Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor
Step into a haunted mansion virtual team activity where your team becomes paranormal investigators, racing to solve puzzles, uncover a ghostly mystery, and break a century-old curse before time runs out.
What Is Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor
Spencer Manor is about to be torn down, and a popular influencer has just gone missing inside a decaying mansion. In this self-guided escape room team activity, teams search the manor’s library and master bedroom for clues and solve puzzles to uncover the secret left behind by its former residents, archaeologists Albert and Elenor Spencer. Teams race the clock to break the curse before time runs out, building problem-solving and teamwork skills along the way.
This DIY escape room comes with everything you need: challenge content, a facilitation guide, and browser app access, all in one bundle. You can run it whenever and wherever suits your group, whether that’s the office, an offsite, or fully remote.
Why Teams Love Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor
- Easy to host. This is a true self-hosted escape room team building activity: gather your team, open the app, and hit start. No outside host is needed, so whoever runs it can join in and play too.
- Everything in one kit. Challenge content, a step-by-step facilitation guide, and browser app access come bundled together, so this DIY escape room kit takes just minutes to set up.
- Works for any group size. This self-guided puzzle team activity scales with your group, from a small team of 4 to a company-wide event of 1,000+.
- A spooky story everyone gets pulled into. A missing influencer, a cursed mansion, and a sinister spell to reverse give your team a mystery they’ll want to solve. It’s a great pick for Halloween or any time of year.
- A puzzle for every kind of thinker. Clues hidden throughout the manor and challenging puzzles give every team member a chance to contribute, whether they’re detail-oriented or big-picture thinkers.
- Works wherever you are. Play indoors, in person, or virtually. All your team needs is a phone, tablet, or laptop with WiFi.
Running Your Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor
Participate or Observe
With Self-Hosted events, you have the flexibility to actively participate with your group or simply observe the fun as the organizer. Whether you’re jumping in on the challenges or overseeing the event, the choice is yours.
Flexible Timing for Your Event
You’ll have access to your activity for the entire day, giving you the freedom to choose your start and end times. This flexibility ensures your event fits perfectly into everyone’s schedule.
Test your Event with a Demo
You will receive access to a demo on our app beforehand to ensure you’re well-prepared for running your event. You will also be given all other resources such as challenge lists.
We Are Here to Help
Running your own event can sometimes be daunting, we are here at every stage to answer any questions and ensure that you have a successful event!
Ready to see if your team has what it takes to break the curse?
Tell us your group size and format, and we'll send custom pricing for Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor within one business day, no obligation.
What's Included With Your Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor
Included
Planning support and event guidance
An event facilitation guide to run your event
Easy access to our easy-to-use browser app
Required From You
An in-person, virtual, or hybrid event venue
Cell phones, tablets, or laptops per team with WiFi connectivity
One event facilitator per team to lead your activity
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Self-Hosted Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor Frequently Asked Questions
Our self-hosted team building activities are designed so your own team can facilitate the experience without an Outback host. After booking, you’ll receive everything you need to run the event, including facilitator instructions, digital materials, and access to our Webapp. Your designated facilitator simply gets everyone started, then can join in and participate alongside the rest of the team while the activity guides everyone through the experience.
The best self-hosted team building activity depends on your team size, goals, and the experience you’re looking to create. Whether you’re looking to bring your team together, strengthen collaboration, improve communication, or simply have fun together, we’ll help you find the right fit. Not sure where to start? Contact our team for a personalized recommendation.
We recommend approximately 1.5 hours for most activities. For outdoor scavenger hunt style activities, we recommend 2-2.5 hours. Please note that the introduction and conclusion/closing of the event typically take about 15 minutes each, so please ensure to plan that into your activity time.
EG. 1.5 Hour Activity
- 15 minutes for introduction
- 1 hour playing time
- 15 minutes for wrap-up/conclusion/announce winners
You’ll receive access to our web-based app, clear facilitator instructions, planning support, and a demo before your event. If you have questions before your event, our team is available to help. After your event, you’ll also receive access to your event media, including participant photos and videos captured during the experience, where available.
Our self-hosted team building activities are scalable for groups of all sizes. Whether you’re planning for a small team or hundreds of participants, we’ll recommend the best activity based on your group size and objectives.
No professional facilitator is required. One person from your team acts as the event organizer, using our facilitation guide and demo access to run the activity. Outback provides planning support for your event.
Pricing for self-hosted corporate team building events depends primarily on group size, with lower per-person costs for larger groups. Self-hosted events start at $250.
As a general guide:
- 20 people: approximately $640
- 40 people: approximately $960
- 100 people: approximately $1,92
If you have a specific budget in mind, let us know and we’ll recommend the best self-hosted option for your group.
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