How to Make an Escape Room Puzzle

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Yes, I said "LCD" instead of "LED". My bad. Any of the pieces would work in any of the locations (but the players don't know that). Regardless, all 4 locations have to be found to win.

[@maxtherrien8397]

I Like To Make Stuff woops

[@TheJWXbox]

Whoops!

[@copenhagis]

Hey Bob. Just wondering. Do the pieces have to go into their own position? Or would any piece in any correct position still win you the game? And how did you differentiate the different pieces to the ardwino if that was the case?

[@nissanslut7870]

I Like To Make Stuff that lexan non plexiglass. Plexiglass is not flexible

[@derfel08]

I am sorry if I answer out of place, but I am pretty sure that in this current set-up any pieces could be used to trigger any switches. I did an escape room puzzle that works on a similar principle. I personally used RFID tags and sensor. The problem was the price, the tags and reader come to a premium. I also have an other suggestion, but would be more tricky to explain in a quick comment

[@SpecificLove7]

That is an awesome globe puzzle. I also watched the Lowes video and it was awesome to see you and Grant working together to help solve it.

[@JohnMadeit]

for Christmas i don't like to give my kids all their presents all at once (they don't appreciate them) so i was thinking to make some puzzles/maps/clues where they would find the answer to open a box and get their present.. this video has given me some ideas how to do it. Thanks

[@JohnMadeit]

Zack Lunas Thanks. I have them sometimes😝😊

[@somedude2492]

Poor kids... Simply give them the present and thats it. It's not bad if they don't appreciate the presents, Christmas is about beeing in family, not about the presents.

[@duon44]

Juan Sambucetti yea, poor kids getting a super fun experience and presents after

[@claynite2784]

I would of loeved to have this experience when I was younger, having to search for gifts and look at clues! It would make it so exciting and I would remember the gift much better!! It wouldnt seem as disposable

[@thanos1s]

nice idea

[@ExNotesRec]

For some reason I enjoyed this video more that any other making video out there. Thank you Bob.

[@mineslime7766]

You should add more metal on the inside, so the player can't figure it out that simple by sliding the magnet above the surface of the globe.

[@user-gl1ls1jx3h]

I was just about to write this. This would be easy to figure out after the first piece, if you add washers all over you actually have to read the story

[@acoffeewithsatan]

Also, it doesn't take that much time to force open those 3 number combination locks. I used to have a lock with the same mechanism back in high school for when I used the gym lockers, I used to play around with it and by quickly rotating the 3 variables in opposite directions, you can get the right combination in under 20 seconds. Not really an hack-proof puzzle, but it's a very cool concept nevertheless.

[@acoffeewithsatan]

Note that you have to keep pressing the button to open the lock at the same time so it disengages when you get the right combination.

[@FitzroyCo.]

+André Fontes Why would a puzzle need to be hack proof? What kind of sociopath would participate in a puzzle game then cheat to complete it. The goal of puzzles isn't to complete it, it is to solve it...

[@Dosbomber]

Not only add washers, but update the firmware so it will give you a wrong lock code if less than 4 of the reed switches are activated. :)

[@timsway]

Super cool, Bob!

[@jeblottes7838]

tim sway I

[@anabcloete5877]

Nice

[@ygross6576]

I had to put a LCD into a box and had to mesure it with digital calipers then draw a box with the same measurements and then cut it out. Now i learnt to just use a piece of tape. Such a smart idea! Thanx Bob

[@adamengland6609]

This is my new favourite video from you Bob. Original, very cool and nicely executed.

[@sentinelmoonfang]

Awesome to see a video on this sort of thing. Literally what I do for a living.

[@mrmartinimo2299]

Nice Work! You can add some springs behind the drawer, so the drawer popps out automatically.That would be a nice effect. :)

[@nosrepsuomynona7192]

this is great! first time I heard of an actual escape room puzzle, I always thought these were just video games. You learn something new everyday.

[@matt_williams1015]

Cool project! I'm loving the new camera work with the addition of Josh!

[@DeltechMun]

Wife: Hey bob, do you remember when I sacrificed my favourite globe to help you with your lifelong dream of making KZbin videos? Bob: Yes honey, it was 4 hours ago. And I thought it was spare. Wife: No it was my favourite. Irreparable and irreplaceable. Bob: What can I do to make it up? Wife: Globe sized diamond. As a start. Next video : Hi I'm bob. And I like to mine.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

+akshat garg hahaha

[@memisgigas1780]

akshat garg ΜΑΛΑΚΑ κλαιω

[@maxximumb]

That was a brilliant use of a micro controller for a puzzle. The globe and story was inspired. Well done.

[@mrfaffley4479]

What a brilliant thing to build! A great project for schools to use as it combines electronics and DIY. Teams of kids could each build a puzzle for an escape room in the school.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Great idea!

[@henrikvtcodes]

You should make a little worktable cart that you can bring places where you're working. It could have a sizable work surface, nice wheels, extension power. cool stuff like that. I think this would be a good project, and you could really put some thought into it. I was that beaming kid with a backpack and sunglasses who you said hi to after the Making on KZbin panel. You are in my top three favorite youtubers.

[@cammie9766]

simply amazing!!...but what if you put some magnets as a trap to make the clock go faster? you would do it more exciting.

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

That is awesome! I love the jig you used to cut the globe in half! I would've hidden that switch for the globe better if you were using it in an escape room. You would'nt want the participants to be able to turn the whole thing off

[@davesuydam1730]

Bob much respect! I keep up to date on a lot of youtube diy channels and you have always done a great job with making unique interesting content that is concise and well executed. Keep it up man, Love the podcast "making it," it is truly amazing what all 3 of y'all are doing and I love hearing authentic updates and real life advice from yall that are actually doing it. Keep it up - your videos get better and better each time.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

+Dave Suydam thank you so much Dave! I really appreciate that!

[@CCross777]

No wonder King of Random - Grant Thompson hasn’t been in his videos lately, he’s been working on that escape room. And as always, great video!

[@77martinv]

Realy cool. It makes for a great surprise gift packaging too...

[@MichaelAlm]

What an awesome idea!

[@itsaboomerang]

This is rad, bro! It was fun working with you on the Lowes project. -Wes the Cameraman..

[@Iliketomakestuff]

+Itsa Boomerang Wes!! Good to hear from you man!

[@BobtheBuilder0]

That’s amazing dude! Keep it up!👍🏻

[@user-wq9rq1tt8x]

Bob de Bouwer Kunnen wij het maken😂😂

[@erikanimations1367]

Lol

[@superescaperoom991]

We also make such riddles. The video is an excellent example of how much work can stand behind a single riddle) The result is really shaky, but how much effort, knowledge and fantasy you have to spend - and so almost with everything in the escape room.

[@Walsfeo]

That jig is fabulous. Though I would have tried to use a thinner blade, if possible, to cut the globe.

[@julianvidal7361]

I've played a whole bunch of these but never one with a puzzle as cool as this!

[@RedSmithWorkshop]

That's an awesome project Bob. Even better than your secret door. I love escape room games. Great one. I love it!!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Ha, thanks Red!

[@RedSmithWorkshop]

I Like To Make Stuff I mispoke. I like it even better than your secret door. Both project are awesome.

[@garrettmercier2015]

Monday video release, wonderful surprise! Awesome and thank you. Great you are on board with Lowes too! The speed of the first 3 1/2 minutes felt like a race, but the rest of the video was a better fit for my tastes, if that matters. Nice to see you experimenting with the video style though. Your editor is doing a great job.

[@djAnakin]

This is a pretty rad puzzle. Nice work. Also, that escape room video was pretty cool too. Nice work!

[@robertwolinski7294]

Super cool, that's a great fun project idea to get non-makers introduced to the hobby.

[@joshnigh]

Great build, I really like the puzzle. Personally, I would use hall effect sensors instead of reed switches. They tend to be more consistent and reliable in this kind of application.

[@F.N.G.RC1]

That's great! I really like the combination of all kinds of different skills needed to make this. I geocache and this might come in handy for some of the cache ideas people have come up with! Great work Bob!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Nice! That'd be awesome!

[@stephencaldwell1123]

WOAH!! Im in love with this project. Perfect thing to try for someone wanting to work with Arduinos! Very Cool!!!

[@petermiller6146]

So cool! I am so inspired now. I've been trying to come up with a cool way to create interactive puzzles like this for years. You've just blown my mind. I've now had several sleepless nights after seeing this trying to think of cool ways to interpret your brilliant idea into something a idiot like me could achieve. Awesome job Bob. As always.

[@louisestaciechester4544]

OMG....this puzzle is AMAZING.....great idea.....I will definitely be trying my best to make something this awesome in the future

[@jeremygunkel]

Super rad, my dude.... High five! I ran into the same cardboard issue when I cut a letter out of an old book. But it does sand nicely.

[@tavintru]

Super COOOOL!

[@felixthecrazy]

After you cut the globe in half, clean up the edge and use liquid superglue on the edges to bind the fibers and prevent further breakdown.

[@YaddleGaming]

Always Happy to See that you uploaded a new Video!

[@ChippedBuilds]

This is so cool. I’ve always wanted to do an escape room. Also nice surprise to get a video on a Monday. :) great job as alwaysl

[@WymansWorkshop]

Sweet project Bob! This one is right up there with your arcade

[@justinlee5298]

Nice project! Do you have a wiring diagram by chance? I'd love to make one

[@TheWoodYogi]

Great work Bob. Superb idea for a puzzle :) ॐ

[@famitory]

concept: a maker-centric escape room. the puzzles are all incomplete mechanisms and to solve the room, you have to build the rest of the mechanism using the parts and tools in the room

[@I3urton]

famitory Sounds a little like Crazy Machines, one of my favorite video games growing up

[@jmakes3745]

what about if the aim of the game was not to escape the room but to build 'x' thing and in order to get the things you needed to build 'x' thing you needed to unlock a series of puzzle like you would normally do in an escape room game?

[@caldasReport]

That's pretty much what Lowe's did! Have you seen the vid?

[@jmakes3745]

Santiago Calderón I’ve watched the video - lowes used tools to make/fix things to escape. Where saying what if in each room you had to solve puzzles in order to get tools and then make a part of something, to be allowed into the next room - once you’ve made the thing you can escape completely. So for example, room one you solve a puzzle to get a tape measure, another puzzle for a pencil and another puzzle for a circular saw and then another puzzle to tell you, you have to cut 4 2x4s to length to make table legs. & then In the next room you could get metal tools to be able to make a table top and so on until you’ve made the thing

[@ecrusch]

Really cool project Bob. Your electronic projects are always cool. Thanks Eric

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks Eric!

[@christianramsvik77]

I would suggest adding one or more reed switches that will cut the power when putting the magnets on them. It would give you a place to store the pieces as well as not having to have a switch down in Antarctica. :-) It would give the player a way to (accidentally) reset it, but they can do it on purpose with the current switch also (no pun intended).

[@TommyDBZ]

'Bob 3:16 says I just clamped your ass!' Great build Bob! My best friend actually just got a job as a Game Master for a Titanic themed one over in Belfast here :)

[@limuunited1532]

You should make another escape room puzzle video! I’m trying to get some ideas for the escape room I’m making.

[@a4.432hz]

Really cool idea! It always puts a smile on my face when you upload a new video :)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks so much!

[@MarissaFloro]

I just found you through Grant's and Lowe's videos. I'm totes now a subscriber!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Awesome, thanks! Glad to have you on board!

[@finndriver1063]

Replace the switch on the bottom with two tilt switches on opposite sides of the equator. To turn it on, spin the globe: the centrifugal force would trigger both at the same time.

[@dubya13207]

Oh man I love puzzles like this! Now I need to go find a bunch of old globes lol

[@Mishaalikka]

oh man the music in the second half of the video was just amazing

[@318cableguy]

My two favorite youtubers!!!

[@janwijbrand]

Great project, it has everything in it! (Ok, excepted welding, but really, one could incorporate even that if you want to)

[@smu1129]

I like the subtle (to me) change in filming and editing style.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

+Smü 👍🏻

[@baldcreations8044]

mate that's just brilliant, one of your best yet

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks Mark!!

[@mriidulbhatia]

You can make a small change here in which you adjust the position of the switches in terms of distance(depth) from the outside of the globe and use magnets of different strengths so that each piece also becomes unique and one cannot be used in place of another. Overall great idea, thanks for sharing.

[@DaleHawkins]

Consider adding felt to the pieces so they don't rub on the globe and give away the locations over time.

[@jamesroach6348]

Just watched the Lowes Escape room, awesome! That was super cool

[@TheHammockMan95]

Awesome project! I enjoy these secret and trick objects.

[@jmakes3745]

Another amazing project Bob, the electronics are super super cool!! I've done a few escape rooms (none successfully lol!) but never thought about making my own, might have to give it a go some time on my channel :)

[@jmakes3745]

One question though bob, couldn't you just run the magnet over the surface of the globe, waiting until it got attracted to a washer? Wouldn't it make more sense to add some decoy washers so that you actually have to solve the clues as opposed to just seeing where the magnets attracted to?

[@forestlampcraft472]

hat’s amazing dude! Keep it up!

[@1312ara]

Lmao ”hats amazing”

[@retrofilmwork]

Aarnooozz Lmao it’s only typo

[@Geeksmithing]

Neat!!!!!!! I know Josh loved this!

[@JoshMakesStuff]

Geeksmithing fact.

[@davebauerart]

Cool puzzle. Looks great and clever but not too complicated.

[@albertsbd3681]

It's the funniest, smartest and coolest idea !! 👏👏👏. Thank you.

[@tcr_tagger3738]

You are quickly becoming my favourite KZbin channel!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thank you!!

[@plantcatto]

I actually learned about your channel in the DIY escape room video! Love your videos! ♡

[@EntropyRisingPodcast]

This is cool! I would add some more switches that are an instant lose if they are triggered that way people cant just slid the magnets around and cheat

[@taroshrimp6631]

This is just so incredible mate!

[@whynotlabs6320]

Loved the puzzle! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@mechanicalmindman]

That's amazing! have you considered using the magnet switch method practically, like an emergency way to remember a computer code or pin number? Also, what is the music in the background. It's pretty awesome!

[@phicklep]

Awesome. Love it! Cool escape room video too!

[@Sergey-wg7ne]

This is simply awesome and made me want to build my own room like that!

[@ivraalia]

This is awesome! The circuit board stuff blew my mind. Would it be a bad idea to add more washers and/or magnets inside to not only balance the globe, but also allow there to be more locations on the globe which could be incorrect to the puzzle. Just a thought.

[@masterofnone]

Really interesting puzzle and awesome use of arduino and old lock Bob.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks man!

[@mihirShelar92]

Where can i find a similar lock online?

[@masterofnone]

They are called Briefcase Combination locks. Rockler Woodworking has them, you can get them at Ebay and amazon has them too. I suggest thrift store to get used briefcase and removing the locks

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

A clever game :) And I learned that reed switchhes exist and what they do, thanks ^^ I thing Lowe did a great job with that room, Moe was a significant help in finding the clues. And seeing you in one video with Grant Tompson was really cool!

[@PHANTOMzx177]

This was really interesting & fun to watch! :D you should make a DIY camera cage for DSLRs, that would be a cool idea! Loving your work Bob!

[@williamturner8428]

Fantastic video Bob!

[@CalebFaulkner]

Awesome!! Why not hard-wire the power source and run it through the stand of the globe?

[@RunningDigger]

jesus man. You're probably the smartest guy i've ever seen in my whole life

[@rhoula]

Now that is a great project. Thank you for sharing.

[@semperparatus3685]

This gave me an idea for RFID based escape room for my kids. Thanks!

[@epiccarpenterpro]

Wow that’s amazing . Awesome puzzle 👍

[@jorenmartijn]

I would like to recommend a Arduino Nano or Pro Mini after you prototyped on a Uno instead of embedding a big board like that. It seems a bit of a waste to put glue on the headers of the Uno. The Nano and Pro Mini cost a fraction of what a Uno cost. They’re also really small so they can be mounted much easier. Really cool project otherwise. Keep em coming. :)

[@sgsax]

This is a really cool project idea!

[@Carbuino]

Return of the Clamp Master.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

#clampchamp :)

[@c8lsonics]

Hey Bob, do you have the wiring diagram for the circuitry? Thanks.

[@MrHandwerk]

Great idea ! Dadrauf you have to come first :) Best regards MrHandwerk!

[@dyrgewolf]

You could have hidden the arduino and battery in the base behind the draw so it was more accessible without having to take the globe apart and used a slip ring in the base of the globe at the mount point to run the wires up to the reed switches in the globe. This would also allow for using a plug instead of a battery for power and should mostly solve the balance issue.

[@doodars9357]

A video on Monday.....AMAZING!!

[@xilliman]

Wow. This work is awesome. Your so creative.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

You're very kind! Thank you!

[@apex2000]

programming would be hardest bit? also i might consider using some kinda fixtures inside, so that i can rearrange the switches, so can change the locations for multiple uses.

[@emiliolujan7100]

Nice proyect! I really enjoyed it!

[@sacred1337]

Suggestion. Add more washers on the inside to make it so players can't just hold the magnet and spin the globe till it latches to something.

[@cam9028]

The best thing I didn't know I needed.

[@wmfranz]

such a great idea. you are super talented.

[@FredMcIntyre]

This is awesome Bob! 👍👊

[@thebornmaker]

Nice of Lowes to look past your logo color. Would it be worth adding some decoy washers to throw off the magnet hunters trying to outsmart the puzzle?

[@BruceAUlrich]

Wow! What a fun game!