In this video, I take you behind the scenes of The Great Escape — my SharePoint-based escape room experience that just happened to win Best SharePoint Hack at the Microsoft 2025 Hackathon. 😎
You’ll learn exactly how I built it, step by step:
✅ Creating the site architecture (home site + level sites)
✅ Using SharePoint lists, forms, and audience targeting
✅ Automating the game with Power Automate
✅ Building puzzles, managing access, and tracking progress
✅ Setting up a live leaderboard
✅ Hiding levels until players unlock them
This isn’t just a tutorial — it’s a blueprint for how to turn SharePoint into a gamified, high-engagement platform your users will actually enjoy using. Whether you’re looking to improve adoption, build something fun for your team, or just show off, this build has something for you.
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🎥 Video Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - How the game works
2:40 - Requirements breakdown
5:25 - Solution blueprint overview
5:54 - Landing site overview
8:32 - Level Submission lists and forms walkthrough
13:30 – Leaderboard list walkthrough
17:13 – Security Groups and access setup
20:13 – PowerAutomate - Level 1 Submissions setup
13:14 – PowerAutomate - Level 2 Submissions setup
25:41 – PowerAutomate - Level 3 Submissions setup
26:50 – PowerAutomate - Leaderboard update and total time calculation
30:22 – Building the Escape Room Landing Page
33:55 – Building the Escape Room Leaderboard Page
34:54 – Building the Level 1 puzzle
38:05 – Building the Level 2 puzzle
39:26 – Building the Level 3 puzzle