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Office Scavenger Hunt Clues

Turn the break before the holidays into a short game. The office edition has clues for twelve places at work, all light and safe for a mixed team.

Step 1. Pick your hiding spots

Tick every place where a card could go. You need one spot for each clue, and the last one is where the big gift waits.

Inside the house

Outdoors, car and garage

At the office

Add your own spot

    Step 2. Who is playing?
    Step 3. Build the chain

    Clue 1 is handed to the player. Every other card is hidden at the spot the clue before it points to.

    Order of the stops

      Drag a stop, or use the arrows, to put them in your own order.

      Paper
      Cards per page
      Presets

      Twelve office spots

      Desk, printer, coffee machine, break room fridge, water cooler, whiteboard, filing cabinet, supply cupboard, meeting room table, reception counter, office plant and the tree in the lobby. Each has three clues.

      • PrinterPaper jam? No, a clue jam! Check the machine that always runs out of toner.
      • Water coolerGossip central: it is cold, it gurgles, and everybody stops by. Look near the tank of drinking water.
      • Meeting roomThis could have been an email. Check the room with the long table and the speakerphone.

      Running it at work

      Ask the office manager before you hide anything. Keep cards out of shared fridges that get cleaned out, and out of anything that people need during the day. A hunt for a team works well as a relay: start the cards at different spots so groups do not queue. A single chain suits a small team or a one-person surprise.

      The office edition is part of the paid plans. The free plan covers up to 5 clues for little kids and kids 7 to 12. The Full Hunt ($2.99, one time) lifts the limit and unlocks teens, adults and the office edition; the Family Pack ($4.99) adds a separate chain for each child. See pricing.

      Questions

      Is it suitable for a mixed team?

      The clues are light and work-safe. They avoid names, jokes about colleagues and anything you would not say in a meeting.

      Can I use my own office spots?

      Yes, with the Full Hunt you can add your own spots with your own clue text, such as “the green sofa on floor two”.

      How does the clue chain work?

      You tick the places where cards can hide. Clue 1 is handed to the player and points to the first hiding spot. The card hidden there points to the next spot, and so on. The last card points to the spot where the big gift waits. No spot is used twice in one chain.

      Where do I hide each card?

      The host answer key page tells you, card by card: “Hide card #3 in the fridge.” The cards themselves never say where they go, so players cannot peek at the answer.