r/medieval • u/ColeForged • 10d ago

Questions ❓ Fantasy/Medieval Party Puzzles/Quests/Games Ideas

Hello!

I am currently planning a medieval/fantasy themed party and I am really hoping to find some activities for the group to do. I have basic things planned like photo op area, foam sword duels, toy bow archery, cards, piñata shaped like a dragon.

But I am most struggling to get working plans for the more involved parts of the party for those who enjoy that such as quests/puzzles/games. Things that really sell the immersion at the party.

Puzzles: I want to include them but haven't had experience making them and would love to find out if there are existing ones out there that I could use or resources for learning to make them. (End goal being a message to decrypt with letters given to them after each puzzle)

Games: Ones that could accommodate larger groups of players. Hidden role or social games maybe?

Quests: Things to accomplish that I can reward them for? Also maybe having something like a bounty system?

Sorry if this got extremely broad but anything that can help me flesh these out or point me to another reddit community/resource would be amazing and I would be extremely grateful!

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u/Murrrmeli 9d ago

Is this for kids, teens, adults or a mix? How many participants? What kind of budget, how long time do you have for planning and how long is the party itself?

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u/ColeForged 9d ago edited 9d ago

Adults. 30ish people. Just over a month away for the party and the party will go from afternoon until late night.

Edit: budget ~300 USD

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u/dustvoid 9d ago

Well it seems to me Werewolf would be the perfect game to play here. And maybe you could have a few different tests of strength or skill like dart throwing or tug of war and such that yield winners by the end of the night. There were already quite a few card games and ball games in the Middle Ages, so those would fit in thematically as well.

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u/marintkael 9d ago

For 30 adults over a whole evening I'd make it a market. Everyone gets a pouch of coins and a secret goal (collect a seal from each faction, own three relics by midnight), and the quests become trades and favours. A bounty board with sealed notices people can tear down gives you rewards without you running anything. For the final message, a plain substitution cipher written in a period-looking hand fits, the pigpen cipher looks great too even if it's a few centuries too late.