Why Store 13 Families Come Back on the 13th of Every Month.
Every month on the 13th, we drop a brand-new FREE 15-minute printable table mystery for New Zealand & Australian families — plus members unlock Crew Locker personalisation, seasonal drops, and 10% off with code WELCOME10.
Crack the Vault 13 Cipher
Test how our printable escape rooms work! Each number uses A=1, B=2 ... Z=26, shifted forward by +1. Decode the 4-letter launch code below:
Awesome detective work! Use code WELCOME10 for 10% off your order, or click Open & Print November's Free Mini-Mystery to play our full 2-page Lighthouse puzzle at your kitchen table right now.
CASE #00: THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S MISSING KEY
MISSION BRIEFING: A summer squall is rolling across the Hauraki Gulf, and Keeper Sam's brass lantern key has vanished! He left three quick security puzzles so only true Junior Detectives can find where he hid the spare key before sunset. Solve all three clues below to reveal the hiding spot!
PUZZLE 1 · THE COMPASS TRAIL
Start on the letter B in the grid below. Follow the Keeper's logbook steps one square at a time to circle 4 letters:
| T | R | O | P |
| S | B | A | L |
| M | O | C | K |
| W | E | T | S |
1. Start on B (Write B) → 2. Move 1 Down (Write ___) → 3. Move 1 Right, 1 Up (Write ___) → 4. Move 1 Up, 1 Left... wait: from A, move 1 Right, 1 Down (Write ___)!
B _ _ _ (Hint: Floats on waves!)PUZZLE 2 · THE MORSE LANTERN FLASH
The lighthouse flashes short dots (●) and long dashes (▬). Match each flash pattern to the Keeper's Legend:
- Flash 1:
▬ ● ●= ____ - Flash 2:
●= ____ - Flash 3:
▬ ● ▬ ●= ____ - Flash 4:
▬ ● ▬= ____
_ _ _ _PUZZLE 3 · THE ROPE KNOT EQUATION (FINAL LOCK!)
Add up the coils of marine rope to unlock the brass chest:
FINAL ANSWER: The spare lantern key is hidden under the [WORD 1] __________ [WORD 2] __________ inside Locker #______!
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5-Minute Birthday Party-in-a-Box Bundle (Glow Capture-the-Flag + Stomp Rockets + 2 Hunts)
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Gamified Family Chore, Reading & Pocket-Money Quest Board System (Printable PDF)
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Southern Cross Camping, Bach & Holiday-Park Nature Quest Pack (Printable PDF)
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Jurassic Valley Dino-Egg Expedition — Backyard & Lounge Clue Hunt (Ages 4–7 PDF)
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Captain Blacktide's Sunken Map — Printable Pirate Treasure Hunt (Ages 4–8 PDF)
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Midnight at the Grand Arcade — Tween & Sleepover Escape Mystery (Ages 8–13 PDF)
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Operation Pohutukawa: Summer Christmas Eve Family Clue Hunt (Printable PDF)
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The Wizard's Arcane Observatory — Fantasy Home Escape Room Kit (Ages 8–14 PDF)
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Case File #13: The Harbour Museum Heist — Teen & Adult Detective Dossier (Printable PDF)
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50 Screen-Free STEM & Adventure Challenge Cards (Printable Deck)
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Mystery of the Lost Lighthouse — Printable Escape Room (Ages 7–13)
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Backyard Birthday Scavenger Hunt Printable Kit (Ages 5–10)
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The Ultimate NZ & AU Summer Road-Trip Printable Games Pack
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Screen-Free Rainy Weekend Family Adventure Bundle (+ Free Vault 13 Kit)
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The Secret of Vault 13 — Printable Living-Room Escape Room Kit (Ages 6–12)
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We Built Store 13 Because Kids Deserve Gear That Doesn't Break on Boxing Day.
Store 13 started around our own family workbench in Hobsonville, Auckland. As mechanical designers and parents, we were tired of two things: flimsy plastic toys that snap in twenty minutes, and generic school gear that vanishes into the lost-property bin in week two.
Every item across our eight departments has to earn its spot — whether it's a laser-cut wooden gear coaster for a curious 13-year-old, custom sport shorts printed with your child's own crest, or a 5-minute printable mystery that gets the whole family off screens around the dining table.
Solid birch timber, 304 stainless steel, water hydraulics, magnetic prisms & heavyweight cotton — built for real play, then handed down to younger siblings.
Every illuminated lamp, projector, microscope & glow game is USB-C rechargeable, solar-powered, or screw-locked — never hazardous coin cells.
Our custom vinyl decals, insulated flasks, hooded surf ponchos & UPF50+ bucket hats survive dishwashers, salt water, and muddy Saturday sport.
100% NZ-owned by Thirteenth Element Limited. If anything isn't extraordinary when you open the parcel, write to hello@store13.co.nz and we'll sort it fast.