Connect2Next Power Play
Power Play is an “escape room” style game where you must use your cunning and intellect to figure out the puzzles. But these puzzles can be tough to figure out! Most of the puzzles have little to no instructions on how to solve them. It’s up to you and your friends to analyze the puzzle and see if you can figure out what’s going on. Think hard, work together and do your best!
Puzzle #1
What players will see:
Explanation
The puzzle can be solved by entering the shapes in the order they appear on the map, starting with the circle in the north and ending on the triangle in the west.
Hints
Hint #1: Never Eat Soggy Waffles, it’s a saying we have around the lab, but the order of those words is pretty important.
Hint #2: I’m sure you’re close, but have you tried starting with the circle? Next, take a look at the compass rose. Do those letters match up with anything else?
Solution
Enter the shapes in the order they appear on the map, starting in the north and ending in the west. That should give you: circle, diamond, hexagon, square, triangle.
Puzzle #2
What players will see:
Explanation
The puzzle can be solved by entering the number of sides on each of the shapes.
Hints
Hint #1: Have you looked at the banners on the wall?
Hint #2: We need to know something particular about each shape. Once we know that, the order in which they sit on the table probably matters.
Solution
Combination
Count the number of sides of each shape on the table, then enter those numbers from left to right. This will give you: 0, 4, 6, 4, 3.
Puzzle #3
What players will see:
Explanation
The puzzle can be solved by following the rules, leaving only one combination of colors.
Hints
Hint #1: If you’re confused about the colors, the Orb is blue, the Diamond is purple, the Pizza is yellow, the Cube is green and the Star is orange.
Hint #2: The Star must come first in the order.
Solution
Combination
The only order that follows all the rules is: Star, Cube, Diamond, Orb, Pizza. That means the colors should be: orange, green, purple, blue, yellow.
Puzzle #4
What players will see:
Explanation
The puzzle can be solved by remembering the original order in which the objects were collected and matching that to the arrows in the dirt.
Hints
Hint #1: Now that the objects have been scattered, you’ll have to collect them again.
Hint #2: Which order was the best order to collect them in last time?
Solution
Combination
The first time you collected these objects, the order was Orb, Diamond, Star, Cube, Pizza. If you put the arrows in the same order, you will get: left, up, right, down, up.
Puzzle #5
What players will see:
Explanation
The puzzle can be solved by identifying the letters in STEM and putting them in the correct order.
Hints
Hint #1: Some of those letters don’t look like the others. Could they spell something?
Hint #2: What if I told you “S” is the first letter?
Solution
Combination
The abbreviation STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. That’s the answer!
