Step into a historically accurate escape room set in the 15th-century home of a Hanseatic merchant! Dielenhaus Adventure – The Merchant's Quest offers an authentic digital escape room experience. Solve engaging puzzles and learn about the daily life and work of a Hanseatic merchant around 1475 – a fun, interactive museum visit packed with fascinating facts you won't find in any textbook!
A Tale of Trade and Time:
Merchant Jürgen Knoggeburg is preparing for a crucial council meeting. Time is money, and business must proceed! He's tasked you with various errands in his grand hall house. The catch? You have bowling plans in 30 minutes – so you'll need to hustle!
In this educational game, solve puzzles, combine items within the historically recreated room, and use your wits to keep the merchant happy and on schedule. Explore his historically-researched hall house and uncover details of daily professional and private life in the Hanseatic region. The game focuses on three key tasks:
- Wardrobe Preparation: Assemble the merchant's attire. Be mindful: some garments require medieval-style cleaning or drying.
- Letter Drafting: Compose an important letter, requiring ink preparation and finding the right phrasing.
- Cargo Distribution: Use a cargo crane to move delivered goods between the house's floors.
Educational Game and Digital Museum:
The mobile educational game, Adventure Dielenhaus, is part of the digital offerings from the European Hansemuseum in Lübeck. Created in collaboration with local historians, it blends fact-based fiction with playful knowledge transfer about daily life, architecture, work, and modern parallels.
Playable solo at home or in a classroom setting under teacher guidance, the app provides an exciting glimpse into 15th-century Hanseatic life. It's particularly suited for teaching media literacy and critically examining historical sources. Its engaging and fun approach sparks discussion about life in the Middle Ages and aligns with secondary school curricula.
A Special Bonus for Hanseatic Explorers:
Visitors to the European Hansemuseum Lübeck who have played the Abenteuer Hanse app will find a special surprise: Adventure Dielenhaus successes are transferred to the family tree database on the Adventure Dielenhaus website, featuring the fictional von Knoggeburg family. Scores can be saved locally on your device; no internet connection is needed to play.
What's New in Version 1.0.2 (Last updated Dec 16, 2024):
A new end screen has been added, and the API level has been updated.
