Game Over: Lockdown at Pixel Palace

What’s inside

• One PDF of 23 pages: story, setup guide for the host, 9 puzzles + the Final Boss, answer key and hints
• The host role: the Arcade Manager, who checks passwords and hands out the envelopes
• Everything you need is printed on the pages. No real locks, no outside knowledge
• Colour Edition and Printer-Friendly Edition (light backgrounds that save ink)

How to play

1. One player or a grown-up is the host. The host prints the files and fills the envelopes before play.
2. Print single-sided. You need pencils, an eraser and scrap paper.
3. The team opens Envelope A. Each envelope holds two puzzles, so big teams can split up.
4. The host checks the answers and hands over the next envelope.
5. Beat the final lock before the timer runs out. Hints are on the host pages.

Who it’s for

Made for teens: birthday parties, sleepovers, youth groups and classrooms, or a family game night with teenagers. 2–8 players plus one host.

Printing tips

Print single-sided on plain paper. The Printer-Friendly Edition uses light backgrounds and saves ink; the Colour Edition looks best on screen or on a colour printer. You can also mix: read on tablets and print only the pages you want to hold.