Step into a 15th-century Hanseatic merchant's house with "Dielenhaus Adventure – The Merchant's Quest," an immersive escape room experience. This digital escape room lets you playfully solve puzzles and uncover fascinating details about the daily life and work of a Hanseatic merchant around 1475. Think of it as an interactive museum visit packed with exciting historical facts you won't find in textbooks!

A Race Against Time

Merchant Jürgen from the Knoggeburg Hanseatic family needs your help! He's preparing for a crucial council meeting, and time is of the essence. You're tasked with completing various errands in his hall house, but you only have 30 minutes before your bowling appointment. This educational game challenges you to solve puzzles, combine items within the historically accurate setting, and use your wit to ensure the merchant meets his deadline. Explore his hall house, learning about his professional and private life in the Hanseatic region.

Key Tasks:

• Wardrobe Preparation: Assemble the merchant's attire, remembering that some garments require medieval cleaning or drying methods.
• Letter Drafting: Compose an important letter, requiring you to create ink and find suitable writing materials.
• Cargo Distribution: Utilize a cargo crane to distribute delivered goods across the house's various floors.

Educational Game & Digital Museum

Developed in collaboration with local historians, "Adventure Dielenhaus" is a mobile educational game from the European Hansemuseum in Lübeck. It blends fact-based fiction with playful knowledge transfer about daily life, architecture, and work in the Hanseatic region, drawing parallels to modern times.

Playable solo at home or in a classroom setting under a teacher's guidance, the app offers an exciting glimpse into 15th-century life. It's particularly well-suited for teaching media skills and critically examining historical sources. Its engaging and fun approach sparks discussions about medieval life and aligns with secondary school curricula.

Bonus for Hansemuseum Visitors:

Visitors to the European Hansemuseum Lübeck who've played the "Abenteuer Hanse" app will find a special surprise: their "Adventure Dielenhaus" scores will be added to the von Knoggeburgs' family tree database on the game's website. Scores can be saved locally; no internet connection is required to play.

Version 1.0.2 Update (December 16, 2024): Includes a new end screen and updated API level.