Teacher tests SchoolRallye: What the puzzle tour actually is like! Experience report

A teacher played our puzzle mission “Spy & Escape at the Berlin Wall.” In this video, he shares his thoughts and gives you insights into the various tasks and stages he has experienced with his colleagues.

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In order to satisfy the thirst for knowledge of all interested teachers, we have decided to publish this sneak peek. This means that every teacher who cannot participate in the tour themselves certainly knows what the students will experience during the game.

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Joris Brückner (history teacher, Lerchenhain Realschule) have allowed us to publish this Instagram story on our channel. In the “teacher test”, they take the same route as the students would.

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In general, teachers are free to play along themselves or to watch the students solve puzzles from the sidelines.

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In the video, Joris explains how the game starts right away with a video from the art dealer "Siggi". He needs help crossing the wall to the west. The tour is based on true events, because Siegfried Kath really existed.

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Joris shows the various places that students are led to during the rally. One thing he really liked was the historical connection between the puzzles, the locations, and the background information in the information screens.

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During the tour, students learn implicitly by being exposed to typical situations in the GDR. These include, for example, the consequences of free political expression, waiting times for the Trabbi, and possible spies in one's own neighbourhood.

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Joris also mentions the level of difficulty of the game. He notes in the video that the tour can be played regardless of age, as you don't need to know anything beforehand.

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Something helpful that he has also used are the tips, which can be used by the students when needed. The third clue ultimately also contains the solution. In this way, every puzzle can be solved, even if you are completely lost. This of course has an effect on the score at the end of the game. As a teacher, you can see in the teacher cockpit which team did the best.

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Joris reports that the places you are led to in the game offer a very nice view of Berlin. At the end of the game, he was pleasantly surprised that the route even took you across a real escape tunnel. He liked the passport photos best, which he received as a surprise at the end. As a teacher, you get to see a collection of passports from all groups at the end of the game, and these are also sent by email and post to you.

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At the end of the video, Joris reveals a secret tip: Since the tour ends near the Berlin Wall Memorial Visitor Center, you can easily combine the game with a visit there. Once the students themselves have simulated an escape attempt thanks to the game, they will absorb the information in the visitor centre in a completely different way.

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Joris also explains how to get an overview of the route in the teacher cockpit. Each station is shown there with its solutions and tips. The live progress of the groups also makes it possible to better supervise the students.

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More information about the tour process can be found on our product page under "BOOK HERE". Here you can also find an explanation of the process from booking to the start of the game itself.

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