Find a fun way for my colleagues to learn how to use M365 Copilot.
Try Captain Copilot—a free escape-room game where your colleagues solve puzzles and build practical Microsoft 365 Copilot skills. Packed with British humour, it’s learning by doing—with a mission to save London.
Created by Microsoft’s AI Business Solutions team in the UK as a 100% free community project.
Players take on the role of the Captain’s analyst, using Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook to uncover clues and foil Admiral Analogue’s ridiculous plan to move London.
The game runs on your own SharePoint site, such as your intranet. Download the ZIP, upload the eight game files to a folder, and share the link—no technical setup required.
Allow around 45 minutes to play, either in one go or spread over several sessions. Players will need a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence.
Each episode is a separate download with its own story and its own set of Copilot skills. Start with any of them.
Admiral Analogue’s planning application for a conservatory has been rejected. Rather than move the conservatory, he plans to move London. Use Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams to find the clues and foil his dastardly plot.
The whole game takes around 45 minutes, and each set of puzzles takes about 10. Players can return later by entering their latest completed case’s codeword—keep a note of it to resume from that checkpoint.
A new story and a new set of Copilot skills. Even the Captain hasn’t been briefed yet.
No app registration, no server code, no add-ins. Just files in a SharePoint document library.
Pick an episode and download its ZIP.
The game works on any SharePoint site, but we recommend your intranet. Extract the ZIP, create a new folder (for example, Operation-Eureka), and upload all eight files from Upload-to-SharePoint into it.
Locate the index.html and copy the link. Share this with your colleagues to invite them to play.
A short walkthrough: download, upload and share. Pause at any time to follow along.
Press play to follow the three steps above.
The video could not be loaded. Download the video, or follow the three steps above.
The video uses simplified, animated screens based on a real installation. Button positions may vary in your SharePoint site. The evidence filenames are shortened in the animation for readability.
SharePoint normally generates captions for Daily-standup-recording.mp4 automatically. These are usually good enough, so this is not an extra installation step. For the most accurate wording, you can replace them with the supplied captions.
You need edit access to the video to change its settings. If automatic captions have not appeared yet, allow time for processing; where available, use Upload in the same panel to add the supplied VTT instead.
A few practical answers before you start.
Yes. It's a free community training project. Your organisation's Microsoft 365 licences and policies still apply.
A Microsoft 365 Copilot licence, SharePoint access, and a supported desktop browser, such as Edge or Chrome. Oh, and we strongly recommend headphones.
No. If you can upload files to SharePoint, you can install Captain Copilot. Download and extract the ZIP, upload all eight game files to a folder in a SharePoint document library, then share the link to index.html. Follow the installation guide.
Each game explores a different part of Copilot. Operation EUREKA uses puzzles to practise Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams. Episode 2 will introduce agents.
Allow around 45 minutes for the full game, with each set of puzzles taking about 10 minutes. Complete a set and you'll receive a codeword that acts as your saved-game checkpoint. Keep a note of your latest codeword and use it to pick up where you left off, so you can play at your own pace.
Yes. The website has a playable Word sample. You'll need Word with Microsoft 365 Copilot to work through the supplied fictional handbook.
No. Use only the fictional evidence supplied with the game. Never paste real customer, financial or personal data into the puzzles. The installed game runs on your organisation's SharePoint site and does not send gameplay data back to us. Using fictional evidence helps players build good data-handling habits for their everyday work with Copilot.
No. The downloadable game runs on your organisation's SharePoint site and does not send gameplay data back to the project team.
Start with the installation guide above. For Microsoft 365 Copilot licences, SharePoint permissions or your organisation's settings, contact your IT team.
If you've found a bug in the game or have feedback, contact Anthony Sheldrake on LinkedIn. Include the game version, your browser, which case or puzzle you were on, and what happened. Please don't send real work documents, personal data or confidential information.
This is a free community project, not a formal Microsoft support service. Help is offered on a best-effort basis, with no guaranteed response time or fix.
