Entrance Hall

Stats

Gem Cost

None

Type

Permanent, Blueprint

Rarity

n/a

Past the steps and beyond the grand doors, admission to Mount Holly is granted by way of a dark and garish lobby, suitably called the Entrance Hall. From here, each guest's adventure begins; however, the three doors that proceed onward do not always lead to the same adjoining rooms...

― Room Directory

The Entrance Hall is a room in Blue Prince. Listed as Room 002 in the Room Directory, the Entrance Hall is a unique permanent room, fixed in place as the central room of Rank 1. The player starts each of their days in this room, appearing in front of the central table as the camera pans inside the house from the grounds.

The Entrance Hall has regular drafting doors on each of its north, west, and east exits, while the south side has a large open entryway that leads directly to the grounds. Initially, none of the doors can be interacted with and the player will be prompted to pick up the Blueprints on the table in order to begin drafting.

Points of interest

Items

At the very start of the game, the Mount Holly Blueprint will be available to collect from the central table to the right of the vase. Unlike regular items, the Blueprints are not added to the player's inventory, instead granting access to the Blueprint Menu. The item description will prompt the player to press [tab] to access the menu, which they must do to regain control. Drafting is impossible until this is done.
- When on any alternate game mode, picking up the blueprint is optional, and drafting can be done without ever picking it up.
Once the player has any amount of allowance, a small packet will appear on the central table that grants a number of coins equal to the player's allowance when collected.

Documents

Front and center on the table is a sealed letter from Herbert Sinclair, introducing Simon to Mount Holly and setting out the terms of his bequest.
On a smaller table by the west door, a tutorial tip explains the steps resource.
The first time allowance appears in the Entrance Hall, it will also be accompanied by an explanatory note from Anne Babbage. This note will permanently disappear the next day regardless of whether the allowance is collected.

Other

The Entrance Hall contains a grandfather clock which can be used to tell the time. As the player starts each day in the Entrance Hall, it can be quickly checked to deduce that each day starts at 8:00am.

The Entrance Hall central table, with Blueprints
Herbert's letter
First page of Herbert's letter
Second page of Herbert's letter
Third page of Herbert's letter
Picking up the Blueprints
Attempting to draft without Blueprints
The Entrance Hall central table, with Blueprints
The tip explaining steps
The grandfather clock at just past 9:00am
Simon's first allowance, with the note
The allowance note

Inheritance

Interactions

Two trunks in the Entrance Hall

Two separate effects are capable of adding trunks to the Entrance Hall. These effects are effectively identical and share the same pool of potential trunks, with a common limit of 17.
- Activating The Twins will cause two trunks to spawn in the Entrance Hall.
- One experimental effect causes a trunk to spawn in the Entrance Hall each time it is triggered.
[Upgrade Spoiler: Mail Room] If a No Contact Delivery Mail Room was drafted yesterday, the Entrance Hall starts with a package immediately to the right of the starting position.