MOON BASE ESCAPE ROOM: Lights Out at Moonbeam Base
A printable space escape room party game for kids 8-12. A sun storm has scrambled ORBI, the friendly base computer, and every hatch is locked with a puzzle. The rocket home leaves in 60 minutes! Three squads wake up the base room by room, find three power cells and solve the Launch Pyramid together for lift-off.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PARTY GAME (escape room kit), not a book: you print it at home, fill the envelopes, and host the game as Mission Control.
How It Plays
- 3 squads (Green, Blue, Orange) play side by side, so nobody waits
- Each squad solves 4 puzzles, easy to harder, then all squads meet for the finale
- Every puzzle gives a code; the host checks it and hands over the next envelope
- Hint cards (3 hints per puzzle) and DOT hint tokens: no squad ever gets stuck
- Best for 3-9 players, ages 8-12, about 45-75 minutes
19 Puzzles: 13 In The Main Game + 6 In A Bonus Expert Mission
- Main game, 13 different kinds: 5 kinds of math pyramid puzzle (Sum Pyramid, Picture Pyramid, Pyramid Maze, Wrong-Brick Pyramid and the Launch Pyramid finale) + 8 more kinds (dot-to-dot sums, cut-out telescope mask, decoder wheel, logic grid, moon balance scales, toothpick puzzle, rover coding route, fold-in reveal)
- Math uses adding, taking away and simple division (grades 3-5)
Bonus Expert Mission: Satellite Rescue
- 6 harder puzzles for fast finishers, older kids and grown-ups: a Call-it-x algebra pyramid (a 6th kind of math pyramid), a two-rule Pyramid Maze, a 4-picture pyramid, a riddle-key cipher, loop-coding rover cards and 3-crate moon scales
- Their codes make a secret satellite frequency; solvers earn gold Expert Crew badges
- Optional: keeps early finishers busy while the other squads catch up, or play it after lift-off
WHAT YOU GET (instant download, 5 PDF files)
- Full kit, US Letter (55 pages)
- Full kit, A4 (55 pages)
- Tablet version with tap-through hint and answer buttons
- Party extras, US Letter and A4: fillable invitations, thank-you tags, colouring page
- Bonus folder link (QR code inside): ink-saver versions of every page
Inside The Kit
- Host guide: setup plan, printing table, step-by-step host script, mission clock, answer card, full solutions
- Mission briefing, base map, mission log strips, fillable crew badges
- 13 puzzle pages + cut-out props (decoder wheel, telescope mask, light rods)
- Expert Mission envelope: 6 puzzle pages, spare decoder wheel, gold badges, expert answers and hints
- 8 room signs, 15 envelope labels, lift-off ending page, fillable certificates
You Will Need
Printer (colour or black and white), scissors, 17 envelopes, pencils, 18 toothpicks, 1 paper fastener, a coin, tape. About 40 minutes to prepare.
Good To Know
- Digital download only: nothing is shipped.
- Print at 100% (actual size) so the mask lines up with its star map.
- Wholesome story: no scary parts, no villains. A great space birthday party, classroom treat or family game night.
- Love math pyramids? Creouts Publishing also publishes math pyramid puzzle books in paperback: see creouts.com/pyramid-puzzle-books/.
Personal Use License
For your own family, party or single classroom. Print as many copies as you need. No resale, sharing, uploading or claiming as your own; no AI training.
Digital download, nothing is shipped. Because files can be copied at once, we cannot take them back after download; if something is wrong with your file, write to us and we will fix or refund it.
