Does an adult need to run the game?

One adult plays HQ — you sit at a desk with the answer key and initial correct answers on the Agent Logs. The guide gives you a run sheet for the whole hour and a hints policy that keeps the mission moving.

Will it work for a big party?

Yes — the six stations solve in any order, so up to 10 agents never queue behind one puzzle. For 10–12s, split into two rival squads racing for the vault.

What if we don't have a mirror?

The backwards message reads fine through the back of the page held against a window, or through a phone's selfie camera — the guide covers both.

Not at all — Doctor Drongo is a cake thief with a cockatoo, not a villain from a grown-up film. The stakes are strictly dessert-related.

How much ink will it use?

The kit is designed to print cleanly in black and white, and you only print the game once plus one Agent Log per agent.

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Operation Party Rescue

A printable spy escape room for kids 8–12, Aussie edition. Doctor Drongo has locked the party treats in a vault — six secret-agent challenges crack the code. Download, print, play.

Ages:

8–12

Players:

2–10

Duration:

45–60 min

Setup:

~15 min

Difficulty:

Medium

Paper:

A$19

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The story

The notorious Doctor Drongo and his cockatoo sidekick Crackers have swiped every party treat and locked the lot inside a high-security vault, scattering the 4-digit code across six 'impossible' challenges. Chief Wombat of the Secret Operations Squad is assembling the best junior agents in the Southern Hemisphere. Their mission: crack the code, find the vault, and rescue the party.

About this quest

Operation Party Rescue is a complete print-and-play spy escape room built as six stations. The squad moves between them in any order — so ten kids are never queuing behind one puzzle — cracking ciphers, solving bush-detective riddles, decoding a flight map and reading a backwards message in a mirror. Four stations each reveal one digit of the vault code; the last reveals where the vault is hiding. You play HQ: sit at your desk with the answer key, initial correct answers on each Agent Log, and keep a straight face while Doctor Drongo's plan falls apart. A physical Laser Field challenge (wool or streamers across a hallway) burns energy mid-mission, progressive hint cards rescue stuck squads, and the finale is a real vault — any box with the party bags or cake locked inside. Four ways to play (one squad, rival squads, pairs, or covert mode), difficulty dials for younger and older agents, and a full answer key with bonus facts about huntsman spiders, platypuses and Uluru. Print one copy of the game, plus an Agent Log per agent — the kit prints cleanly in black and white on a home printer.

How the game works

Print the kit once (plus an Agent Log per agent), cut out badges and party pieces, and put the six stations up around the party area — about 15 minutes.
Read Chief Wombat's mission briefing aloud: Doctor Drongo has the treats and the clock is ticking.
Squads tackle the six stations in any order, bringing answers to your HQ desk to be initialled.
The Laser Field gets the whole squad crawling through wool "lasers" mid-mission; hint cards rescue anyone stuck.
Four stations reveal the vault code, the mirror message reveals the hiding spot — enter 8-3-5-2… no, wait, that would be telling. Open the vault and rescue the party.

What's included

HQ host guide with run sheet and hints policy
Classified party invitations and Restricted Area door sign
Chief Wombat's mission briefing and Doctor Drongo WANTED poster
Agent ID badges and Agent Log answer sheets
Six challenge stations (any order — no queuing)
Hint cards with a three-step hint system
Vault kit: sign, SEALED strips and the golden X
Agent certificates and photo props
Full answer key with Aussie bonus facts

What you'll need

Home printer and A4 paper
Scissors and sticky tape or blu-tack
A pencil for every agent
Any box to be the vault (party bags or cake inside)
A small mirror for the backwards message (a phone selfie camera works too)
A ball of wool or party streamers for the Laser Field
Optional: a 4-digit padlock for extra drama

Setup & printing

A4 layout. Designed to print cleanly in black and white on an ordinary home printer — colour looks even better but is never required. Print the Game Materials once, plus one Agent Log per agent or team. Printing on US Letter works with 'fit to page'.

Setup time: about 15 minutes
Paper: A4
Ink-saving version included
Full-colour version included
An adult game guide keeps the adventure moving (full script provided).

Peek inside

Sample page: 'Agent, you are needed' classified spy party invitations, two per A4 page

Sample page: Chief Wombat's top-secret mission briefing, read aloud to start the game

Sample page: WANTED poster for Doctor Drongo and his cockatoo accomplice Crackers, for crimes against cake

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Operation Party Rescue · Ages 8–12 · 2–10 players · 45–60 min

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