Most QR codes open a page nobody reads. A QR code that opens a challenge is a different object: it asks for thirty seconds of attention and gives something back for it. The code you download here points at a lock, and the lock points at whatever you decided is worth the effort.
The magic word to open.
Wrong answer, try again.
Start from what people get: a discount code, a link to an unlisted page, a downloadable file, a short video, a message. The reveal supports all of those, and several at once, which means the puzzle can be as small as the reward is real. A three-letter answer to find in a shop window is enough when the code behind it is worth using.
Download the QR as a PNG and put it on a flyer, a window, a table tent, a slide or a pack insert. The link behind it stays yours to edit: change the offer, change the answer, change the end date, and the printed code keeps working. That is the difference between a campaign and a reprint.
Set an opening date so a launch code does nothing before its hour. Set an expiry so a seasonal offer closes itself. Cap the number of players, add a shared access code for a private list, or make it single use for a one-winner mechanic. All of these are Pro options, enforced on the server, not in the page.
Sessions, attempts, success rate and completion tell you whether the puzzle was the right size. Too easy and everyone completes on the first attempt; too hard and you will see the abandonment. Both are useful before the next print run.
Designed down to the last detail
Nothing on the screen is fixed. Pick a theme, choose a filmed object that fidgets while the lock holds and opens on video, with sound, when the code is right, then a celebration for the moment it opens. Set the typeface and size, and end on your own reveal. Your players see exactly the screen you designed.
Everything you can design on a lock →51 themes, and more in the builder. Each one paints the lock, its keys and its button.
45 filmed objects that fidget while the lock holds and open on video, with sound, when the lock gives way.
37 typefaces and 6 text sizes, from a phone in hand to a screen across the room.
Or your own two pictures
Upload a closed and an open picture: the parcel as wrapped, then what was inside. Included with the Event Pass and Pro.
Every theme, every filmed animation, your own pictures, the celebrations, typefaces and text sizes come with the Event Pass or Pro. A basic lock keeps the default theme.
Playable examples you can copy in one click. Try one first, then make it yours.
Event PassA discount worth a scan. Print the QR code on the cup, the receipt or the flyer, and the code appears once they answer.
Locks used: Numeric code
Available in: EN · FR · ES · CA · PT · Free to open and edit. Published with an Event Pass or Pro.
Event PassA three-stop outdoor hunt. Print one QR code per stop and let the trail do the rest.
Locks used: Numeric code, Direction (4 ways)
Available in: EN · FR · ES · CA · PT · Free to open and edit. Published with an Event Pass or Pro.
Event PassGate the launch page behind a short challenge and let your audience feel early.
Locks used: Direction (8 ways)
Available in: EN · FR · ES · CA · PT · Free to open and edit. Published with an Event Pass or Pro.
Scan-to-page is a leaflet. Scan-to-challenge is an experience. The second one gets remembered.
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