THE Millicent Public Library has transformed into an archaeological adventure as children and adults put their deductive reasoning to the test in the first escape room challenge.
Participants have been lining up to test their skills at the interactive and intuitive “Lost Mummy” escape game, with organisers hailing the holiday activity as one of the library’s most successful.
Librarian and activity coordinator Carmel Tomlinson said the activity had attracted an unprecedented amount of interest from keen players.
“There has been a lot of interest in the escape room and we’ve had a number of people phoning up and booking in,” she said.
“A lot of people didn’t know what an escape room was until recently and everyone has been really enthused about it.”
The unique experience sees teams of between four to six people band together to escape the fictional tomb they have fallen into within an hour.
Players take on the role of an explorer following in the footsteps of their great-grandfather who discovered the remains of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.
After falling into an abandoned tomb while on expedition, players must use visual and spatial skills to decode hieroglyphics and escape the underground vault.
Ms Tomlinson said the creative mix of fun challenges encouraged teamwork and communication and challenged players with healthy conflict.
“The escape room is a good way for kids to have a bit of fun, meet new people and test out some of their skills,” she said.
“You need to be able to work together to finish the game so it encourages kids to cooperate.
“It’s something exciting and new for the library and the town and it’s great to see so many people behind it.”
Participant Chloe Bailey said while the escape room was challenging, she enjoyed working with her team to solve the clues and complete the objectives at hand.
“We had an hour to solve three quizzes and the first quiz was hard because you had to add codes together,” she said.
“We used addition, maths and general knowledge to finish it.
“I would recommend it because it was a nice challenge and it was fun.”
