> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ahaslides.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Turn a course into an escape room > Ask your AI assistant to turn a course into an escape room. Each lesson becomes a room, and learners open its door by answering the lesson's knowledge check. Escape Room is a course style that turns each lesson into a room on a map. Learners find clues in the room, answer the lesson's knowledge check to open the lock, and move on to the next room, on a phone or a big screen. Use it to make a short course feel like a game; you apply it by asking an AI assistant connected to AhaSlides. ![The map of an Escape Room course in the Haunted House theme, with Room 1 open, the later rooms in the fog and a way out at the top](https://mintcdn.com/ahaslides/UFRBRZad6J6bvl5I/images/escape-room-course-map.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=UFRBRZad6J6bvl5I\&q=85\&s=3e5e5e8942f9e029714f18652718a75a) This is a style for self-paced courses. It is not the [Escape Room slide](https://docs.ahaslides.com/using-slide-types/using-the-escape-room-slide.md), which is a live game you run inside a presentation. ## Escape Room at a glance | | | | - | - | | What learners see | A map with one room per lesson. Each room opens after the one before it is escaped | | What makes the lock | The first knowledge check in the lesson: **Multiple choice**, **Multiple response**, **Fill in the blank** or **Matching** | | What makes the clues | The rest of the lesson: text, images, lists and quotes, split across up to 4 objects in the room | | Made for | Short, game-like courses that unlock step by step, on a phone or a computer | | Not made for | Long reading, exams or certification. Use a [standard course](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/create-and-publish-a-course.md) for those | | How to apply it | Ask an AI assistant connected to AhaSlides | ## Before you start You need: * An AhaSlides account and a course you own. Build it first as a [standard course](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/create-and-publish-a-course.md), or ask your assistant to create one. * An AI assistant that supports custom MCP connectors, such as Claude or ChatGPT, connected to the main AhaSlides MCP server: ``` https://mcp.ahaslides.com/mcp ``` For the best result, give each lesson a few short blocks of text or images and one knowledge check at the end. The knowledge check becomes the lock, and everything before it becomes the clues. ## Turn a course into an escape room with AI **1. Connect AhaSlides** Follow the [Claude](https://docs.ahaslides.com/integrations/ahaslides-mcp-getting-started-guide.md#setup-adding-ahaslides-to-claude-no-code) or [ChatGPT](https://docs.ahaslides.com/integrations/ahaslides-mcp-getting-started-guide.md#setup-adding-ahaslides-to-chatgpt-no-code) setup steps to connect AhaSlides, then sign in with your AhaSlides account. **2. Ask for the Escape Room style** Name the course and the style. For example: * *"Use the Escape Room plugin on my course Phishing basics."* * *"Turn my course Safety induction into an escape room with the Space Station theme, and show a timer in each room."* * *"Make a 3-lesson escape room course on spotting fake websites. End each lesson with one multiple-choice question, and turn on the finale."* If your assistant asks which course plugin to use, pick **Escape Room**. **3. Preview it the way learners will** Open **My files**, click **Courses** in the sidebar and open the course. Click **Preview** in the top bar to play through the rooms. You can also ask your assistant for a preview link. **4. Publish and share it** Publish the course and share its link the same way as any other course. See [Publish and share your course](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/create-and-publish-a-course.md#publish-and-share-your-course). If the course was already published, publish it again so learners get the new style. ## What learners do in an Escape Room course 1. **Pick a room on the map.** Room 1 is open. Later rooms show **In the fog** until the room before them is escaped, and an escaped room shows **Escaped**. 2. **Look around for clues.** Each room has up to 4 objects to tap; the names are also listed under **Find objects**. Each object opens a clue card with part of the lesson. Learners read it and tap **Keep clue**; clues are never answered. 3. **Open the lock.** Once every clue is found, learners tap **Lock** and answer the lesson's knowledge check: | Knowledge check | The lock | Learners tap | | - | - | - | | **Multiple choice** or **Multiple response** | A padlock with the answer options | **Turn the lock** | | **Matching** | Wires that join each item to its match | **Connect the wires** | | **Fill in the blank** | A keypad for typing the answer | **Enter the code** | A wrong answer shows "Not quite. Try again." and learners can try again as often as they need. After two wrong tries, a hint appears. 4. **Escape to the next room.** The door opens and the map walks learners on to the next room. A lesson with no knowledge check has no lock: the door opens as soon as every clue is found. On a phone, learners swipe to look around a room. If they leave and come back, they return to the room they were in. ![The lock in an Escape Room course: a padlock above a multiple-choice question with one answer picked and a Turn the lock button](https://mintcdn.com/ahaslides/UFRBRZad6J6bvl5I/images/escape-room-course-lock.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=UFRBRZad6J6bvl5I\&q=85\&s=cf2a6b266ce2c66c6cdce342c1c7bbca) ## Escape Room course settings Ask your assistant to change any of these. Your learners see the change after you publish the course again. | Setting | What it does | Default | | - | - | - | | Theme | The look of the map and rooms: **Haunted House**, **Space Station** or **Jungle Ruins** | Haunted House | | Timer in each room | Shows learners how long they have spent in the room. It never limits their time | Off | | Finale | Adds **The way out** at the top of the map. After the last room, learners walk to it and see a short closing card | Off | | Room stories | Your own entry and escape text for each room, up to 240 characters each. A room without a story uses the standard text | Standard text | ## Frequently asked questions > [accordion] Can I apply Escape Room without an AI assistant? > > Not yet. Escape Room is applied by an AI assistant connected to AhaSlides. Once the course has the style, you can still edit its lessons by hand in the course editor, the same way as a [standard course](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/create-and-publish-a-course.md#build-a-lesson-with-pages-and-blocks). > [accordion] What happens if a lesson has more than one knowledge check? > > Only the first **Multiple choice**, **Multiple response**, **Fill in the blank** or **Matching** question becomes the lock. Any other question in that lesson shows up as a clue card with its question text only, so keep one knowledge check per lesson. > [accordion] Can I switch a course back to the standard style? > > Yes. Ask your assistant to set the course back to the standard style, then publish it again. > [accordion] Can I export an Escape Room course to my LMS? > > Not yet. SCORM export isn't available for courses that use a course style such as Escape Room. To export a course, keep it in the standard style. See [Export a course to your LMS](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/export-a-course-to-your-lms.md). > [accordion] Are there other course styles? > > Yes. [Stick](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/make-a-bite-size-course-for-phones-with-stick.md) turns a course into short cards learners swipe through on their phone. You apply it the same way, by asking your AI assistant. > [accordion] Where do learners take an Escape Room course? > > They open your course link on `learn.ahaslides.com`, on a phone or a computer. See [Take a course as a learner](https://docs.ahaslides.com/features-and-functions/take-a-course-as-a-learner.md). **Have a question?** Contact our support team: if you're logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise [contact us here](https://ahaslides.com/contact-us/) or email [hi@ahaslides.com](mailto:hi@ahaslides.com). Want to connect with other users? 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