Hello and welcome to our Ole themed Virtual Escape Room!

You can complete this escape room as a group or as an individual. You can compete against friends and try it multiple times. Whatever you do, just have fun!

The game is best played on a computer or tablet. It is possible to play on a phone, but will require a bit more patience!

If you are accessing this through a social media app, we recommend opening the escape room in a separate web browser so you don't lose progress when clicking on links. Links will open as separate tabs on your web browser.

The original "Decoding Ole" escape room was created by Cassie Blair, Maggie Dow, Austin Glant, and Zechava Kreiselman, the 2019-20 interns at the Center for Western Studies of Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD (www.augie.edu/cws). It was offered as a fun, stress-relieving student activity during fall semester finals week and J-term.

The pandemic has thwarted our plans to offer the on-site event again this spring. In its place, we offer this digital adaptation by Collections Assistant Liz Cisar (elizabeth.cisar@augie.edu).

To learn more about CWS events, follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Facebook | www.facebook.com/centerforwesternstudies
Twitter | @AugieCWS

Image credits:
Collections Assistant note: Made on Sticky-Notes Generator (webestools.com)
Briefcase note: Made on The Ransomizer (ransomizer.com)
Ghost: Giphy (giphy.com/gifs/video-FJA2PDamF58Kk)
Ghost note: Henry & Co. (pexels.com/photo/white-painted-wall-1939485/)
Thunder: Movie Man (youtube.com/watch?v=qOHuT5njtRA&t=10s)
Computer login: iSumsoft (isumsoft.com/it/how-to-fix-windows-7-user-login-failed/)
Lightning: Discovery Europe (giphy.com/gifs/discoveryeurope-sky-discovery-xT1R9Zzr9VeUU8GJxu)
All other images: Property of Augustana University

If you're ready, click next below to begin!