The game will be open from 4 to 31 May 2026 to all EUNICE students and staff members. You just need an institutional email and to get ready.
A VIRTUAL ESCAPE ROOM
SYNOPSIS – A temporal anomaly is threatening to erase the future of the EUNICE Alliance. To prevent chaos, the EUNICE Intelligence Service launches an urgent mission: travelling through time across the ten EUNICE countries — Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Finland and Portugal — to prove that their history, culture and values have endured across generations. Participants become undercover agents who must solve questions, puzzles and cultural challenges to recover secret artefacts and restore temporal stability.
WHY: to bring Europe and European affairs closer to society — particularly to students and staff — on the occasion of Europe Day 2026, while promoting cultural knowledge of the EUNICE countries through an engaging and interactive experience.
WHO FOR: EUNICE students and EUNICE staff members (enrolled or working at any of these universities).
WHEN: from 4 to 31 May 2026.
WHERE: online (soon).
PRIZE: the three players with the highest scores will receive Interrail tickets.
CONDITIONS
- Access the game individually via the link (available soon) between 4 and 31 May.
- Use your university email address.
- Points:
- correct answers score points
- points decrease as time passes
- clues do not deduct points, but using them slows you down
- No time limit, but faster completion means a higher score.
- Only one attempt.
THE PRIZE
Each of the top three players (no matter whether they are students or staff members) will receive a double Interrail Pass, allowing them and a chosen companion to travel across participating European countries by train. The pass offers flexible travel days within a set validity period, giving winners the freedom to explore multiple destinations. The EUNICE Office at the University of Cantabria (Spain) will purchase the Interrail passes on behalf of the winners.
THE AIM
On the occasion of Europe Day 2026, EUNICE aims to bring Europe and European affairs closer to society, strengthening the sense of shared identity across its ten member countries. The EUNICE Odyssey virtual scape room was created to promote cultural awareness, curiosity, and engagement within the EUNICE community.
The main objectives of the online escape room are:
- to encourage participants to discover the history, culture and values of the ten EUNICE countries,
- to foster a sense of belonging to the EUNICE Alliance and highlight the importance of European cooperation,
- and to promote learning through an interactive, playful and accessible experience.
Players will take on the role of undercover agents travelling through time to solve puzzles, uncover clues and recover cultural artefacts essential to safeguarding the future of the EUNICE Alliance. The game invites participants to think constructively about Europe’s cultural heritage and the shared principles that connect its diverse societies.
