Same simple format for every room on the site. Five minutes to read, twenty to master.
A phone, tablet, or laptop each. Any modern browser works — nothing to install.
Same room works best. On a video or phone call also works great.
Most rooms take about half an hour, start to finish.
Golden rule: never show each other your screen. If you can see their screen, there's no puzzle left to solve.
Every room has its own Hints page, linked from that room's start screen. Hints are progressive and click-to-reveal — the first few nudge you in the right direction, later ones just hand you the answer. Use as many or as few as you want; nobody's keeping score.
These rooms are built to be family-friendly, but a couple of puzzles involve reading, numbers, or matching symbols. If someone in your group would rather not manage a device solo, pair them up with another player as one combined "player" — the game plays exactly the same either way.