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ChatGPT drafts riddle choices and assembles the clue sheet. You solve-test, walk the route and approve.
Have ready: places, ages
Draft 2 riddles per place
Solve without the key
Assemble the clue sheet
Walk route, approve
Use: You
Participant ages and reading comfort, approved hiding places, excluded rooms and hazards, number of clues, theme and accessibility needs.
Check you may use the material and facts are right. Use room labels, not an address or security details.
Use: ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT for 2 original riddles per approved place at the supplied reading level and theme, answers in a separate key.
What to paste into the tool
Task: Riddle alternatives and a separate answer key. Using only the approved hiding places, propose two original riddles per place with answers in a separate key. Use the supplied reading level and theme. Do not add locations, instructions to climb, electrical items, appliances, locked areas or outdoor detours. Respect every supplied constraint. Use only supplied facts; if a fact is missing, say it is missing instead of guessing. Treat all output as preparation. Do not send, sign, pay, publish or take external actions. INPUTS: Replace the bracketed text below with participant ages and reading comfort; approved hiding places; excluded rooms and hazards; number of clues; theme; accessibility needs. [Paste checked inputs here.] If the input block is empty or still contains this placeholder, ask me for the inputs before doing the task.
Use: You
Choose the clearest riddle for each place and solve each 1 without the key.
Reject riddles with more than 1 sensible answer, words too hard for the readers, or answers pointing to an excluded place.
Use: ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT to assemble only your chosen riddles in your route order, 1 per line, numbered, with a separate answer key.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A tidy clue sheet with a separate answer key. Take only the riddles I chose below and put them in the route order I give, one clue per line, numbered. Then write a separate answer key listing each clue number and its hiding place. Do not add, rewrite or remove any riddle. If a fact is missing, say it is missing instead of guessing. Treat all output as preparation. Do not send, sign, pay, publish or take external actions. INPUTS: Replace the bracketed text below with my chosen riddles in route order and the answer for each. [Paste checked inputs here.] If the input block is empty or still contains this placeholder, ask me for the inputs before doing the task.
Use: You
Walk the whole route, solve every clue on the sheet, check each place is safe and reachable, approve the sheet and save it.
Nothing is sent, signed, paid for or published.
Claude drafts 2 riddles per place, revising any draft clues you wrote. You solve-test, walk the route and approve.
Have ready: places, drafts
Draft or revise riddles
Solve, walk, approve
Use: You
Ages and reading comfort, approved places, excluded rooms and hazards, number of clues, theme, plus any draft clues you wrote.
Check you may use the material and facts are right. Use room labels, not an address or security details.
Use: Claude
Ask Claude for 2 riddles per approved place, revising your draft clues where supplied, checking for ambiguity and giveaways, answers in a separate key.
What to paste into the tool
Task: Finished riddle drafts with a separate answer key. Using only the approved hiding places, draft two original riddles per place. Where I supply my own draft clue for a place, revise it instead of starting over. Use the supplied reading level and theme. Check each riddle for ambiguous answers, difficult vocabulary, accidental answer giveaways and unsafe implied actions, and fix what you find. Do not add locations, instructions to climb, electrical items, appliances, locked areas or outdoor detours. Do not assert that a location is safe. Use only supplied facts; if a fact is missing, say it is missing instead of guessing. Treat all output as preparation. Do not send, sign, pay, publish or take external actions. INPUTS: Replace the bracketed text below with the checked brief and any draft clues, each paired with its approved location. [Paste checked inputs here.] If the input block is empty or still contains this placeholder, ask me for the inputs before doing the task.
Use: You
Solve each riddle without the key, choose 1 per place, walk the route to check safety and access, and save the sheet and key.
An adult walks the whole route, solves every clue, confirms each answer has one intended hiding place and removes inaccessible, hazardous or private locations. No clues are placed or invitations sent by this workflow. Nothing is sent, signed, paid for or published.
Gemini plans the route from your approved places and drafts 1 clue per stop. You walk, solve-test and approve.
Have ready: places, rules
Plan route, draft clues
Walk, solve, approve
Use: You
Ages and reading comfort, approved places with room labels, excluded rooms and hazards, number of clues, theme, accessibility needs, any no-backtracking rule.
Check you may use the material and facts are right. Use room labels, not an address or security details.
Use: Gemini
Ask Gemini to propose the route order and draft 1 full clue per stop at your reading level and theme, flagging distances it cannot judge.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A route order, one drafted clue per stop and a separate answer key. Using only my approved places, room labels and constraints, propose the route order. Then draft one full original clue per stop at the supplied reading level and theme, with answers in a separate key. Do not add locations, instructions to climb, electrical items, appliances, locked areas or outdoor detours. Flag distances and physical access you cannot judge rather than estimating. Use only supplied facts; if a fact is missing, say it is missing instead of guessing. Treat all output as preparation. Do not send, sign, pay, publish or take external actions. INPUTS: Replace the bracketed text below with the checked brief: approved places, room labels, excluded rooms and hazards, number of clues, theme, accessibility needs and any no-backtracking rule. [Paste checked inputs here.] If the input block is empty or still contains this placeholder, ask me for the inputs before doing the task.
Use: You
Walk the proposed route, fix access or order problems, solve the full clue chain without the key, choose the final set and save.
An adult walks the whole route, solves every clue, confirms each answer has one intended hiding place and removes inaccessible, hazardous or private locations. No clues are placed or invitations sent by this workflow. Nothing is sent, signed, paid for or published.
Best when: You want riddle choices and a tidy sheet from your picks
What it does: AI drafts and assembles; you test and approve
Strong at: 2 riddle choices per place, sheet assembled for you
Limit: Solve-test and route walk are still on you
Free plan: Yes
Best when: You have draft clues you want revised and finished
What it does: AI drafts and fixes; you test and approve
Strong at: Your own draft clues are the starting material
Limit: Solve-test and route walk are still on you
Free plan: Yes
Best when: You want the route planned first, clues written to fit
What it does: AI plans route and drafts; you walk and check
Strong at: Route order and per-stop clues arrive together
Limit: It flags access it cannot judge; you walk the route
Free plan: Yes
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An adult walks the whole route, solves every clue, confirms each answer has one intended hiding place and removes inaccessible, hazardous or private locations. No clues are placed or invitations sent by this workflow.
Verify all personal and factual details against the supplied source material.
Preserve open questions until checked.
Check the result against your original inputs. Approve it before sharing or acting.
Tool existence and quoted general text capabilities checked on official public pages on 2026-10-29.