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Great Scott! The Time-Traveling Team Adventure

A puzzle-packed journey through pop culture's greatest hits. Race through five decades, crack codes, and climb the leaderboard.

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What is Great Scott!?

Great Scott! is an indoor team building game where teams race through five decades of pop culture solving puzzles, cracking codes, and snapping creative photos and videos. Five interactive posters (one per decade, from the 80s through the 2030s) anchor the game. Teams scan QR codes, unlock challenges, decode hidden clues, and compete on a live leaderboard. It's the most popular poster-based game in the Social Scavenger lineup, and works for groups from 20 to 500+ in any indoor space.

What to expect

Big laughs, high energy, and bonds that turn into stories beyond the game.

  • Solve puzzles and codes from the 80s through the 2030s
  • Snap photos and videos that capture each era
  • Decode mystery posters with hidden clues
  • Compete head-to-head against rival teams
  • Take on AI twists that raise the stakes
Two players engaging with the 80s decade poster at a Great Scott! event.

Posters that play back

Five interactive posters, one per decade, keep everyone on their feet and moving.

Decade posters from Great Scott!, featuring 80s and 90s pop culture references.
  • Each poster packed with nostalgia, hidden clues, and puzzles
  • QR codes unlock parts of the game
  • Posters energize your space, whether it's a single conference room or a full venue

Everyone contributes

Built for puzzle solvers, strategists, and everyone in between to shine together.

  • Built for teamwork where puzzle-solvers, strategists, and creatives all play a role
  • Inclusive by design, so no one is left out
  • Focused on shared success, where every win is a team win
A team of players collaborating around the 2010s decade poster during a Great Scott! game.

The big wrap-up

Celebrate the wins, relive the laughs, and crown your champions.

Welcome to the 80s wrap-up screen showing the team's leaderboard standing and a transformed group photo.
  • Leaderboard reveal with a bang
  • Highlight slideshow of team moments
  • Optional: live scoring, custom reels, and a showstyle finale
  • Result: laughter, applause, and bragging rights

Logistics

Typical length
90 minutes (60 and 120 also work)
Group size
20 to 500+ people, with team sizes of 5 to 10
Setup time
5 to 30 minutes (posters and a quick AV check)
Where it works
Any indoor space with wall or mount capacity
Customization
Light branding at Premier; heavier customization at Gold or as a custom build
Lead time
Days for a basic launch; 2 to 4 weeks for branded or lightly customized events

Flexible pricing for every team

Classic

$30 per person

$600 minimum

Game setup plus producer support. Includes the app with posters, scoring, leaderboards, real-time judging, AI twists, and instant slideshow.

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Premier

$50 per person

$1,000 minimum

Everything in Classic, plus real-time scoring with surprise reveals, a curated souvenir highlight reel, and the optional onsite host.

Gold

$75 per person

$3,750 minimum

Everything in Premier, plus Gold Star challenges for bigger groups, custom videos, and an expanded finale with surprises.

Add-on: Poster print and shipping is typically around $200 (varies by quantity and location).

Best for these planning situations

  • Annual conferences where you need to bring back energy after a long session day. Decade nostalgia gets people laughing fast. → Annual Conference
  • Pre-dinner activities that get groups moving and trading stories before the meal. → Activity Before Dinner
  • 60 to 90 minute slots between conference sessions where the format has to fit in tight. → 60-90 Minute Activities
  • Hotel and conference center events where staying onsite matters and a visual transformation of the space lands well. → Indoor Team Building
  • Sales kickoffs where the team needs an energy hit and friendly competition. → Sales Kickoff

Trusted by teams at

4.9

from 439 Google reviews

From startups to the Fortune 500, Social Scavenger delivers experiences teams remember.

Microsoft
"It was awesome!"
Players from Microsoft celebrating with a high-five during a Great Scott! event.

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Frequently asked questions

Do we need to know pop culture from every decade to play?
No. Great Scott! mixes obvious nostalgia (movies, music, brands everyone has seen) with hidden details that reward closer looking. Teams heavy on Gen Z players and teams heavy on Gen X players both find their way to a winning score. Puzzle-solving and creativity matter more than encyclopedic knowledge.
What decades does Great Scott! cover?
Five decades: the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s/2030s. Each decade has its own poster with era-specific clues, photos, references, and challenges.
Can Great Scott! be customized with our company theme?
Yes, in two ways. Most-requested: custom challenges (questions, photo missions, or content tied to your company history, leadership, or event theme) are available as an add-on with pricing scoped to the work. Branding (logo, accent colors) can also be added on. For a fully bespoke time-travel theme tailored to your company, that's a Custom Conference Games build.
How does Great Scott! compare to trivia or icebreaker formats?
Great Scott! is a multi-mode game, not a one-trick format. Each poster combines puzzles, codes, photo and video missions, AI twists, and head-to-head challenges. Trivia rewards what you already know. Icebreakers rely on prompts and conversation. Great Scott! rewards how a team works together to solve, decode, and create across formats. Most groups find it lands harder than either trivia or icebreaker rounds.
Will the pop culture content work for international teams or younger players?
The decade themes work best for teams familiar with North American pop culture from those eras. If your team has a strong global mix or skews very young, some references may land harder for some players than others. The format is built to compensate, since puzzle-solving and creative challenges count for as much as nostalgia recognition. For teams where global cultural reach matters most, a Custom Conference Games build can be tailored to your audience.

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