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“ Can we tell a narrative story with Mini golf?”

What a tee-rific idea! Today we’re talking mini golf, the entertaining twist on a classic sport with an interesting history. Anne & Chris Lukeman, owners of CU Adventures in Time and Space join us again to tackle a subject very close to their heart. As they tell us in the episode, they’re taking everything they know about creating amazing escape rooms and applying it to their new venture, Parcadia — a magical mini golf tavern inspired by D&D aesthetics. Our game today is called Hole in One, where I took a word, and “added a hole in one” by inserting an “O” into it to make another word. David then gives us a short history of mini golf, and Anne & Chris tell us about creating a new type of mini golf adventure by adding a story-telling element to the game.

If you enjoyed this episode, you can also hear more from Anne & Chris on Season 1, Episode 4 of Reality Escape Pod and consider joining the Escape Immerse Explore Time & Space Tour which will visit CU Adventures in Time and Space to play all their wonderful games.

Time Stamps

• 01:20 Game: Hole in One
• 08:30 About the Guest: Parcadia, a Puzzling Mini Golf Attraction
• 20:00 Discussion: A Short History of Mini Golf
• 23:44 Credits

Guest: Anne & Chris Lukeman

Chris & Anne Lukeman have owned and operated Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time and Space (“CU Adventures”) since 2015. Their immersive escape room experiences are consistently highly ranked on review sites and have won several international awards (2020 & 2022 Golden Lock Awards, 2019-2022 TERPECA nominee, 2022 Best of Morty, 2020-2022 Bullseye Awards). They’ve received national attention for bringing their traveling pop-up escape games to Gen Con Indy (the largest gaming convention in the western hemisphere), as well as their pandemic era at-home games (The Lost Temple, Floor 13, Solve Our Shirts).

Before moving into the immersive space full-time, Chris & Anne were indie filmmakers and professional videographers for the University of Illinois. They enjoy board games, TTRPGs, and having two very adorable cats.

Follow CU Adventures

• Anne on Twitter @annelukeman
• CU Adventures in Time and Space website
• Parcadia website
• Solve Our Shirts website
• Facebook
• Instagram @cu_adventures
• Chris on Twitter @doctorpuzzles

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Production Credits

• Hosted by Peih-Gee Law & David Spira
• Puzzles by Peih-Gee Law
• Produced by Theresa Piazza
• Supported by Lisa Spira
• Edited by Peih-Gee Law
• Music by Matt Farthing
• Logo by Theresa Wagner