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When do you plan children's party, the easiest option is to contact people who are professionally involved in organizing holidays. They will offer you a lot of options for holding, different kinds entertainment, among which quests are especially popular today.

Quest- This is a chain of tasks related to each other by a topic, a common goal.

It is not surprising that children are delighted with quests, because they are so fond of solving mysteries, going to the goal and getting such a coveted prize as a result.

But in order to arrange an exciting quest, it is not necessary to contact someone. By including ingenuity and imagination, any parent can write a script for his special quest, which will be drawn up taking into account the hobbies and interests of your child. And such a quest will be even more valuable, because you put your soul into it, and even more interesting, because who, if you don’t know, how to interest your own child.

To compose a script, you will need tasks for a quest for children. Consider different variants children's assignments, by composing which, you can compose your own unique scenario.

To read it, you need to do certain things with it. Examples of such a letter:

milk lettering. It manifests itself when heated. This will require matches or a lighter, so this task should not be given to kids. But even if you are doing a quest for schoolchildren, at this stage it is desirable to participate or at least the presence of an adult for safety reasons.
candle wax or crayon. The paper with the hint must be painted over with a pencil so that the inscription appears. An excellent safe option for the task.
embossed inscription. We take two sheets of paper, put them on a soft surface and write the message so that it is imprinted on the bottom sheet. It will be our secret letter. To read the inscription, it must be painted over in the same way as in the previous version.

Crossword

You can easily compose yourself. For example, the word "sun" will be the answer to the next step. For each letter of the word we come up with one more word: the letter "C" - dog, etc. Moreover, it may not necessarily be the first letter of the word. Then we select a leading question or riddle for each of the words. The answers fit into the boxes and the result is a hint word in one of the columns. We paint it with some color. An example of such a crossword puzzle can be found here.

Hidden hint

For this type of task, you will need a container with sand, any cereal or pasta, in which a capsule with a hint is hidden. You can also use a bucket of water.

Such tasks are more suitable for a quest that is carried out in nature.

You can hide a hint not in a container, but in a certain area. It could be some kind of bushes or thick grass.

Quiz

One or several questions, having solved which, the participants receive a hint. It is desirable that the questions of the quiz be united by one topic. These can be phrases from fairy tales, according to which it is necessary to guess the fairy tale itself.

More options for quizzes:

we take several objects or pictures, it is necessary to guess from which film or cartoon these objects are;
geographic quiz - guess countries, cities;
a quiz with questions about animals, birds or insects;
a quiz with questions about household appliances or about any objects used in everyday life.

If the quest is with students, the quiz can be about any subject that they study in school. In this case, the task will not only be exciting, but also useful.

Maze

More suitable for nature, but also houses can be arranged. On the street, it can be stretched ropes, between which you need to crawl, or a tunnel made of branches - this should already be looked at from the availability of materials.

At home, you can use a special children's tunnel or stretch tape between the walls in the corridor.

Mystery

It can be both in prose and in poetic form. The answer is the key to the next task.

To complicate the task, write the riddle backwards - then the children will have to try to read it, and then just guess.

Rebus

We represent the key word using a rebus. You can pick up a rebus ready-made, or you can come up with it yourself.

Puzzle

Pre-print a word or picture on paper, glue the paper onto thick cardboard and cut it into pieces. The child's task is to put the puzzle together to get a hint.

The word encrypted with the phone buttons

The telephone buttons have letters, which means that each letter in a word can be designated by a number. But each number corresponds to several letters, which complicates the task. Such tasks are suitable for schoolchildren, kids may not be able to cope with them.

Word Encrypted with Icons

Each letter of the alphabet is designated by some sign - a circle, a square, an asterisk. Children are given a cipher of signs and an alphabet with legend... Their task is to pick up the letters and guess the word as soon as possible.

find 10 differences

Fun known from childhood is to compare two pictures and find the differences. It is quite possible to make it a task for children's quest... Finding differences as a team is much more fun and interesting.

Relay races

This is part of the nature quest. There are a lot of relay races. You can come up with your own, stylizing it under the theme of the quest. For example, if the quest is dedicated to the New Year, then the children can pass a toy snowman or Santa Claus's bag with gifts to each other instead of a ball.

Who is superfluous here?

Children are offered a few words or pictures. Their task is to determine which object or word is superfluous. An extra word will just be the key to the next stage. Option with complication - we make up each word with a riddle or a rebus, then the children first need to guess the words, and then look for the superfluous among them.

Count

We prepare cards with tips in advance, on each card there is a word and a number. To find out which word is the key, you need to count something. You can count the steps at the entrance, benches or trees on the street, windows in the house, etc. We complicate the task - you need to count several objects, then add these numbers to get the key.

Find the right box

It is necessary to prepare several identical boxes, one of which contains a key or a word. The task of the participants is to open all the boxes. The option is more complicated - we put a key in each, but only one of them fits the lock, or in each we put a piece of paper, but only one of them has a hint.

Mirror reflection

We write a word or riddle in a mirror image. Participants have to guess for themselves that they need to use a mirror to read. By the way, the mirror can also be hidden, thereby making the task even more interesting.

General assignment rules

Here are selected only the basic options for tasks, you can take them as a basis or come up with your own, but you must follow several rules:

all tasks should not be dangerous. You cannot force a child to swim across a river or light a fire;
the tasks must be age-appropriate for the participants to actually solve them. But at the same time, they should not be too simple;
the stages of the quest should be united by one theme, smoothly transition into each other, be built in a logical chain;
at the end of the participants there should be a prize, and it should be such that no one would be offended. If the game is a team game, then the prize should be calculated for the whole team. Optionally, you can give small prizes at each stage of the passage.

We hope that our tips will help you and you will organize your original and exciting children's quest!

Home quest - a way to give any gift in an original and fun way, turning it into an interesting, addictive game. Why such a name? In general, a quest is a type of game with various ciphers and riddles, which, along a chain, lead to the main prize.

Main idea: the surprise is hiding in a secluded place, and the player is given a kind of message-riddle-indication with a hint where to look for the next note. Solving all the riddles leads the player to the place where the gift is. The easiest version of this entertainment is an indoor quest.

Ready scripts for the quest. Detailed information can be viewed by clicking on the picture of interest.

Original birthday greetings - an exciting adventure with the search for a hidden gift using notes

Preparation

So, your task is to make sure that the player finds a gift in the right place after solving a series of riddles or completing mini-tasks. For this you need:

Decide on a secluded place where you will hide the gift.
Make a chain of objects in your house, which will lead to a hidden gift (the final point in it is the place where the gift will lie). Task tips can be hidden in a variety of places - from the washing machine and oven to the mailbox in the entrance. The chain must be carefully thought out so that on the way the objects do not intersect and do not lead to a gift ahead of time.
To come up with and beautifully design messages-riddles-instructions.
Lay out all the messages in their places. In order not to get confused, you can number them and draw up a layout scheme for yourself.

The optimal number of stages is from 6 to 10: more stages can make the quest tiresome, and fewer - too fleeting. But this, of course, is a general recommendation - perhaps you will end up with a wonderful quest consisting of 5 stages (if the tasks are difficult) or, conversely, of 15 stages.

The quest can be made even more enjoyable and exciting if there are several gifts along the way (let the tasks be accompanied, for example, by chocolates or small souvenirs).

Riddles

Where can I get riddles? The easiest option is to find riddles on the Internet, but you can also compose them yourself, since they do not have to correspond to poetic canons at all. And if they contain humor or something individual, personal (for example, associated with some fun occasion), then it will surely be very pleasant for the birthday boy! To make it easier for you, we offer to help you a selection of riddles for drawing up an indoor quest:

Every day at six in the morning
I'm bursting: it's time to get up!
(Alarm)

Who walks the night and walks the day,
Not knowing what laziness is?
(Watch)

Reveal your secrets
Ready for anyone
But you are from her
You won't hear a word!
(Book)

There is a leaf, there is a spine,
Although not a bush and not a flower.
She will lie on her knees,
He will tell you about everything.
(Book)

Not a bush, but with leaves,
Not a shirt, but sewn,
Not a man, but a story.
(Book)

She speaks silently
But understandable and not boring.
You talk to her more often -
You will become four times smarter!
(Book)

By the wall, big and important,
The house is multi-storey.
We are on the ground floor
All tenants have already been read.
(Bookcase)

There is a portrait in the room,
Similar to you in everything.
You will laugh - and in response
He'll laugh too.
(Mirror)

And shines and shines,
It does not flatter anyone,
And he will tell anyone the truth -
He will show him everything as it is!
(Mirror)

I look at everyone in silence
And everyone is looking at me.
The merry ones see the laughter
I cry with sadness.
(Mirror)

This eye is a special eye:
He will quickly look at you,
And will be born
The most accurate portrait of you!
(Camera)

What will this eye look at -
It will transfer everything to the picture.
(Camera)

In this little thing
A warm wind settled.
(Hair dryer)

Two abdomens, four ears.
(Pillow)

She will fluff her sides
Its four corners
And you, as night falls,
All the same it will attract to itself.
(Pillow)

I'm comfortable, very soft
It's not hard for you to guess -
People love me very much
Sit and lie down.
(Sofa)

There are hangers and shelves,
Like floors in the house,
Trousers, blouses, t-shirts -
Everything is in order!
(Cupboard)

I really like to wander on carpets,
On soft sofas, in dark corners.
There I always find delicious dust
And with pleasure I buzz loudly.
(Vacuum cleaner)

Although he often inhales dust -
Doesn't get sick, doesn't sneeze.
(Vacuum cleaner)

I will see the dust - I will grumble,
I'll wrap it up and swallow it!
(Vacuum cleaner)

I am sleepy in matter,
I stick my sharp nose everywhere.
Oh, and I'm angry and hiss.
I really don't like crumpled ones!
(Iron)

Strokes everything that it touches
And if you touch it, it bites.
(Iron)

He lives without a language
Doesn't eat or drink
And he speaks and sings.
(Radio, TV)

What a miracle, what a box?
Himself a singer and himself a storyteller,
And besides, at the same time
Demonstrates cinema.
(Television)

Unfold the sheet as soon as possible -
There you will see many lines
In the lines - the message of the whole world
What kind of sheet is this?
(Newspaper)

Not a house, but not a street either.
High, but not scary.
(Balcony, loggia)

He is at home and not at home,
Between heaven and earth.
Guess my friend
What did the rhyme encrypt?
(Balcony)

He supports the window
We put flowers on it.
(Windowsill)

We always walk together
Similar as brothers.
We are at lunch - under the table,
And at night - under the bed.
(Slippers)

I'm with legs, but I don't walk
I’m with a back, but I don’t lie,
You sit down - and I stand.
(Chair)

I look a little like a table,
Available in the kitchen and hallway.
I'm rarely in the bedroom
And my name is ...
(Stool)

Protects bread
Does not give staleness.
For bread - a house,
It is good for him in it.
(Bread box)

On the stove is the chief of the pans.
Thick, long-nosed ...
(Kettle)

Iron mouth
Grabbed a sandwich
Browned the sides -
And bye!
(Toaster)

Her mouth was stuffed with meat
And she chews on him
Chews, chews and does not swallow -
He sends everything to the plate.
(Meat grinder)

And pancakes and omelet,
And potatoes for lunch
And pancakes - wow!
Fries everything ...
(Pan)

Fries meat, cooks soup,
He bakes pies.
She has here and there
Very hot.
(Plate)

I have a big belly
It contains sausages, cheese, compote.
If you want to eat, do not be shy
Open up your belly soon!
(Fridge)

He's beautiful and cold
You won't be hungry with him!
Where it snows even in summer
There is still a hint waiting for you!
(Fridge)

Admire, look -
North pole inside!
Snow and ice are sparkling there
Winter itself lives there.
Forever us this winter
Brought from the store.
(Fridge)

Where delicious dinners are, where family conversations are.
(Kitchen table)

A close relative of the broom,
The house will sweep the corners.
He's certainly not a bum,
The litter will help to remove ...
(Broom)

Do you want to find the answer sooner -
Look for a clue where there is a bright light!
(Chandelier, floor lamp, sconce, table lamp)

You will always find a clue
Where the water splashes noisily.
(Bathroom)

There is a box in the bathroom,
It looks transparent and round.
I wonder when to look into the eye
Water bubbles in this box.
(Washer)

I am a relative of Moidodyr,
Turn me away
And cold water
I'll wash you quickly.
(Crane, a note is suspended from it)

There are many teeth, but he does not eat anything.
(Comb)

In our house under the window
There is a hot accordion:
Doesn't sing or play -
She heats the house.
(Heating battery)

I'll let you into any house,
You knock - I'm glad to knock.
But one thing I will not forgive -
If you don’t give me your hand!
(Door)

There are both in the house and in the apartment,
Often more than four
And without them we cannot enter,
Always stand in the way!
(Door)

He meets everyone with one handle,
With the other handle he sees off.
Doesn't hurt anyone
And only everyone is pushing her ...
(Door)

On the squares of the board
The kings brought the shelves together.
Not for battle at the regiments
No cartridges, no bayonets.
(Chess)

Look, the house is standing
Poured to the brim with water
No windows, but not gloomy,
Transparent on four sides,
In this house, residents
All skillful swimmers.
(Aquarium)

Round, smooth like a watermelon
Color - any, on different taste.
If you let go of the leash,
Fly away behind the clouds.
(Balloon)

I'm in my school bag
I will tell you how you study.
Diary

Under New Year he came to the house
Such a rosy fat man
But every day he was losing weight
And finally disappeared completely.
(Calendar)

Roll up - a wedge,
Expand - damn it.
(Umbrella)

He reveals himself,
He shuts you down.
Only the rain will pass -
Will do the opposite.
(Umbrella)

The house is made of tin, and the tenants in it - to lead.
(Mailbox)

It hangs in a prominent place,
Swallows news all year round.
(Mailbox)

Variants of possible hints and places where they can be hidden, as well as interesting ideas on how to beat some objects

balloon with a message inside
stuffed toy with a note in its paws
instead of a riddle - a set of letters from which you need to make a word
drawing with a clue inside the candy
a plate with a cake with an attached sign "Eat me!", with a note under the treat
text file or picture (photo) with a tip on a USB flash drive
sms or e-mail with instructions on what to do next
a hint in the camera - a photo taken in advance of the next item in your chain; the player needs to take a camera and view photos
a hint in the newspaper - the necessary word highlighted with a marker (circled with a pen) (or we select letters in different articles, from which the player needs to form a word)
At one of the stages, the player finds objects or pictures that play an important role in some work (fairy tale) - the player must guess what kind of work it is and find a book with it. The book contains the next clue.
In a riddle, the key word may not be the word "picture" itself, but what is depicted on it. For example, in the picture there is a waterfall. Then, having guessed the riddle, the birthday man will think about what the word "waterfall" means: a tap in the bathroom, a shower, or something else. Then he will guess about the picture.
Compose a crossword puzzle (preferably on some interesting suitable topic), in which the highlighted letters are the keywords of the place where the gift is hidden.
The player finds a message and sees the following: a cell phone is depicted on the sheet, from it there is an arrow to your glued photo, from a photo of an arrow with the inscription "Code word", then again an arrow and some phrase (it is desirable that it be very funny). This hint offers to call you on the phone and tell you the password - in response you also say a phrase (for example, a rhyme or a proverb) in which the next hint is encrypted.
Take a photo of the room where you are going to hide the gift, then print the photo in A4 format. Then put it in a transparent file and put a cross on this file in the place where the surprise will lie. Then cut the photo into several parts. These will be "puzzles" that the birthday boy needs to collect. At the final point of the chain, put a blank A4 sheet, a glue stick and a transparent file with a cross - the birthday person will need to glue the "puzzles" on a sheet of paper, put it in the file and see where the "treasure" lies.

As you can see, there are a lot of options. When preparing a quest, you can use these examples, or give free rein to your imagination and come up with something original. The main thing is to put love during cooking, and the return will surely delight you!

Beginning of the game

A message with a description of the game and the first riddle can be:

Give the birthday person in person
Send as sms message
Place in a prominent place or attach to the wall
Transfer through friends or neighbors, using a courier service - it all depends on your imagination and your capabilities

Approximate text of the message:

"Happy Birthday! A gift has been prepared for you, but it is safely hidden. Complete all tasks, and then you will find him. Good luck! "

And then you watch how the player with excitement unravels your messages and finds a gift. Alternatively, you can involve friends to participate, and then the adventure will turn into a real holiday for everyone. In any case, such a surprise will surely delight the birthday man, and the memory of this wonderful adventure will warm him for a long time!

An example scenario of a quest game in an apartment for a husband (beloved man)

(let's say you decide to hide a gift in the microwave)

Morning. Your other half enters the bathroom and sees a beautiful message attached to the wall in which you wish him a happy birthday.

At the bottom it says:

P.S. Take a look at the washing machine!

At this moment, you join your loved one and watch the search for a surprise.

In the washing machine, the husband finds a message:

“I have prepared a present for you, but I will not present it. I propose to participate in the quest game and find my surprise yourself!
Kohl for all my riddles
Can you find the answer
Then you will receive a gift
Rather, you will find it yourself! "

Immediately written Riddle number 1:

He's beautiful and cold
You won't be hungry with him!
(Fridge)

Riddle number 2

In the refrigerator there is a plate with a cake, to which is attached a sign "Eat me!"

Riddle number 3

The flash drive contains a pre-created text file with the name "Happy Birthday!", And there is the following riddle hint:

With one handle - meets everyone,
With the other handle he sees off.
Doesn't hurt anyone
And only everyone is pushing her ...
(Door)

Riddle number 4

Hidden on one of the doors is a small note rolled into a tube:

The house is made of tin, and the tenants in it - to lead.
(Mailbox)

Riddle number 5

In the mailbox there is a "letter" - an envelope with a new riddle:

He is at home - and not at home,
Between heaven and earth.
Guess my friend
What did the rhyme encrypt?
(Balcony)

Riddle number 6

On the balcony is the following note:

I'm with legs, but I don't walk
I’m with a back, but I don’t lie,
You sit down - and I stand.
(Chair)

Riddle number 7

A sticker with a riddle is glued under the seat of the chair:

Unfold the sheet as soon as possible -
There you will see many lines
In the lines - the messages of the whole world
What kind of sheet is this?
(Newspaper)

Riddle number 8

Newspaper tooltip - highlighted (highlighted) word television (or select letters in different articles from which you need to make this word)

Riddle number 9

There is a sticker on the back of the TV with a riddle on it:

What will this eye look at -
All the picture will be transferred.
(Camera)

This will be the final riddle. The birthday man's task is to guess what to do next. The fact is that he needs to look through the photos and find among them the image of the microwave oven (you need to prepare in advance - take a photo of the oven close-up). The beloved will find your gift in it!

If you want to please the birthday boy with more interesting and intricate tasks, or you do not have the time and opportunity to find good ideas and arrange everything beautifully, we bring to your attention. By the titles of the articles, you can find a suitable scenario for a quest game for any age.

The first quests in Russian appeared back in the 90s. The pioneer in the genre was the game (still under MS-DOS) "Pilot Brothers" of the same name. The project attracted gamers with excellent humor, wonderful voice acting and pretty graphics. Then games fell like a cornucopia: relatively cheap in production, they gave developers the opportunity to quickly release one project after another and at the same time earn money against the background of the general financial crisis. It was on domestic quests that the "Buka" company "took off", which successfully exists to this day.

Russian quests are united by several factors: absurd humor, cartoonish visual style, illogical levels “find bees in a syringe, take bees into it and release them through a keyhole in a bathhouse” - however, perhaps this is why they are loved by the domestic gamer. Over the past two decades, there have been many interesting games in the genre, ranging from the wildly popular "Petka and Vasily Ivanovich" and ending with stamped articles on "Ranetki". To help you find quality projects in all this variety, we have compiled a small top of the best escape rooms in Russian.

1. Petka and Vasily Ivanovich

The legend of domestic quest building, a series of 9 games based on bearded anecdotes about Chapaev and his orderly Petka. Each issue of the series is a theater of the absurd, where the heroes find themselves on some incredible adventures, filled to capacity with jokes and funny situations. Some classic games about Petka and Vasily Ivanovich "Buk" have recently been re-released for PC and mobile devices so that gamers can once again travel to the places of glory of famous characters.

2. Mor. Utopia

In this quest, players find themselves in a city where a terrible unknown disease is raging. They need to survive, if possible, save people (those who want to be saved) and find out the cause of the terrible Blight. Ice-Pick Lodge studio is known for its original approach to game development and projects that go far beyond genres (just remember another masterpiece of game makers -), so you should definitely familiarize yourself with its creations. In addition, the developers are happy to give such an opportunity: you can buy and download Mor games. Utopia with updated graphics and modern computers. Also in 2019, Ice-Pick Lofge released a reimagining remake of the original game dubbed - and this is perhaps the strangest adventure you've ever seen.

3. Sublustrum

Not all Russian representatives of the genre are made in a humorous manner. For example, the game Sublustrum, included in our selection of the best quests, sends gamers on a mystical adventure in a mansion that keeps many secrets. In the empty house of the protagonist, doors await, complex puzzles and a story that leaves behind more questions than answers.

4. Pilot Brothers

A series that has begun since 1997. It is based on the famous animated series and contains a number of games that throw heroes into various locations and situations: detectives investigate the loss of an elephant from, calculate a serial maniac, and even go to distant Tasmania. Each game in the Pilot Brothers series is a sea of great humor and amusing, though not always logical, puzzles.

The game has been removed from official digital services

5. Knock-knock-knock

A horror quest in which you need to complete the only goal - to survive until dawn in a house where some evil entity lives. The project is intriguing with a mysterious plot, fascinates with boring puzzles, and in some places also causes laughter thanks to inventive black humor. Fans of non-standard games will like it very much.

6. Last year's snow fell

A game based on the cartoon of the same name, made in an identical "plasticine" style. The main character needs to find the missing bathhouse, and the players are invited to participate in this adventure, communicate with familiar characters and laugh at numerous jokes.

7. Cradle

8. The Great Perhaps

9. "Space Rangers"

"Space Rangers" is a project outside the genre, in which too many mechanics are mixed to be attributed to any particular direction. Nevertheless, there are also elements of a quest, moreover a text one, and this part of the game is considered by many to be the best. A variety of scenarios will appear in front of you, and you will have to use all your ingenuity and ingenuity to come out of them as a winner. There are a lot of quests in the game, so you won't get bored.

10. Protocol

This humorous (sometimes a little too) game will ask you to solve puzzles somewhere in the research complex. The goal of your mission is to establish contact with an extraterrestrial life form, but do not expect that it will be easy: you will have to die many times, get into a dead end, scold the game with the last words, and then gather strength and go forward to the further development of events. Protocol is annoying, but also captivating, and therefore deserves a place in our top.

Conclusion

It is almost impossible to cover the entire list of domestic quests - it numbers hundreds, if not thousands, of projects, among which there are frankly bad ones, and without exaggeration ingenious games... The best of them are presented in our selection, but you can familiarize yourself with the rest if you wish.

Every day the popularity of quests is growing - more and more people learn about them. And many have a desire to come up with their own quest for some holiday for their family and friends. Coming up with tasks for a quest is not an easy task, here you have to call on all your imagination, ingenuity and resourcefulness to help.

It is worth noting that puzzle solving games are loved not only by children, but also by adults. Over the centuries, mankind has come up with a huge number of riddles, charades, logical tasks and other tasks that not only can diversify leisure time, but also help develop mental skills and thinking.

In this article, we want to tell you how you can apply a lot of well-known and beloved tasks from childhood to your quest. Pay attention to the main condition - the answer to the task must be a word that denotes a place or object, and which can serve as a kind of hiding place. After all, a quest is a chain of tasks, each of which is hiding in a certain place. After completing the next task, the players will recognize the keyword, and it tells them where to go next. At first glance, it may seem that the answer in the form of a word is obtained only when solving puzzles, crosswords and riddles. In fact, you can even get a word in a puzzle like origami. And we will tell you how to do this in this article.

How to choose keywords for a quest

The core of the quest is the puzzle cards and the locations that are indicated by the answers in those puzzles. After all, as we wrote above, all tasks are hidden in various places and objects.

Places and words denoting them can be common, found everywhere: bed, TV, door, window, etc. Or there can be specific ones, available only in a specific room or in a specific area. For example, you can use the names of houseplants, books, travel souvenirs, etc.

Or it happens that one word for some people has a double meaning. An example might be this: a cat lives in the family, his household jokingly calls him Baton, well, or Divan) So this word can be made a key word in the quest. Having received the word "sofa" in the answer, the players will not immediately guess that they need to run not to the real sofa, but to the cat or to the place where he sleeps or eats. Such funny moments will make the game more fun and interesting. They will add personality to the quest and tasks, show that the organizer put his soul into the process and took into account the interests and preferences of loved ones.

A similar example can be found with the use of souvenirs from travel around the world. For example, you have a plate hanging on your wall - a souvenir from Paris. This is a great reason to add a quest to the quest, the answer to which will be something related to Paris or France. Maybe even the word "Paris" itself.

There are many such examples. But we will not delve into them, since the purpose of this article is to give advice on how to come up with tasks for a quest yourself, for example, for a birthday. We will also use specific examples to analyze how to adapt and implement various types of puzzles into the quest. Of course, we will share some secrets, but we will not reveal all of them yet. The examples of tasks presented below are taken from our quests, which you can find in.

Now let's look at how different types of tasks can be "modified" so that the answer to them is the word - the name of an object or place. Only then can you include this task in the quest.

Types of tasks for the quest

Conventionally, we divide the huge variety of types of puzzles and tasks into categories. Below we will look at some of them.

"Word and letter tasks"

Their essence is to correctly enter the answers (words and letters) in the necessary cells. As a result, a keyword will appear in the selected cells, which will lead the players to the next task. A classic example of such a task is the most common crossword puzzle, filling in which, you need to read the keyword in the highlighted cells.

Such tasks include:

Crosswords
graphic crosswords
chaynewords
tasks "song" or "poem", where you need to enter the words missing in the text and from the letters in the selected cells to compose a keyword.

"Simple tasks"

Keyword makes one either a riddle, or a charade, or a question of erudition or specific knowledge. Here's an example of a famous charade:

Answer: KAR + TINA = PICTURE

An example of a question with the answer "MIRROR":

"Rebus"

You need to compose and solve puzzles according to generally accepted rules that can be found on the Internet.

Most often, a rebus is a combination of pictures, letters and numbers. The challenge is to write down the names of these images in the correct order and then decipher the keyword or phrase.

"Logic puzzles"

Within the framework of this article, it is difficult to describe all the many ways to use logic puzzles for home quests. Maybe in the future we will devote a separate article to this. In the meantime, here's one good example how a well-known type of match puzzle can be adapted for use in a quest:

"Fieldwords"

There can be many use cases here. In the fileword, you can guess a word by scattering its letters among the false letters. In this case, all false letters will be repeated, and the letters of the keyword will occur only once. In this case, the task should be formulated as follows: cross out all the repeating letters, and from the rest make up a word.

Or a filword may represent the intersection of a set of words that, according to the assignment, will need to be found and crossed out. And the remaining letters should be the key word.

Another way to use a filword is to hide three or four words among false letters, which together would give a hint at the keyword you need. For example, on the letter field there are hidden words: soup, lid, kitchen. The word that connects them will be a saucepan. It is in it that you need to hide the next puzzle or the final prize.

"Find differences or an extra item"

Such assignments are great for any children's quest, especially when the children cannot read yet and the use of verbal assignments is not suitable for you. If the task says to find an extra item, then you can, for example, in the image Christmas tree"Hide" among the toys a saucepan, washing machine or any other ridiculous thing. There and organize another cache. If in the task it is necessary to find differences, then the players are given two pictures, on one of which it is necessary to provide for a “key” difference.

"Find an item without a pair"

Like the previous assignments, great for kids. The card depicts various objects in a chaotic order with their logical pairs. For example: brush - paints, TV - antenna, match - fire, etc. We conceive one subject without a pair, it will be the key.

It can be used in two ways. In the first case, the maze will be an ordinary puzzle with several exits. Each exit must have an item placed. At the only correct exit, the item conceived in the quest scheme is placed.

The second use case is more interesting for adults and children who can read. On the paths of the labyrinth, letters are scattered in such a way that only after following the correct path, it will be possible to read the keyword.

"Logic chains"

For children, you can use logical chains listing repeating objects.

For adults and children who are friends with mathematics, you can come up with various chains with numerical patterns. The missing numbers in them must correspond to the ordinal number of letters in the alphabet. The letters are guessed exactly from the keyword you need.

"Assignments with the collection of letters"

The meaning of the tasks is to collect the letters you need to compose a keyword. You can come up with a lot of options here.

For example, the letters of a word can be randomly placed on any picture, preferably thematic. Immediately present a series of small fragments of the same picture. In this case, each fragment must correspond to the location of one of the letters of the keyword.

The collection of letters can also be conceived in the table at the intersection, for example, the names of the countries and cities that are in them. This puzzle can be done on any topic: literature, geography, sports, art. It is she who will help to take into account the hobbies and interests of the players in the game.

"Ciphers"

Almost no quest can do without this classic technique now. The keyword is encrypted with figures, pictograms, flowers, snowflakes, in general, any icons corresponding to the theme of the game. Using the alphabet, where each character corresponds to a letter, players must read a message, riddle, or just a key word.

"Riddles"

For details on the use of riddles in the quest, we stopped in the article Riddles for the quest. In it, we talked about how to use riddles correctly in the quest, how ordinary riddles can be turned into interesting puzzles, showed some interesting ideas, as well as published lists of riddles about various household items.
You can also find a list of riddles about various household items here:

"Special missions with secret inscriptions"

These are the most entertaining tasks for the quest. These include tasks using sympathetic ink or the use of any manipulation to manifest the message on paper. Inks, which after drying become invisible, and when heated, appear, can serve as: milk, lemon juice, starch solution.

There are other ways to reveal the secret inscription. For example, you need to take two sheets of paper, put them one on top of the other and write a message on the top sheet, pressing hard on the pencil. At first glance, the inscription is not visible on the bottom sheet, but if you take a pencil and paint over it, then the squeezed inscription will appear.

The principle of operation is similar for such a task: write a word, message on a sheet of paper, or draw a drawing with a colorless wax candle. If you then paint over the sheet with a pencil, then the secret image will appear, as it will remain white.

An interesting task for a children's quest is a message that can only be read with the help of a mirror. On the sheet you need to write a riddle or phrase in a mirror image. Having received such a task, players must guess to use a mirror and read the text.

Developing assignments for a spy quest will not do without making a stencil, which can also be used to receive a secret message. To do this, you need to take a newspaper clipping, select the necessary letters in the text for the intended message, and make cuts on a blank sheet of paper in the right places. This task works especially interestingly when players find a stencil and a newspaper clipping at different stages of the quest.

Individual assignments

Above, we have described only a small part of the tasks that can be used in the quest. In you will find many other original and unique tasks.

We try, whenever possible, to include so-called individual tasks in our quests. They help to personalize the escape room and make it look individual, designed specifically for a specific person or company.

For example, the task "Our Date" in the Romantic Quest (link to rum quest) is based on the date of the couple's acquaintance. Without remembering it, the task cannot be solved. A similar type of task "Do you know me well" with personal questions is also irreplaceable if the quest is being prepared for a loved one.

Our quests

Developing tasks for a quest is not only about coming up with original puzzles for a quest. Be sure to take the time and insert several moving tasks into the quest. They will help diversify the quest and will not let the players get bored.

When buying most of our scenarios, we give our customers a specially designed set of active tasks for the quest.

The set includes tasks, according to which players must perform certain active (physical or creative) actions. If done correctly, they move on to the next stage and receive the next puzzle or task.

Please note that usually quests do not imply the participation of the host in the game process, because the players themselves find tasks, solve them themselves and themselves receive hints where to look for the next ones. In case, if you enter active tasks, then the participation of the leader will become mandatory.

Hi all! I collected here the best selection quests on PC for all time. If you want to suggest a game, write in the comments the name of the game and an explanation of why you think it is the best.

Myst

Release date: 1995 year

Genre: Quest

A first-person graphic quest that has become a model (and for many even the most real "icon") of the genre, subsequently giving rise to many similar projects. The plot of the game, which also received four sequels, formed the basis for a number of works of art.

During the game, we move between locations by clicking on the active areas of the screen. As the game progresses, the character finds pages of two books, which contain certain information. Subsequently, based on the knowledge gained, the player will have to make a certain choice. The game is distinguished by very complex puzzles, a solid plot and some solutions that are not standard for the genre (for example, lack of inventory, etc.).

Broken Sword Series

Release date: 1996-2013

Genre: Quest, point-and-click

A series of adventure games in which each part has its own storyline. The first two parts have a hand-drawn slightly cartoonish graphics. Starting from the third part, the graphics in the game become three-dimensional with a bias towards realism. In terms of gameplay, the game is a classic point-and-click quest in which we move between locations, find the necessary items there and solve puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty.

This series is one of the favorite among fans of the genre, it is not surprising that in August 2010 a reissue of the first part was released, and then on December 16, 2010 - a reissue of the second. It is worth noting that the reprints have been somewhat simplified due to the fact that all active places and zones are now highlighted with special markers.

Blade runner

Release date: 1997 year

Based on the movie of the same name, an adventure game with a third-person view. The plot is based on a detective investigation with an incredibly tangled web of evidence, facts and various circumstances, which will subsequently lead the player to one of 16 endings! The game has many branches with various events, and the places where the player needs to make a certain choice will be marked as "Choice".

In general, the developers very well managed to convey the atmosphere of the post-apocalyptic future, and the presence of many endings, as well as the possibility of such a deep influence on development storyline, makes the game really interesting and original (especially considering the date of its release).

Nancy Drew Series

Release date: 1998-2015

A series of popular quests about a detective girl named Nancy Drew (based on a series of books by the writer Caroline Keane). The gameplay in games is traditional for the genre - in most cases we control the main character and travel the world, interrogating witnesses and suspects, as well as collecting evidence and solving puzzles of varying difficulty along the way.

It is worth noting that this series, which currently has 32 games, does not belong to the hardcore representatives of the genre and is aimed primarily at teenagers and female audiences, but it is definitely worth getting to know it, especially since some parts have a truly interesting and exciting storyline.

Grim fandango

Release date: 1998 year

Genre: Quest

A graphic quest based on Aztec myths and legends about the afterlife and tells about the adventures of Manuel Calavera in the World of the Dead. The game was an attempt to revive the quest genre, thanks to which it was used completely new engine, and also changed some of the traditional components of the genre. So, for example, the game does not use a mouse, and the character's interaction with objects in the game world occurs when the character is in close proximity to them.

The game received a lot of positive reviews and won many prestigious awards. On January 27, 2015, a re-release of the project was released, called Grim Fandango Remastered. The changes mainly affected the graphical component of the game, and also added the ability to control with the mouse.

A series of games about Petka and Vasily Ivanovich

Release date: 2007 year

Incredibly atmospheric and stylish graphic point-and-click quest. The action takes place in the world of robots. The most tangible difference from other games of this genre is that our hero (a small robot) can interact not with any objects on the screen, but only with those that he himself can reach. In this case, the body of the protagonist can stretch a little or, on the contrary, shrink.

Otherwise, the gameplay is traditional - we wander around the locations and interact with everything we can, completing puzzles along the way. There are no dialogues, instead of them the characters have animated "thought clouds". The game has won numerous prestigious awards, including 2009 Best Indie Game.

Limbo

Release date: 2010 r.

Stylish graphic indie platformer with elements of genres such as puzzle, adventure and survival horror... We control a boy here, who must go through a series of trials, mysteries and traps, and save his sister from the limb. The gameplay can be described as "trial and error", since one wrong action and the character instantly dies. And believe me, you will die often, very often, and in a variety of ways.

The project is executed in a stylish black and white graphic design. This gives the game an atmosphere. The controls are simple, and the puzzles are not too difficult. At least, there are no impassable places in the game, therefore, as soon as you figure out the algorithm of actions on a particular segment of the path, it will immediately become quite easy to pass.

The Next BIG Thing

Release date: 2011 r.

Genre: Quest

A graphical point-and-click quest with a flexible hint system, the main focus of which is on exploring locations and finding items (you can inspect them in your inventory). The plot of the game revolves around two reporters who came to an event called "Monster Ball" to film a report there. It is noteworthy that some riddles in the game can only be solved after talking with a certain character, which means that sometimes it is better to skip the intractable puzzle and try to go a little further.

The project received mostly positive reviews, and the Games-TV portal even rated it "worth buying", noting that there is a lot of excellent humor, as well as "awesome" characters. Indeed, the humor of the game is truly sparkling. The project is worth going through at least once to enjoy great jokes and a good storyline.

L. A. Noire

Release date: 2011 r.

An action-adventure detective simulator in which players find themselves in Los Angeles in 1947 as police detective Cole Phelps. Our hero will have to solve several high-profile crimes, for which he will need to inspect places in search of clues and clues. Moreover, the extent to which the picture of the incident will be fully disclosed will directly depend on the successful actions of the player.

The game is done in an atmospheric and very high quality. Pleases the presence side missions which the character can receive from the police radio. Move around game world it is possible both on foot and by transport, which opens as we advance in the service. It is possible to change the character's costume (some outfits of the protagonist give him certain bonuses).

Deponia

Release date: 2012 r.

Genre: Adventure quest

A point-and-click adventure graphic quest that follows the adventures of a failed inventor Rufus. The gameplay competently follows all the canons of the genre - we move through locations, collect items, communicate with characters and solve puzzles. There is an inventory with two options for using items.

The project is distinguished by a unique style of drawing, eccentric characters, unusual humor and addictive puzzles. It should be noted the high-quality plot, which, although it seems a little trivial, throws unexpected twists to the players. In general, after completing this game, I immediately want to watch the next parts to find out "what will happen next there."

Dear Esther

Release date: 2012 r.

Genre: Quest, arthouse

An experimental game project made in the genre of a first-person quest (although it would be more correct to call this game interactive book). In the story, we find ourselves on a small uninhabited island, while a voiceover reads to us excerpts of a letter addressed to a certain Esther. The goal is extremely simple - to get to the lighthouse tower with a blinking light. Moving through the locations, we hear parts of the narrative in which key characters appear. As you explore the island, the player finds abandoned buildings, caves and even the remains of sunken ships.

Who you are? What are you doing on this incomprehensible island? What or who are you looking for? All you have is your feet, carrying you through this incredibly atmospheric and incomprehensibly addicting game. The project is simply a must for familiarization, as it is probably the most skillful and memorable game of our generation. On our site, the game is included in.

Botanicula

Release date: Oct 2018

Genre: Point-and-click

A colorful quest with a nice drawing, in which we find ourselves in fictional world crazy gamer. The gameplay is expected for the point-and-click genre - we slowly explore locations, look for items and periodically solve puzzles along the way.

The work of the artist should be noted separately - the art in the game is simply magnificent with attention to detail. It is a pleasure to look for quest items on them. The advantages of the game include stylish graphics, a pleasant soundtrack, and a variety of puzzles. The first chapter is distributed free of charge, while the full version will have to be purchased.

Unavowed

Release date: Oct 2018

Genre: Third person quest

A detective quest with a classic third-person perspective and elements of mysticism, in which we have to investigate various paranormal crimes. The gameplay here is no different from other similar games - we explore locations in search of clues, communicate with suspects and solve puzzles. The main emphasis here is on the dialogues. The original move is that we will communicate both with living people and with all kinds of ghosts.

Another atypical solution for quests is the presence of assistants for the main character. And on a mission, we can take two at once. Helpers have some useful skills and generally help with problems that can often be solved in several ways. In between missions, we are at headquarters, where we can chat with other characters and learn more about their interests.

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