level rises, the bars in the readout light up.
The balls reach the lip of the pit and begin to overflow it, spilling out onto the ledge. An annoying beeping sounds. The whirring slows, stops. The outpouring of balls ceases, a few last balls bouncing onto the foam of bright colours.
The final bar lights up, then the word DISTRACT.
With a metallic howl, the animatronic band creaks into life and begins to "play" "music."
The one-eyed rabbit's head jerks back almost 90 degrees, his toothy jaw working soundlessly. The trapped piece of paper flashes in the glaring stage lights and then wafts gently to the ground.
***First puzzle solved!***
And I think the play test ends there! I can see that there are some logical holes I need to darn in the next bit.
Thank you so much! You are an excellent investigator.
The eyeball was an improvisation, but it is definitely sticking around.
Any thoughts or reflections you have are welcome. I've never tried to run an escape room vs. a more story-themed game before. It's really interesting trying to figure out how to pace the information.
I hope that was at least a little fun.