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Escape the Room: Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat
SKU
030945
Grade 8-AD
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Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
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Classical
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Unit Study
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Montessori (Discovery)
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Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
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Neutral
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Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
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Presentation
Sequential
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Conceptual/Topical
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Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
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Consumable
Consumable
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Our Price
$26.99 
Description
A free stay at a hoity-toity spa & relaxation retreat sounds ideal right? But in Secret of Dr. Gravelys Retreat, set in 1913, this amazing trip goes quickly awry.
This is a one time mystery game, but can be reassembled and played with a different group of people who have not played.
Publisher's Description of Escape the Room: Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat
A Party Event for Gatherings of 3 to 8
What are "Escape the Room" games?Escape the Room games began as digital adventures and quickly turned into real-life events all around the world where players are locked in a room and must uncover clues and hidden objects to escape. ThinkFun's version of Escape the Room allows you to bring all the excitement of these experiences into your very own home! The Mystery: The year is 1913 and you are the lucky winner of a free stay at Foxcrest Retreat, where the famed Dr. Gravely has improved upon the latest in spa treatments and relaxation for those of high social standing. You take a long all-expense-paid train ride to the retreat. Upon your arrival, however, you and your fellow guests may find the "health retreat" is not what it seems... The Objective: Work with your guests to discover the dark secret of Dr. Gravely's retreat by finding clues and solving puzzles. But be carefulin the story, the doors have shut and locked behind you. Will you and your guests discover the secret and escape the room before time runs out?
Category Description for Cooperative Games
We play a lot of board games in our family - mostly competitive ones! However, it's nice to switch up game night and play a cooperative game where all of the players are working together toward a goal, collectively save the world, or solve a mystery. Cooperative games foster team spirit and give players a chance to use their individual talents as everyone works toward achieving a goal. If you haven't tried this alternative to playing together, here's an assortment of cooperative games for all ages.
Category Description for Escape The Room Games
If a good mystery is right up your alley and you are up for a challenging cooperative game, try out Escape the Room! If you're unfamiliar with the concept, this game began as a digital version, was transformed to play in real-life locations around the world, and is now also available as a game you play at home. There are two versions available. Mystery at the Stargazers Manor is set in an old manor in the year 1869. There are mysterious happenings that you and your friends decide to investigate, but you end up locked inside a room in the old manor. A free stay at a hoity-toity spa & relaxation retreat sounds ideal right? But in Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat, set in 1913, this amazing trip goes quickly awry. Can you Escape the Room! in time? Each game is packed into sealed envelopes in which you and your fellow players must find clues and solve puzzles to unlock and reveal. Unlike some mystery events where one player sets everything up and cannot participate, even the host doesn't have the answers here! Get ready for an evening of fun! 3-8 players, 90 minutes.
Additional Info
Features:
Scene Card
4 Sealed Envelopes
Secret Items (inside the 4 sealed envelopes)
Solution Wheel
Instruction Manual
Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Brand: | ThinkFun |
| Grades: | 8-AD |
| EAN/UPC: | 019275073527 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.375 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 2 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.05 |
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