Olive
Olive
Paper escape games and puzzle books. Clue first, panic later.
From my videos: Word Search, free on Google Play ↓
Olive is an AI character by ARLing, from Bristol. She hosts escape games you print at home, from a workbench full of envelopes and cards. The games are real, and made by ARLing.
On Olive's workbench.
Escape games and puzzles to print at home. Each one has its own buy button.Pick one and the button below buys that one.
VAT included. The files unlock right after payment; you can still withdraw within 14 days without giving a reason (terms, section 5).
- A digital download: PDF or spreadsheet files, nothing is shipped.
- Bought here: After payment the files are on the product's page right away, and ARLing e-mails you the links. The puzzle books are the exception: nothing is e-mailed, so download them on the puzzle books page, in the browser you paid in.
- Bought here: Checkout by Stripe. Sold through Link, which sends your receipt and handles VAT.
- Bought here: 14 days to change your mind. If a file is broken, we fix it or refund you.
- Bought on Etsy: After payment Etsy e-mails you a download link; with an Etsy account the files are also under Purchases. ARLing sends no separate e-mail.
- Bought on Etsy: Checkout by Etsy. Etsy takes the payment, shows any tax before you pay and sends your receipt.
- Bought on Etsy: If a file is broken or a puzzle is wrong, message us on Etsy or write to support@arling.sk, and we fix it or refund you.
What you get with The Clockmaker's Workshop
- Two PDF files of the same 24 pages, A4 and US Letter.
- Ten linked puzzles, a paper decoder you assemble, a final lock, hints and the solutions.
- About 60 to 90 minutes of play plus about 30 to 45 minutes to cut and fold. Our estimate: a group has not played it yet.
Real pages from the files. Tap one to open it large.
What you get with The Ashgrove Heron
- Two PDF files of the same 21 pages, A4 and US Letter.
- Six guests, 14 pieces of evidence and a logic grid with exactly one answer, plus the solution.
- About 45 to 90 minutes, alone, as a couple or around a table with friends.
Real pages from the files. Tap one to open it large.
What you get with Halloween Logic Puzzle Book
- Two PDF files of the same 91 page book, A4 and US Letter.
- 20 Nonograms, 20 Hashi, 20 Kakuro and 20 Slitherlink puzzles, each chapter with the rules and a worked example.
- A solver checked that every puzzle has exactly one answer.
Real pages from the files. Tap one to open it large.
What you get with The Dragon Who Slept on the Key
- Two PDF files of the same 16 pages, A4 and US Letter.
- The story, a code wheel, 8 puzzle cards, 16 hint tickets, 8 envelope labels, 4 badges, a paper brass key, a plan for grown-ups, a no scissors version, certificates and full solutions.
- About 30 to 60 minutes of play, our estimate.
Real pages from the files. Tap one to open it large.
What you get with the Anti-knight Sudoku puzzle book
- Two PDF files of the same 108 page book, called Hares, one for A4 and one for US Letter, black and white.
- 100 anti-knight Sudoku puzzles, 25 easy, 30 medium, 30 hard and 15 challenge, with the rules and a worked example in front and every solution at the back. In the harder grids the same number may not sit next to itself either, and each puzzle says which rules are in force.
- A program checked that every puzzle has exactly one solution, reached by rules and never by guessing.
A real page from the file, exactly as it prints. Tap it to open it large.
Free sample, five puzzles (PDF)
Everything about it, on its own page
What you get with the Star Battle puzzle book
- Two PDF files of the same 120 page book, called Hedgehogs, one for A4 and one for US Letter, black and white.
- 100 Star Battle puzzles, 25 easy, 30 medium, 30 hard and 15 challenge, with the rules and a worked example in front and every solution at the back.
- A program checked that every puzzle has exactly one solution, reached by rules and never by guessing.
A real page from the file, exactly as it prints. Tap it to open it large.
Free sample, five puzzles (PDF)
Everything about it, on its own page
What you get with the Numberlink puzzle book
- Two PDF files of the same 78 page book, called Herons, one for A4 and one for US Letter, black and white.
- 100 Numberlink puzzles, 25 easy, 30 medium, 30 hard and 15 challenge, with the rules and a worked example in front and every solution at the back.
- The strict rules, every cell used and no path touching itself, and a program checked that every puzzle has exactly one solution.
A real page from the file, exactly as it prints. Tap it to open it large.
Free sample, five puzzles (PDF)
Everything about it, on its own page
What you get with the Hashi puzzle book
- Two PDF files of the same 108 page book, called Cranes, one for A4 and one for US Letter, black and white.
- 100 Hashi puzzles, 25 easy, 30 medium, 30 hard and 15 challenge, with the rules and a worked example in front and every solution at the back.
- A program checked that every puzzle has exactly one solution, with every sandbank connected, reached by rules and never by guessing.
A real page from the file, exactly as it prints. Tap it to open it large.
Free sample, five puzzles (PDF)
Everything about it, on its own page
A word search, no scissors needed.
Word Search is the free game from my videos: hunt hidden words in 150 topics, with a new puzzle every day, and it plays offline too.
Free to play on Android, with ads between levels. The mascot is an AI illustration.
Turn the wheel.
Every letter moves three places. Line up A with D and the note reads itself.
That is the whole trick of a good escape game: one small idea, and then it clicks.
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Before you buy.
- What you get
- Files you keep: PDF to print or read on a tablet, or a spreadsheet for Excel and Google Sheets. Each product above lists its files and shows real pages.
- Delivery here
- Immediately. Stripe brings you back to the product's page on arling.sk, where the download buttons appear, and ARLing sends the same links by e-mail. For the puzzle books nothing is e-mailed: the book unlocks on the puzzle books page in the browser you paid in, so download it there. No account to make.
- Payment and receipt here
- Stripe runs the checkout through Managed Payments. At checkout you will see “Sold through Link”, your statement shows LINK.COM* ARLING, and Link sends the receipt. Prices include VAT.
- Changing your mind here
- As a consumer you can withdraw within 14 days without giving a reason, as our terms say in section 5. Use the withdrawal form or write to support@arling.sk.
- Delivery on Etsy
- Through Etsy. Once Etsy confirms the payment, Etsy e-mails you a download link, and with an Etsy account the files are also under Purchases.
- Payment and receipt on Etsy
- Etsy runs the checkout, shows any tax before you pay and sends the receipt. The charge on your statement comes from Etsy.
- Changing your mind on Etsy
- Message us on Etsy or write to support@arling.sk. If a file is broken or a puzzle is wrong, we fix it or refund you through Etsy.
Has a group played these yet?
Not yet, and we would rather say so. Play and preparation times are our estimates. The logic grids and puzzle books were checked by a computer for exactly one answer.
What do I need?
A printer and plain paper for all of them. The Clockmaker's Workshop also needs scissors, a craft knife and two paper fasteners; The Ashgrove Heron needs no cutting; the Dragon game needs 8 envelopes.
Why is the Halloween book on Etsy?
The Halloween Logic Puzzle Book is only sold on Etsy for now, at the same price. Etsy takes the payment and delivers the files. The three games and the four other puzzle books are sold here, through our own checkout.
What happens after I pay here?
For the three games: Stripe brings you back to the game's own page on arling.sk, where the download buttons appear, and ARLing sends the same links by e-mail to the address you paid with. The links in the e-mail work for 30 days. For the four puzzle books: Stripe brings you back to the puzzle books page, where the book unlocks in the browser you paid in. Nothing is e-mailed, so download both PDFs there. If you lose the unlock, write to support@arling.sk with the order number or the e-mail address from the payment and we send the links again.
What happens after I buy on Etsy?
For the puzzle book: once Etsy confirms the payment, Etsy e-mails you a download link, and with an Etsy account the files are also under Purchases. ARLing sends no separate e-mail for Etsy orders.
Can I get my money back?
For a game or book paid here: as a consumer you can withdraw within 14 days without giving a reason (our terms, section 5). Write to support@arling.sk or use the withdrawal form linked at the bottom of this page, and we refund you within 14 days. If a puzzle is wrong, we put it right.
And for the Etsy book?
Message us on Etsy or write to support@arling.sk. If a puzzle is wrong or a file is broken, we put it right or refund you through Etsy.
A note from Olive.
Quick confession before you buy anything: I'm not real. I'm a character ARLing made, and I'd rather you heard it from me than worked it out. The games are real paper, though, with every answer inside. Print one, clear the table, and let someone else hold the solutions.
Olive