Escape Room: Silver Screen Sleuths Call in a Favor Q&A Thread

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Escape Room: Silver Screen Sleuths
Partner/Team Challenge; Open-Ended
Grab Your Detective Hat on August 1, 2025


Call in a Favor: Q&A Thread - Ask any questions below.

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

From the looks of it we need 3 Check-In Posts?

1 - Individual when you finish your book in your Team Thread
2 - When everyone is done, a set of links in the check in thread.
Then we get a clue
3 - Answer Check-In to the Check In Thread.

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

MN Lisa wrote: "From the looks of it we need 3 Check-In Posts?

1 - Individual when you finish your book in your Team Thread
2 - When everyone is done, a set of links in the check in thread.
Then we get a clue
3 ..."


Yes, but the rest of your SS tabs look a little different than the Intro tab. There will be a box there for your actual answer to go...then just post a link to that tab in the Check-In Thread...not the answer itself.

[Aiswrya]

In a team of 4, do you need each player to read a book for the intro chapter? Can a player read more than one book?

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Aiswrya wrote: "In a team of 4, do you need each player to read a book for the intro chapter? Can a player read more than one book?"


Yes, each player will be reading for a task, but there is a line there about repeat tasks between players being OK. So if everyone wants to read for the first task, that is perfectly fine. Just one book per player is all that's needed.

[Beth]

Is it a requirement to post our completed books in our team thread, or is providing the info in our team spreadsheets sufficient?

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Once you see how the next tabs on the SS are set up, this will probably make more sense. For the Intro, Chapters, and Conclusion, you are only posting on the SS and then linking to it. For "hint payment" books, you will list them here in the thread as there is no place allotted for them on the SS. You just won't list out the word portion of the hints. Only list the the number of the hint.


💰 For books that are being used as "HINT PAYMENTS," please list them in this Team Thread as you typically would, and then post as a team in the Check-In with the Chief: Check-In Thread. This is due to the fact that you won't be giving anything away to another team, as no actual hints or clues will be typed out here. After all, we ALL KNOW that eyes go wandering around. I know MINE do! 😅


➡️ Please use this format for your Team Thread.

Chapter #:
Hint #2 or #3: {number ONLY, NO words}
Book/Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
How it Fits: Meets general HOB guidelines


➡️ You can just do a Team Completion with links to each post in the Check-In Thread.

Player 1: Link
Player 2: Link
Etc.


🕵🏼‍♀️ Once you've answered the clue question correctly and are ready to submit your books for the Prompt/Tasks, post ONLY A LINK to the proper SPREADSHEET CHAPTER TAB in the Check-In Thread. PLEASE DO NOT list those books here in your Team Thread. The same goes for the Introduction and the Conclusion. Handle them the same way, please.


➡️ Please use this format for the Chapters/Introduction/Conclusion.

Team Name:
Link to Team Thread:
Link to Spreadsheet Chapter Tab:

[Geri]

Michelle. Not a surprise, but I’m confused. LOL For chapter 1, what are we guessing for? I’ve read through the hints. But not sure what answer you are wanting from the information.

If you can’t answer here, this is the link to our SS.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Geri wrote: "Michelle. Not a surprise, but I’m confused. LOL For chapter 1, what are we guessing for? I’ve read through the hints. But not sure what answer you are wanting from the information.

If you can’t an..."


There's a question bubble right above the letter (Clue 5a). You're using the evidence to answer that question in Part 2. If you get it correct, you can move on to Part 3. Does that help?

[Geri]

Yes. It does help. Thanks!

[Catherine]

Team Name: Spies in Disguise
Link to Team Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Link to Spreadsheet Chapter Tab:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Player 1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Player 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Player 3: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Trio]

hi for Windows on Cover... does it have to be the edition I read or will any edition do? thanks in advance

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

I will take any edition of the book for this challenge.

[Trio]

great thank you!

[esther ⭐️ (in school)]

hi, for the tiltle, does the first letter of the title include "the" and "a"s?

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

You can choose to use or ignore the articles...a, an, the.

[Laura]

For Chapter 3, the task Name or Number in title, does it have to be a person's name? Or would a business name work? I'm reading The Pumpkin Spice Café.

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Since I didn't specify, I'll accept that.

[Michelle's Empty Nest, The Challenge Whisperer]

Yes, that is fine.

[Vicki]

Thank you, Michelle :)