Concept "The Last Deal": Custom 1930s detective storyline for 30 employees at a private villa.
In January, we designed a completely tailored corporate offsite for the IT company Jet BI. Moving away from cookie-cutter team-building formats, we secured a private villa in Magdalenka, transforming it into a high-stakes, intimate set inspired by 1930s–1950s noir. The venue became an active component of the narrative: every room was integrated into the game loop to reveal the detective plot from different angles. This offsite was framed as a strategic investment in talent retention and team alignment, rather than simple entertainment.
The Task: To engineer a custom immersive quest (script, puzzle logic, and prop design) from scratch based on the client's specific brief. Our goal was to guarantee 100% engagement from the 30 participants and achieve core HR objectives through deep intellectual collaboration, delivering a measurable ROI on team integration.
Event Flow
Onboarding and Immersive Briefing
We launched the evening in the welcome zone, where a professional actor playing the Keeper of Stories briefed the guests on the lore: a clandestine meeting of rival syndicates and a sabotaged final transaction.
- Faction Alignment: Participants split into teams, received custom field journals, and developed their own faction identities (name, reputation, hierarchy). This quickly dissolved initial social friction and fast-tracked active role-play.
Investigative Zones & Gameplay
The quest was engineered as a multi-layered investigation. Each location provided new leads, required distinct skill sets, and shifted the pace of collaboration.
- The Study: Focus on attention to detail. Teams analyzed letters and visual cues to uncover the initial evidence.
- Accounting: Logic and data analytics. Participants tracked the financial trail by auditing vintage ledgers and payroll sheets.
- The Bedroom: The suspect's private quarters. Clans pieced together a psychological and physical profile of the mole using hidden artifacts and color codes.
- The Lunch Room: A transitional threshold. We embedded logic puzzles based on chemical elements to divert teams from obvious conclusions.
Debriefing & Climax
During the collaborative debriefing, all factions combined forces. Teams cross-referenced theories, worked with suspect profiles, and mapped out connections on a shared wall to turn the game into a live thriller.
- The Final Bet: The endgame zone was stylized as an underground casino—a nod to the era. A blend of probability, a locked chest, and a set of keys drove tension to its peak. The ultimate clue had been hidden in plain sight all along.
- The Moral Dilemma: We concluded the quest with a collective vote—to pardon or penalize the traitor—rather than a generic accusation. This triggered intense debate and created a powerful emotional peak before transitioning to the casual evening social.
Kitchen Event Solutions (Production & Game Design)
- Zero-to-Hero Scripting: We authored a completely unique narrative and game loop exclusively for the client, completely opting out of off-the-shelf templates.
- Bespoke Prop Production: We designed and manufactured tactile, period-accurate physical props (classified documents, evidence pieces, ciphers) for total physical immersion.
- Venue Transformation: We adapted the private villa to fit the game logic, precisely managing guest flow for 30 people and zoning spaces to ensure competing teams didn't cross paths prematurely.
Project Visualization
To protect the confidentiality of the quest mechanics and respect the privacy of the client's team, the imagery in this gallery was generated using artificial intelligence. The visuals are modeled after the actual venue, the original script, and the physical props used during the event. These images flawlessly capture the noir atmosphere, aesthetic standards, and immersive quality of "The Last Deal" while keeping the plot twists and operational secrets safely under wraps.
Project Details
📅 Date: January 31, 2026
📍 Location: Magdalenka (near Warsaw), Poland
👥 Guests: 30 (Corporate Offsite / Immersive Team Building)
🎭 Concept: The Last Deal (Custom Quest)
