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Baked pie with ribbon for winning County Fair pie representing detective puzzle game

County Fair

Detective puzzle game to enhance team problem-solving skills.

  • Focus on leadership
  • Promotes collaboration
  • Complex problem-solving task
  • Virtual option

Step-by-Step Instructions

This detective puzzle game creates an engaging environment where groups collaborate to solve an intriguing mystery. County Fair transforms a fun team-building puzzle into an exciting exercise in communication and logical thinking. Perfect for developing problem-solving skills, it naturally generates meaningful discussions while participants share information and work together to uncover the solution.

County Fair – Detective Puzzle Game
  1. In advance, visit the Resources tab to download the Print+Play County Fair mystery puzzle clues.
  2. Print each of the 13 clues on separate slips of paper.
  3. Gather your group and ask them to sit or stand a small distance away from one another.
  4. Distribute one clue (small slip of paper) to each person.
  5. Instruct each person that they may read their clue out loud to others, but they must never show or display it to anyone.
  6. Announce that the group now has all of the information it will need to solve the problem.
  7. Explain that the focus of this problem-solving activity is on a fictitious pie-baking competition.
  8. Your group’s task is to identify which person baked which pie and what prize did each pie win.
  9. Allow 30 to 40 minutes (or other timeframe as you choose) for your group to solve the puzzle.
  10. Remind your group that the solution is found within the clues.
  11. In conclusion, invite your group to reflect on their decision-making process.

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