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Escape Rooms
The Star of Bethlehem – A Nativity Escape Room
A printable Christian Christmas escape room: solve 8 puzzles that follow the Nativity story to open Old Tobias's cedar chest and lay the Child in the manger before the bells ring.
- Players and time
- 2–20 players (teams of 3–6, one set per team), ages 8+; 45–75 min (standard 60); prep ~20 min per set
- Pages
- 23
- Format
- A4 and US Letter
- Language
- English, Italian
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What's in the download
- GM guide with read-aloud story, setup, hints & penalties, Star Tokens option for young kids
- 8 linked puzzles following the Christmas story: Tobias's Letter, The Innkeeper's Register, The Angels' Song, The Shepherds' Watch, The Star Chart, The Wise Men's Cipher, The Treasure Box, The Manger Riddle
- Final Cedar Chest word puzzle (envelope 9)
- Answer key, 'When the Bells Ring' finale read-aloud, 2 hint cards per puzzle
- Envelope labels, Certificate of the Star, after-game discussion questions
This page is safe to share with your players or guests: it does not reveal the culprit, the solution or any answer.
Inside pages
Lines from the book
Tobias's envelope 'smells of pine shavings and cough drops.
Certificate: the team 'followed the Christmas story from the census to the manger… before the bells rang on Christmas Eve.' Signed 'Old Tobias, woodcarver (with a sneeze and a blessing)'.
Why do you think God chose a manger and not a palace?
