ESCAPE YOUR HOUSEThe Archive of Houses
A folded note under a pillow, next to an old train ticket

A night for two · Valentine's Day and beyond

A night for two

In 1962 a note didn't arrive in time. Tonight you find it, in your own home, each of you for the other.

The kit

The midnight note

Ten minutes each to prepare: each of you hides the other's part, without reading it.

Open case file K4 · a night for two

The midnight note

In 1962 a note didn't arrive in time. Tonight you find it, in your own home, each of you for the other.

Pescia, February 1962. A seamstress and a bricklayer, a game between the two of them: every night at midnight, one hides a note for the other. The last one was never found. The sofa, the window, the mirror, the pillow: your home becomes theirs.

Age
adults
Cost
free
Players
2 (a couple, or two friends)
Who runs it
both play, each prepares for the other
Length
45-60 minutes
Difficulty
2-3 out of 5
Prep
about 20 minutes, ten each (estimate, not counting printing and reading the guide)
The file
20 pages + 7 of solutions, A4, black and white

What you need: a printer, scissors, sticky tape, 2 pens, a box (a tin, a biscuit box, a shoebox), a mirror, a sofa, a window, a bed with a pillow (the kit gives an alternative for each).

In the app

For two, on the phone

Two case files made for couples: one makes you laugh, the other makes you look at the sky.

Case file 6 · coming soon

The Heist

An old safecracker calls you «partner»: tonight you plan a heist in your own home, pull it off by ear, and in the end you decide who to betray.

Age
12+ · families from age 8
Length
about 57 minutes
Players
1-6, made for couples and groups

Case file 3 · coming soon

The Signal

For three quarters of an hour your house is an antenna, and your phone is the only instrument that can hear, see and answer.

Age
10+ · families from age 8
Length
about 45 minutes
Players
1-6
Questions

Questions

Can both of us play?

Yes. That's how it's designed: each of you sets up the other's night by folding the sheets without reading them. Neither of you knows the answers in advance.

Do we need an occasion?

No. It works for Valentine's Day, for an anniversary, or for any old Tuesday. Even for two friends.

How long does it take?

From 45 to 60 minutes. A little longer on the Relaxed level, about 40 on Archivist.