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OPEN THE BOX

Claim Your Inheritance

TIME IS RUNNING OUT

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Have you heard of an “escape room,” where players solve puzzles and crack codes in order to get out of a room before the time runs out? They’re getting quite popular, and there are a few professional locations in and around Omaha. An “Open the Box” experience is very similar, only no one is locked in a room. Instead of finding a code or a key to get out of a room, players are asked to find a code to open a lockbox before the time runs out.

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This Open the Box experience has been titled “Claim your Inheritance.” The Set-Up:  50 years ago, a millionaire from Valley knew he was going to die without an heir. To find someone clever enough to inherit his money, he set up this puzzle so that only someone who solved it would gain what he left. It is rumored that at least 100 grand is held at the library, guarded by the lockbox (Winners will obtain a 100 Grand candy bar). This millionaire had donated a personal collection of books to the library along with the secrets of how to gain access to the inheritance, so that a librarian may open the lockbox if need be. The catch is that in less than an hour, the inheritance will be forfeit to the city if left unclaimed. Area youth are invited to try their hand at opening the box and claiming their prize before the time runs out!

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This Open the Box experience is targeted at teenagers, but all are welcome to attempt this program, including mixed ages, with recommended group sizes of three or four people.

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We are no longer running this program, but please still talk with a librarian; we would love to know if there is interest in setting up more programs like this. 

Valley Public Library's number is 402-359-9924.

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