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Crack the Code Game Rental
One locked case. One prize. One code that opens it.
A clear prize case on a lit stand with a keypad lock. Guests try a code, and the right one opens the door. From $3,000 for up to 3 hours.
A crack the code game is a game of chance built around a locked prize case: a clear acrylic box with a digital keypad lock sits on a lit stand, guests each enter a code, and only a winning code opens the door to the prize inside. The client supplies the prizes, and CEG Interactive supplies the case, the stand and an attendant to run it. The Crack the Code Prize Box from CEG Interactive starts at $3,000 for up to 3 hours.
WHAT YOU GET WITH A CRACK THE CODE GAME
The prize sits in a clear acrylic case at eye level, so people see what they could win from across the room. The keypad on the door is the only way in.
The stand glows from inside on battery power, so it needs no outlet. A front panel with your logo is a quoted upgrade that makes the case read as your booth’s game, not a carnival rental.
You choose the prizes, from a conference pass to headphones. How many codes win, and when they go out, is planned with you before the event. Hand out code cards we print, or your own.
On a Trade Show Floor
The lit stand and the clear case read from across the aisle, so people see the prize before they reach your booth.
Pictured: the case on an expo floor with a VR headset inside.
CRACK THE CODE GAME AT A GLANCE
A crack the code game costs $3,000 for up to 3 hours with prizes supplied by the client. The prize case travels from CEG Interactive’s San Diego headquarters, so travel and freight are quoted per event, and it needs a rolling path to the room: a freight or passenger elevator for any floor change, because wheelchair lifts are not rated for cargo. It takes a 4 by 4 ft floor area and no outlet, because the stand runs on battery. Book 4 to 6 weeks ahead; most setups take 1 to 2 hours.
Best for: trade show booths, hospitality suites, client receptions and sales kickoffs, anywhere one visible prize should pull people across a room and give your team a reason to start a conversation.
HOW A CRACK THE CODE GAME WORKS
A crack the code game runs in four steps. Before doors, the client’s prizes go into the clear case and the winning codes are set to the plan agreed with the client. Each guest receives a code, enters it on the keypad, and the door opens only for a winning code. Winners take the prize, and the crew restocks the case for the next round.
- Stock: your prizes go into the case before guests arrive.
- Codes: guests receive a code, for example on a printed card your team hands out after a badge scan or a demo.
- Try: each guest enters the code on the keypad on the case door.
- Win: a winning code opens the door; the case is restocked for the next winner.
The code is the hook for your sales team. Handing it out at the end of a demo or a badge scan means every guest who walks up to the case has already talked to someone on your staff.
The Crack the Code Prize Case, Up Close
- Clear acrylic case, so the prize is visible from every side
- Digital keypad lock on a hinged door
- Stand lit from inside, glowing in a dim room
- Logo front panel available as a quoted upgrade
- Prize at eye level, above the crowd at a reception
Pictured: the case at Object First’s evening reception in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter during VeeamON 2025, with a pass to the next year’s conference inside.
CRACK THE CODE GAME OR A SPIN-TO-WIN BOOTH
A crack the code game fits a booth or reception that wants one physical prize on display and a reason for every guest to talk to staff first. A spin-to-win or scratch-to-win game runs on a photo booth screen instead, so every guest leaves with a photo and some leave with a prize. The April 2025 program below ran both: the prize case at the reception, a photo booth on the expo floor.
| Which Prize Game Fits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | What guests see | Fits | Tradeoff |
| Crack the Code Prize Box, $3,000 | The real prize, locked in a clear case | Trade show booths, hospitality suites, receptions | Only winners take something home |
| Spin-to-win or scratch-to-win in a photo booth | A wheel or scratch card on the booth screen after the photo | Events already booking a booth | The prize is not on display |
| Both | The case in one room, the booth in another | Multi-day conferences with an expo and a reception | Two setups to staff and to fit on the floor plan |
The prize case wins when the prize itself is the draw, such as a pass, a bottle or a pair of headphones people can see. The booth game wins when the photo is the takeaway and the prize is a bonus, because every guest gets something either way.
SPIN-TO-WIN AND SCRATCH-TO-WIN ON OUR PHOTO BOOTHS
Spin-to-win and scratch-to-win are digital games of chance that run inside the photo booth software after a guest’s photo. The client provides all prizes, and how often the game pays out, and how many times, is arranged with the client before the event. The games run on the Social Booth, the Studio Booth XL, the mirror photo booth and the classic enclosed booth.
Photos, GIFs and boomerangs on a ring-light touchscreen; the game plays on the same screen.
Camera and studio flash for photos sharp enough to print; the game runs on the XL only.
A full-length touch mirror; the wheel or scratch card appears on the glass.
An enclosed booth with a curtain and bench; guests play inside, out of view of the line.
The booth games do not run on a roaming photo booth. Ask for the game when you book the booth, and the payout plan is set with you before the event.
CRACK THE CODE GAME CLIENTS AND REVIEWS
In April 2025, Object First ran the Crack the Code Prize Box at its evening reception at Lionfish in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, during VeeamON 2025, with a pass to the next year’s conference locked inside. Object First also booked a mirror photo booth for 2 days on the conference expo floor at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina and a roaming photo booth with a print station. CEG Interactive holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating from 187 post-event client surveys and 200+ five-star Google reviews.
Same Client, Same Week: The Expo Floor
The mirror booth ran on the expo floor by day and the prize case ran at the reception that night, both on 04/22/2025. Object First’s bookings that week covered the case with 200 custom cards, the mirror booth and a roaming photo booth with a print station.
The split works because each piece goes where it fits: the booth where foot traffic is heavy, the prize case in the smaller room where guests stay longer.
... The team went ABOVE AND BEYOND to ensure our end client was happy. They were accommodating with last minute changes. ...
CEG is always an amazing partner — already looking forward to the next event.
Always professional, accommodating and easy to work with. Thanks team CEG for another successful event!
CRACK THE CODE GAME PRICING
A crack the code game rental from CEG Interactive costs $3,000 for up to 3 hours, with the prizes supplied by the client. Because the case ships from San Diego, travel and freight are quoted per event from the nearest CEG location. Opt-in data capture with survey questions adds $500.
| 2026–2027 Rates, Up to 3 Hours Unless Marked | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | What it is | Rate |
| Crack the Code Prize Box | Clear keypad-locked case on a lit stand, codes set to your plan | $3,000 |
| Prizes | Supplied by you | Yours |
| Logo front panel | Your artwork on the stand | Quoted |
| Travel and freight | From our San Diego headquarters | Quoted |
| Data capture and survey | Opt-in contact capture and survey questions, with the event analytics report | $500 |
| Extra time | Beyond 3 hours, booked in advance | $500 per hour |
| CHECK AVAILABILITY | ||
What Every Crack the Code Game Includes
- 1 clear acrylic prize case with a keypad lock
- 1 battery-powered stand, lit from inside
- A CEG attendant to run the case
- Winning codes set to your payout plan
- Up to 3 hours of play
- Setup and strike by our crew
Your signed agreement lists exactly what your event includes, and it rules over this page.
CRACK THE CODE GAME DELIVERY AND VENUE CHECKS
The Crack the Code Prize Box ships from CEG Interactive’s San Diego headquarters to events nationwide, with travel and freight quoted from the nearest CEG location. The case and stand roll in as one large piece, so the venue needs a rolling path to the room and a freight or passenger elevator for any floor change; a wheelchair lift does not count, because it is not rated for cargo.
CEG Interactive carries $2M / $4M general liability, workers’ compensation and commercial auto coverage, and issues venue certificates of insurance with additional-insured endorsements. We reply to every inquiry within one business day, usually the same day. Some call this a crack the safe game; it is the same idea, a locked case and a code.
PAIRS WELL WITH
An 8 ft peg wall guests fill in together, another $3,000 crowd draw for the same floor. See our Lite Brite wall.
Long-exposure portraits wrapped in light trails, for a reception that wants a photo with the prize game. See our light painting booth.
Counts of guests, shares and opt-ins after the event, so the prize game shows up in your results. See our analytics report.
More one-off builds, from a real ski lift to a giant Rubik’s Cube, are on our custom booth builds page.
