Beat the Box begins with a mysterious video message in which a strange voice challenges the participants to a game. Each team receives a metal box. Inside is a series of locked cases each containing a mystery to be unraveled.

In the room, the clock is ticking, counting down the minutes. Teams set about to solve the problems and crack the combinations to advance from one case to the next.

Throughout the course of the activity teams learn to work efficiently and effectively within limited time constraints. Beat the Box is a truly collaborative team exercise as in the final stages of the game teams must cooperate, joining their clues together in order to uncover the correct code.