Thanksgiving Escape Room

Thanksgiving Mystery

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Dining Room

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Observatory

Basement

You and a group of friends rent out a beautiful mansion to celebrate Thanksgiving. As the group of friends are catching up the lights mysteriously go off and when they turn back on, a friend that was at the head of the table goes missing. The friend group panics and realizes they mysteriously have no way out of the mansion. In this escape room, you will work with your friends to escape the mansion by answering small group communication questions and hopefully find your missing friend before it is too late.

THe Dinning room

01

Continue!

Continue!

Paired in their tasks

The chair with the missing person has a note attached, there's a bloody thumbprint on the corner as the ink reads, “If a group has high “task cohesion,” that means they work really well ____________”

01/03

INdependently on their tasks

Together on their tasks

Paired in their tasks

The chair with the missing person has a note attached, there's a bloody thumbprint on the corner as the ink reads, “If a group has high “task cohesion,” that means they work really well ____________”

01/03

INdependently on their tasks

Together on their tasks

You say the answer aloud, in confusion. Suddenly you hear a 'ding' noise, and you see another note

Correct!

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When a group shares funny stories or inside jokes that only make sense to them, they are creating _____________

02/03

A groupClimate

Defensive Communication

Symbolic Convergence

You say the answer aloud and you hear a louder 'Ding' and then the sound of something click into place...KInd of close to where the bookcase is?

Correct!

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True or false: A group can have too much social cohesion and not enough task cohesion, and that might make it harder to get work done.

03/03

True

False

You say the answer aloud, confidently. Suddenly the bookcase behind the head of the table shifts and moves to the right, revealing an entrance that only displays darkness and stairs going up. You and the rest of the Thanksgiving attendees nervously climb the stairs and find...

Correct!

Continue!

You answer incorrectly, and the walls begin to close in, forcing you to dash for safety! Unfortunately, you're too slow, and they crush you before you can escape!

Go back

Dining Room

route map

Observatory

Basement

... A sort of observatory? You look around and see that the ceiling is glass which is a cornucopia of stars and a large full moon that lights up the room. There is a pad-locked chest beside a telescope with a note attached, the same handwriting and red thumbprint…

The Observatory

02

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Does defensive communication(critical/judgmental) can help improve group productivity?

1/3

Yes

No

After Unlocking the trunk you see three items. One feather, one pen, and a knife. Under the hood of the chest, a note is attached, “(insert question)?” the answer corresponds with what item will help us in escaping it seems. What do you pick?

Correct!

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2/3

Is it possible for a group to develop strong cohesion and a positive climate without including all members in discussions and decisions?

Yes(Feather)

No(Pen)

ONly with most members(Knife)

You pick up the pen and realize that there is a rolled-up piece of paper in its base instead of its ink. You carefully extract the note and read...

Correct!

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3/3

A group with low social cohesion is more likely to be productive and successful because they focus solely on the task at hand.

Sometimes

True

False

beside the question was an arrow pointing up, at the stars, maybe the constellations? You see a star map on the far right wall, with constellations detailed. You then notice that the options on the note have a small symbol under each, now clearly representing the constellations on the star map.

Correct!

Continue!

You speak your answer, and the ground beneath you cracks open. The floor vanishes, and you, along with everyone else, plummet into an endless abyss!

Wrong!

Go back

Go down Ladder

The Constellations glow brighter and brighter until a blinding light flashes, making you and your group squint and cover their eyes. After the light fades you see a ladder going down in the corner of the observatory. where does it lead to?

WELL DONE!

route map

Dining Room

Observatory

Basement

You go down, down, down the stairs and drop down to what seems to be basement. Its mostly dark, if not for the small streaks of moonlight seeping through a small window near the ceiling of the basement, unfortunately far too small for anyone to fit through. You look down and see a flash light with a note attached...

Keep going!

THE basement

03

True

False

Symbolic convergence theory suggests that the shared stories or experiences in a group can enhance group cohesion, even if the stories aren’t directly related to the task at hand.

You say the answer out loud, praying you get it right. Then you hear a doorbell ring, and a note floats down from the ladder onto the basement ground floor.

Correct!

Continue!

True

False

Dogmatism decreases defensiveness by making individuals more open to new information or alternative viewpoints

You say the answer out loud, praying you get it right. Then you hear a doorbell ring, and another note floats down from the ladder onto the basement ground floor.

Correct!

Continue!

True

False

Descriptive speech, in contrast to evaluative speech, tends to arouse a minimum of uneasiness

You say the answer out loud, Scared you're wrong. Then, you hear a sort of jingle? suddenly, a pair of keys is dropped down from the ladder, but now all of the lights went off!!!Press 'continue' to look for the keys and finally get out of this mansion!!

Correct!

Continue!

Quick! LOOK for the key!

You speak your answer, and the ground beneath you cracks open. The floor vanishes, and you, along with everyone else, plummet into an endless abyss!

Wrong!

You made it out!!!! the pad locked door opened to the great fresh air. You and your friends race out of the mansion and find... YOUr friend!!!! the one that dissapeared in the beginning! you all hug and sprint away from the mansion and never looked back

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