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Thoughts on the Escape Room Sports Movement via Escape Buzz

21 October 2022

1–2 minutes

At Escape Buzz, they are musing on the question of escape rooms as sports in advance of the World Escape Room Championship (ER Champ), taking place virtually on November 5, 2022.

Jakub Witosławski recently interviewed REPOD co-hosts David and Peih-Gee on this topic. These two are pretty competitive (and I saw this come out during The Trust Experiment, let me tell you!) but their thoughts on competitive escape rooming are more nuanced.

Highlights

David says, “If we’re playing for performance, everything is about maximizing time gains. The fun is in the speed…” and shares his technique for playing for speed.

They also each share some thoughts on why escape rooms aren’t mainstream… is it about escape rooms or is it about the nature of our culture today?

You can read the full interview at Escape Buzz.

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2 responses to “Thoughts on the Escape Room Sports Movement via Escape Buzz”

David Longley

October 21, 2022 at 1:24 pm

I am impressed with David and Peih-Gee’s analyses and articulation. No wonder REA is so well regarded for knowing what is and what will be in the world of escape rooms. In my opinion, the industry is in good hands as long as there is traction with REA’s insight and vision.

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Lisa Spira

October 21, 2022 at 9:01 pm

Thank you, David. We very much appreciate the support!

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Editor-In-Chief at Room Escape Artist: Whether she is editing REA’s content, leading the Hivemind, or wrangling the logistics for RECON or the Escape, Immerse, Explore Tours, Lisa is the reason that everything runs like clockwork. As a linguist and data expert, Lisa also leads our Industry Data efforts and is responsible for our annual Industry Reports. Lisa is the heart of REA and also bakes all of our escakes.