The Mini Heist
Ready for a 15 minute mini heist!?
A real-time online escape room
The Mini Heist is short version of our popular online escape room Ben’s Big Heist.
Difficulty:
Game Time: 60 minutes
Rob the bank
For many years Ben has been working as an underpaid cleaner at a small bank. He needs the help of you and your team to finally take his well-deserved money.
Real-time action
The Mini Heist is a real-time game, which means any action one player makes is directly seen by others. So work together as a team to succeed.
Ready for more challenges?
The Mini Heist gives you a taste of how our online escape rooms work in a nutshell. Keen for more? Try our other 5 online escape rooms and compete for the leaderboard.
Form a team, get ready and start the clock
Form a team of 2 to 6 players with your friends, family members or colleagues.
Then simply buy your unique game code for only $5 per team.
After getting your game code, you’ll receive an email with instructions. Follow the instructions to get started.
If your team is not in the same room, set-up a video call with your team members. You can use Zoom/Skype/Meet or any other video tool of choice.
When everyone is ready, all players need to follow the link you’ve received in the confirmation email.
Then all players need to log in with the same game code.
Now make sure everyone reads the instructions, come up with a catchy team name and get started.
Get your game code for $5 per team.
Play with up to 6 people using 1 single game code.
At A Glance
Online escape room
A challenging game that requires teamwork
Play from anywhere
Play with mates at home or family abroad
Whenever suits you
Fully self-guided, whenever suits you
15 Minutes game time
This mini version of Ben's Big Heist has a max of 15 minutes game time
Age 16+ recommended
We recommend playing this game if you're over the age of 16
Team size 2-6
Form a team of 2-6 and work together to solve the challenges
How It Works
Getting started is easy. Once you’ve got your game code, you can get started within minutes.
To play our online escape rooms, you need the following:
- Computer (phone not supported)
- Video call with your team mates, e.g. PubHub
- Pen and paper
- Phone to scan QR codes (Ben’s Big Heist and Mayday)
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most asked questions below.
We highly recommend all players to use their own computer.
We also recommend that your team has a video call set up to collaborate.
Note that smartphones are not supported.
We recommend all players logging in separately on their own computer.
If you want to show something to your fellow team members, you can definitely share your screen.
It’s a self-guided game, meaning there won’t be a host helping you through the game.
You can play whenever you’d like. Our game codes don’t expire.
Most of our online escape rooms go for 60 minutes. The Mini Heist is a short free version, that is 15 minutes. Once the time has started, it can’t be stopped.
Each game code can only be used by up to 6 people.
If you’ve got more than 6 people, you will need to get multiple game codes and form multiple teams.
Each team will play the game separately and needs to be on their own breakout room or video call.
Once the teams finish, you can get everyone to join 1 video call to discuss your results.
You’ll receive 1 game code that is to be used by your whole team.
Hints are available within the game. However, they come at a price.
Requesting a hint results in a time penalty. After the third hint you’ll receive the answer.
Definitely! Our escape rooms are made for it.
Email us to find out more!
