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Families: The Perfect Escape Room Team
Escape. Be it from our daily grinds, awkward situations at a dinner party, or simply moving from the kitchen to the living room before the commercials are over. We have all been driven to escape at some point in our lives. But escaping alone is often a...
Sex and Escape Rooms: Removing Gender Stereotypes
“Sex and escape rooms.” but now that we have your attention, let’s talk inclusion. As they’re a very new form of entertainment, I have yet to see escape rooms looked at as a gendered pastime, which is good – they really are for everyone. All ages and genders should be...
What do you give the person that has everything? Experiential Gift Giving Guide 2018
We have all been stuck trying to find a gift for someone and just have no clue what to give them….Maybe they have everything they want, or you don’t know them, or have a budget for something grand. Recently in a scientific article about benefits of experiential...
The Savvy Parent’s guide to solving the mystery of “Family time”
[siteorigin_widget class="MO_Vintage_Heading_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Escape Rooms can be a truly educational experience for both kids and adults! Don’t believe it? Allow us to demonstrate: How is “escaping” educational? It’s as easy as 123 Commonly iN rooms,...
An expert’s guide to playing Escape Room Games
[siteorigin_widget class="MO_Vintage_Heading_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] We asked some of the most well-known escape room experts for their advice for beginners on playing escape rooms. First, let’s tackle what is an Escape Room Game? We get asked this all the time...
Good Prop Bad Prop
An Escape Room cliche we can do without. There is nothing worse than being in an Escape Room and dealing with a broken prop. You spend your time trying to solve a puzzle and you find out that you had the answer for 5 min but because the item or lock is broken you...
How to make a theme park style living window
[siteorigin_widget class="MO_Heading_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Making the world outside your windows realistic can be a fun way to expand your escape rooms world. They set the scene, make the room feel bigger and can even make you seasick! [siteorigin_widget...
How to Find an Escape Room Near You
Now that you know what an escape room is, you’re probably asking Google for ‘escape room games’ and now you have plenty of choices! Honestly, maybe too many. Simply searching ‘escape rooms’ could lead you to our friends Crack the Code Escape Room in Virginia, or The...
Valentines Day Puzzle Box Of Chocolates
Do you have a sweetie who loves puzzles? Or do they just like them a little bit but you want to make them work for that box of chocolates? Then I have the project for you! The first thing to make is the puzzle portion, which will then be transferred to the puzzle box....