Welcome to Our Virtual Escape Room: Escape the Laundromat

This Virtual Escape Room was created by Alicia Walker, Senior Librarian at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The images used in this program are Creative Commons images taken from Pixabay, Noun Project, or images created by Alicia. 

This escape room can be completed individually or as a group. There is no time limit.

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Good Luck!

Today is Saturday, which means that you and your older brother are on laundry duty. You help load up all of the dirty laundry baskets and pile them into the back of the sedan. Your brother grabs the quarter jar, and mom grabs the keys. 

This week, mom says that there should be enough quarters in the jar for all of the laundry and two sodas, one for you and your brother. While the two of you work on the laundry, mom is going to pick up the groceries at the store right next door. If you need anything, you're supposed to call her. 

She drops two additional quarters in the quarter jar for the pay phone and quickly jots her cell phone number on a piece of paper and hands it to you before waving goodbye.

Your brother counts out 8 quarters, just enough for two sodas. 

 He asks what you'd like to drink and you suggest that you get the laundry started first. 

Your brother looks at you funny. "I'm still going to go get mine, but you can get yours whenever." 

He hands you 4 quarters and steps outside to use the vending machine.

You put the coins in your pocket with your mom's cell phone number.

You start sorting the laundry and loading it up into four different washing machines. While you're working, you keep hearing a weird knocking noise, but you ignore it. Somebody probably put their tennis shoes in the dryer again. 

It isn't until you go back to the table to count out $1.50 per machine, that you notice that your brother hasn't come back in yet.

You walk over to the door, and give your brother a look that clearly says, "why are you knocking on the door?"

Your brother glares back at you, clearly he has been the one knocking on the door since you started loading the washing machines--oops! He tugs on the door handle, but nothing happens. He gestures for you to open the door.

You push on the door--but nothing happens. You are stuck inside the Laundromat and your brother is stuck outside.

You take a quick glance around, but you are the only person in the building. 

The door appears to have a keyed lock on both sides of the door. 

You walk over to the pay phone and notice a note taped to it:

"Dear customer, the payphone only works if you enter exactly 35 cents per call. 

Sorry for the inconvenience,

-Management"

What? The payphone has always cost 50 cents! That's why mom left you two extra quarters! How are you supposed to enter 35 cents exactly when you only have quarters?

It worked! The Red Pentagon Key opened the door--and just in time. Mom is rushing down the sidewalk, talking on her phone.

She sees you with the key ring in your hand. "Did you say you lost a key ring with three keys on it--one of them is red? Yes, I believe my children have found your keys."

She gives you a questioning look and you nod, mouthing, "In a drier!"

"Yes, in one of the driers," she tells the person on the phone. "Yes, we can wait until you get here to hand them back. Our laundry probably isn't done yet. See you soon."

When your mom hangs up the phone you grin and tell her, "Actually! The laundry is all done!"

Mom smiles, "Look at you, using your time wisely. I think this calls for ice cream!"

Your brother loads up all of the neatly folded clothes and you get your well deserved soda from the vending machine. 

A few short minutes later, the manager of the laudromat pulls into the parking lot and jumps out of the car. "Oh! Thank goodness!" He says as he takes the keys from your mom. "I must have set them on one of my baskets of dirty laundry this morning."

Your mom hands over the keys and you and your family head for ice cream. 

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