What do an old bureau, loads of drawers, numerous locks and a disappeared bank savings book have in common? They are the ingredients for a very special escape room right in the middle of the Recklinghausen furniture re-use centre.
Verschlusssache Escape Rooms and the Möbeltreff Recklinghausen are joining forces to bring a very special escape room experience to Recklinghausen with „Granny Erna's Heritage“. The special thing about it: the escape room is located directly inside a piece of furniture.
An escape room that fits in a wardrobe
Normally, you associate escape rooms with elaborately designed rooms, mysterious backdrops and numerous puzzles. „Das Erbe von Oma Erna“ takes a slightly different approach.
At the heart of it is a large, beautifully crafted antique bureau. Numerous drawers, compartments and doors are waiting to be opened. But of course it is not quite that simple: everywhere there are locks and clues that first have to be correctly combined.
This is how a piece of furniture becomes a small escape room.
The story of Grandma Erna
Sadly, Grandma Erna has passed away at the age of 97. Her flat is full of memories – and full of furniture that tells stories.
There's not much for you as heirs to get your hands on, were it not for her savings book somewhere.
Nobody knows for sure where it ended up. The only certain thing is that Grandma Erna had kept it safe somewhere. Perhaps even in a place where nobody would suspect it.
Now it is your turn.
Can you interpret the clues correctly, solve the secrets of the old bureau and find Granny Erna's savings book?
30 minutes of puzzle fun – free!
„Grandma Erna's Legacy“ is designed as a small escape room experience and lasts around 30 minutes. This makes the game ideal for anyone wanting to try out escape rooms in a slightly different format.
Instead of searching a whole room, you focus on a single piece of furniture. Yet that by no means means there is any less to discover.
On the contrary: the bureau's many drawers and compartments offer plenty of possibilities for hidden clues, locks and small surprises.
Escape room and furniture store – an unusual combination
The partnership between Verschlusssache and Möbeltreff Recklinghausen brings together two worlds that, at first glance, might not seem to go together at all.
At the furniture recycling scheme, it's normally all about giving second-hand furniture a new home. With the escape room, an unusual piece of furniture is now getting a completely new function.
The bureau is not simply a backdrop. It is the puzzle itself.
Thus, „Granny Erna's Legacy“ simultaneously demonstrates just how versatile escape games can be. It doesn't always have to be a whole room. Sometimes a single piece of furniture is enough to tell an exciting story.
For escape room fans and newcomers
Particularly for people who haven't tried an escape room yet, the small game is an interesting way to get to know the concept.
You do not need any prior knowledge. What is particularly important is good observation, logical thinking and teamwork. And of course the willingness to examine really every single drawer and compartment under a microscope.
Those who already have escape room experience, on the other hand, should have fun cracking the unusual challenge: how do you solve an escape room that practically consists of a single piece of furniture?
Where can I play Grandma Erna's Heritage?
From now on, the escape room can be found at Möbeltreff Recklinghausen, Hubertusstraße 66 in 45657 Recklinghausen. You are warmly invited to come and play Monday to Friday from 11 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm. Just drop by without booking in advance!