- Type: Floor puzzle
- Location: across a wide chasm
- Difficulty: Difficult
Background:
The party is exploring an ancient tomb filled with traps and puzzles. As they progress through the tomb, they come across a room with a crushing wall that is slowly descending from the ceiling. A voice start counting down as the party has only a few minutes to escape before the wall crushes them.
The Puzzle:
The party must solve a series of clues and puzzles in order to escape the room before the crushing wall reaches the floor. The clues are hidden on the floor of the room beneath a thin layer of sand which they must clear to reveal the floor puzzle.
The party must work quickly and use their skills, knowledge, and creativity to solve the clues and puzzle and find a way out of the room. If they can’t escape in time, they will be crushed by the wall and perish.
For the actual puzzle you can use any logic grid puzzle. There are several on this website to choose from. The important thing is that both the clues and the puzzle are on the floor so players can see them for the entire duration of the puzzle.
Solution:
By solving the clues and puzzles, the party discovers a secret door hidden in the floor. They push the entry open and escape just as the crushing wall reaches the floor. They escape the tomb unscathed and continue their adventure, feeling grateful for their quick thinking and problem-solving skills.