The Clockmaker's Vault – Printable Escape Room Game

What you get

Brasswick, 1888. Master clockmaker Elias Penwright has locked his greatest invention – the Heart of Time – in a vault beneath his workshop. But the vault is a clock, too: at midnight its mechanism resets and the door stays shut for a hundred years. Your players have 60 minutes.

8 original puzzles: a print-and-assemble cipher wheel, a gear-ratio logic puzzle, a hidden-word letter, a mirror-writing note, Morse code tower chimes (printed – no audio needed), clock-time map coordinates, a jewel colour-sequence lock and a 12-piece blueprint jigsaw that reveals the final code.

What's included

• Game Master Guide (12 pages): story and read-aloud script, 15-minute setup, packing list, hiding spots, timeline, group-size options, flowchart, hint ladder, full solutions and answer sheet

• Puzzle Pages (16 pages)

• Lock Register (5 pages of answer-check cards)

• 12 Envelope Labels

• Timer & Hint Tokens: printable countdown dial, hint tokens and "Jammed!" cards

• Certificates: team, "valiant effort" and 4 individual apprentice certificates

• Vault_Timer.html: offline full-screen 60:00 countdown with ticking, chimes, hint counter and penalty button

• 6 PDFs, 40 pages + timer

Highlights

• 3 parallel trails so bigger groups can split up, then meet again on the map

• Self-checking Lock Register – no padlocks or boxes needed

• Every puzzle solvable from the printed pages alone, with a step-by-step solution path and 3 graded hints per puzzle

• 2–8 players per kit (ideal 4–6), ages 10+; about 60 minutes of play

• Original Victorian/steampunk artwork; works in black and white

Requirements

• Printer, paper, scissors, 12 envelopes (or folded paper), pencils and a paper fastener or pencil for the cipher wheel

• English edition: US Letter with A4-safe margins

• Any web browser for the optional timer (works without internet)

Instant digital download – no physical item is shipped.

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Please note

• For personal and single-event use. Please do not share or resell the files.

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