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Numeric code

The default for anything a player can read as digits: a date, a count, a room number, a result. Three to six digits is the useful range, because a four-digit code is guessable in the abstract but not when the digits have to be found.

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Numeric code

Clue:

Enter the correct 4-digit code (the simplest sequence).

Test it like a player

A brass plaque in the hallway carries the year the building opened. The lock asks for four digits, the hint says 'the year on the plaque', and the reveal is the address of the next stop.

Set the answer

Choose the number of digits, then type the code on the same keypad your players will use.

Templates

Math riddle lock
Easy5 min1 step

Math riddle lock

A math riddle with a four-digit answer: one chain of small sums ends in the code. A warm-up for the start of a math lesson, on the class screen or on phones.

Locks used: Numeric code

Available in: EN · FR · ES · CA · PT

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History date lock
Easy5 min1 step

History date lock

A year hidden in a riddle, entered on a four-digit lock. A history opener that gets a whole class arguing about centuries and decades.

Locks used: Numeric code

Available in: EN · FR · ES · CA · PT

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Mini classroom escape room
Easy20 min3 steps

Mini classroom escape room

Three rooms, three subjects, one shared screen: a math chain, a science poster and a caretaker's note. A twenty-minute classroom escape room for a whole class, no equipment beyond the projector.

Locks used: Numeric code, Written answer

Available in: EN · FR · ES · CA · PT

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