"The Most Dangerous Game" Digital Escape Room

Looking for a fun, engaging way to review Richard Connell’s classic short story “The Most Dangerous Game”? Your students will love this digital escape room. Students play at Sanger Rainsford, rushing to solve a set of puzzles to help them escape General Zaroff and his Ship Trap Island.

This is a no-prep activity. All you need to do is share the link by posting it in your online classroom or on your whiteboard, or printing out the QR code. Then, simply set the students free.

Escape rooms allow students to review texts without boring study guides. Students will rely on their knowledge of the text and use logic to solve five tasks:

Task 1: Plot -> Students determine the correct order of eight plot points. The correct order becomes the code for this task.

Task 2: Characters-> Match descriptions and quotes to one of the four characters. Unscramble the shaded letters to unlock the code.

Task 3: Figurative Language Puzzle -> Determine the type of figurative language being used to work through the maze.

Task 4: Cryptogram -> Use clues gathered throughout the other tasks to decipher an encrypted message.

Task 5: Close Reading -> Read four passages and answer multiple-choice questions. Unscramble the letters to unlock the code.

Includes three versions:

Interactive ThingLink presentation - embedded Google Slides means no forced copies!

Google Sites: Students make a copy of each task before completing it.
Microsoft OneNote: Students download a copy of the notebook on their devices and complete the tasks.

Note: The Google Sites version requires students to access Google apps with a Google sign-in. Prior to purchasing this resource, please make sure your school doesn’t block: Google Sites, Google Slides, or Google Forms; Microsoft OneNote; ThingLink.com **