WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO?

These adventures are personally created and customized for you or your player. The day is full service and The Architect takes care of everything. He will scout locations, restaurants, create puzzles, hire agents, etc. Adventures can be built with little direction or lots of input from you. The Architect runs the day, hiding clues, organizing businesses, coordinating agents, creating challenges, and of course fun puzzles with twists and turns!

The day will be amazing for your player (I.e. the person for whom I’m building the adventure) and little stress for you.

SAY I WANT TO HIRE YOU, WHAT IS THE PROCESS LIKE?

• Here is a detailed breakdown of the entire process if you need an adventure built.

• For consultation (or something slightly different than a full built adventure) I do have an hourly rate for time spent on projects.

HOW LONG IS AN ADVENTURE? 

How long do you want it to be? In most cases I recommend a linear “on the rails” Adventure for one person or a small group should last 6-8 hours.  As much fun as they are, these days can be exhausting. If it needs to be longer, pieces are put in place to ensure there is a break or downtime.

For Large group games, the sweet spot is 2-3 hours.

Alternate reality games and online promotional events can last much much longer but the format is much different.

All that said, Adventures will be as long as they need to be.

CAN YOU MAKE AN ADVENTURE FOR any OCCASION?

Yes! Adventures can be made for any sized group and any occasion. Adventures can be simple "Go here and look here" to as complex as "you are now a secret agent and you must track down and defeat a counter operative." Imagination and budget is the only limit to what we can accomplish.

I’ve built and consulted on everything from marriage proposals to product promotions. Birthdays to anniversaries. Weddings to Alternate Reality games. Even days just for fun!

WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?

Nothing in life is perfect. That being said, there are a lot of pieces in play to ensure each Adventure goes smoothly. The entire event has been broken down to the minute on a detailed spreadsheet. GPS trackers and team members work behind the scenes to smooth over anything that might go awry . If the Adventure starts at 11 am and a surprise party begins at 5pm, I’ll make sure they’re where you need them!

You don’t have to take my word for it. Check out my testimonials page!

Where can you build an Adventure? 

I travel all over the world Constructing Adventures. From Paris France to Champaign Illinois. I’ve had people diving for treasure chests off remote coasts in Kauai Hawaii and looking through a monocular from the top of the Empire State Building in NYC.

You tell me where you want the Adventure and I probably make it happen!

I DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR YOU TO COME OUT, CAN YOU BUILD ONE REMOTELY?

The magic happens because someone is in the background running the show. In order for it to work, I need to be there to make sure it's perfect. Google maps is not always accurate. For Adventure no. 8: The Treasure hunter, we were going to have a fountain in the middle of town be a large landmark for the adventure.  Once we arrived in person a week before to scout, we'd realized the fountain had been demolished and paved over. 

Bottom line, it's just not a Constructed Adventure unless I'm present. That being said, I do consult and can help you build an adventure of your own! I also have colleagues and protégés around the world who could potentially build an adventure for you! don’t hesitate to reach out! If I can’t build something for you, I’ll try to find someone who can!

HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST? 

Since every Adventure is custom built, it’s impossible to know the cost of an Adventure without hopping on the phone with you to chat about scope and scale of what you . That being said, I like to keep pricing very simple.

I charge a flat rate for myself and then we set an adventure budget for all other costs. The flat rate is for me to build the Adventure. It pays for the weeks leading up as I work things out, the long hours spent hand writing or encoding clues, working with business owners, and polishing the event! 

The Adventure budget covers how embellished you want the details to be. Do you want your Adventure to be on a train? A cruise? A remote vacation spot? Would you like a private driver? A helicopter? Do you want actors involved or would you like it to be more solitary? Do you love fancy restaurants or would you prefer to be sent to a dive bar? Your budget and the interests of the player dictates the scope and scale. I have worked with massive budgets and also smaller intimate budgets. The size of the budget doesn’t dictate how much fun the adventure will be, just what embellishments can happen.

If you want your player to stop at a shop or restaurant and be greeted at the door and ushered in to shop or eat, I cover the amount beforehand and charge you what was spent at-cost. The client pays a deposit to reserve the date and the balance is due after the Adventure is over. 

I never go over budget and the client is always aware of the total cost. 

As stated above. If you’re looking for something that doesn’t quite fit the “I want to hire you for a full built Adventure”. I do charge an hourly rate for consultation.

HOW FAR IN ADVANCE SHOULD I reach out?

I would recommend reaching out months in advance. I only run 1 - 2 Adventures a month and tend to book out pretty far. It can’t hurt to reach out early!