Case study: how Triptease united teams spread across 5 time zones with a virtual escape game

At a time when international companies struggle to rebuild cohesion among employees scattered across the globe, Triptease took on an ambitious challenge: bring all of its teams together, from London to Singapore, around a memorable, accessible and truly engaging shared moment.
Their goal was both simple and complex: gather the whole company for a year-end event, despite the distances, the time zones and hybrid ways of working.

This case study traces how Triptease created a unifying moment for around a hundred employees with a tailor-made virtual escape game, designed for multi-site, multi-country organizations.

1. A truly international context

Triptease has teams in several strategic hubs around the world:

• London (headquarters)
• Barcelona
• Lisbon
• New York
• Singapore

The company works in a hybrid mode: some people work from the offices, others are fully remote.
This is now common, but it creates a very concrete challenge when it comes to building a shared event: how do you effectively bring together employees spread across three continents and five time zones?

This question was central for the HR director, who wanted a year-end event that was truly inclusive, and not just an activity designed for the headquarters team.

2. The challenges Triptease expressed

While preparing the event, the HR director set out several very precise expectations.

Include everyone, everywhere

The main concern: avoid an event centered on London, the best-represented site.
The wish was clear: every employee had to be an active player, whatever their country, time zone or comfort level in English. She did not want an event where participants log in, then turn off their cameras and wait for it to be over.

Bring five time zones together without leaving anyone out

Finding a slot that worked for London, Barcelona, Lisbon, New York and Singapore was a real constraint.
The activity had to be flexible enough to welcome all the teams at the same time.

Keep the organizational workload low

The HR director had very little time to organize the event.
She wanted a turnkey format that required nothing more than sending an invitation and passing on the list of participants.

Remove the risks

The concerns were classic but important:

• risk of a technical glitch
• an activity that feels too "childish"
• difficulty expressing themselves in English
• fear of passive participation (the infamous "free rider")

3. The solution: a virtual escape game designed for multi-site teams

Triptease chose the "Secret Agents" escape game, an immersive mission where teams must rescue an undercover agent whose cover has been blown.
To fit the international context perfectly, several adaptations were made.

Hosted in English

The whole experience was run in English to ensure inclusion and understanding for all teams.

Teams mixed across sites

This approach broke down geographic silos and encouraged exchanges between employees who never cross paths outside Slack or global meetings.

A time slot adapted to the time zones

The game was scheduled at a time that could bring together London, Southern Europe, the US East Coast and Southeast Asia.

A collaborative format involving every participant

The game is designed to prevent any form of passivity. Each person holds a crucial piece of information and has to share it to move the team forward.

Organization reduced to ten minutes

The HR director only had to handle two things:

• sending the invitation
• sharing the participant lists
  All the hosting, support and technical logistics were taken care of.

4. The highlight: an extremely tight finish

The most memorable moment of the session was the reveal of the final ranking.
The scores were so close that the podium came down to a few seconds.
The group's immediate reaction was unanimous: laughter, positive tension, frantic messages in the chat.
This highlight reinforced the feeling of having lived a truly shared experience, despite the distance and the diversity of cultures.

5. Employees' spontaneous reactions

The immediate feedback confirmed the success of the activity.
Participants highlighted:

• the very engaging collaborative aspect
• the smoothness of the experience
• the pleasure of playing with colleagues from other countries
• the surprise of enjoying an online escape game they had first thought of as a "gimmick"

One of the most skeptical participants even shared:
"I was doubtful about online escape games... and I loved it."

This kind of feedback is often an extremely strong validation for an HR director.

6. Impact for the HR director

This event generated several immediate benefits.

A highlight to close the year

The feeling of having brought the whole company together around a shared experience.

Internal recognition

Many thank-you messages poured into the chat at the end of the session.
A real "wow moment" for which the HR director was credited internally.

Materials delivered after the experience

• a global team photo
• photos of each team
• the final ranking

These keepsakes often serve as a relay to extend the experience in internal communication.

Conclusion: a global, smooth and unifying virtual team event despite the distance

Triptease needed an event that was inclusive, easy to organize, and engaging enough to unite teams spread across Europe, the United States and Asia.
The "Secret Agents" virtual escape game met these expectations by offering:

• an authentic collaborative experience
• hosting in English
• minimal logistics
• maximum participation
• a real shared moment, even remotely

This case study shows that it is now possible to create powerful human experiences, even for geographically scattered organizations.
For multi-site companies, well-designed digital events are no longer fallback solutions, but real levers for cohesion and company culture.