Make them work for their gift with a Puzzle Card

An escape room experience in a birthday card where the recipient must solve the puzzle inside to receive their gift.

The perfect accompaniment to a:

  • Digital gift - Does sending a gift via email feel a little lame? Make it exciting with a fun challenge.

  • Delayed gift - No time to buy a gift? While they solve the puzzle, you have time to acquire or think of one.

  • No gift - No worries, it’s a whole experience in itself.

Three Puzzle cards - an escape room in a greeting card

Birthday & Christmas Puzzle Cards

Challenge your friends or family with an engaging puzzle-solving experience. The recipient must solve the puzzle inside the card to unlock a secret code. They must then tell you the code to receive their gift.

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Our card designs are 100% hand-drawn. Our envelopes are 100% recycled and recyclable. Our card stock is 100% recyclable.

Cards vary in their theme, in their difficulty, and in the time taken to complete, and in the skills necessary to work through their solution. Make sure to select the right card for the right person. View each card below for more details.

Puzzle cards are an escape room-type experience in a greeting card. The scene illustrated within the card presents you with a series of written, visual, and abstract clues. These clues will need to be found and pieced together to solve the puzzle and “escape the room”. The solution to the puzzle is a codeword.

On the back of the card will be a website address that you can follow to check that your solution is correct.

Just like an escape room, you can solve it by yourself or with friends.

How does this card work as a gift?

This card is the perfect birthday card for a friend or family member who loves puzzles and thinks they are too clever. There is space on the back to write a heartfelt message but for a little extra fun, tell them they won’t get their birthday gift until the puzzle is solved and they have given you the code word.

More information about how puzzle cards work.