Room Escape Artist

This month there was so much to write that it didn’t always fit in one piece! I highly recommend Ryan’s 2-part exploration of Immersive Fort Tokyo and Richard’s 3-part series on Escape Rooms As A Performer’s Medium. Plus, we just started publishing content from our recent trip to Athens… but the reviews are still to come.

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Reviews

🔒 Golden Lock Winners

The Mind’s Eye, Enter the Imaginarium (Pittsburgh, PA) – Enter the Imaginarium designed The Mind’s Eye around an exciting core feature: full-room projection mapping. (Review by Matthew Stein)

Escape Rooms

The Campground, 13th Hour Escape Room (Wharton, NJ) – 13th Hour Escape Rooms builds upon their reputation as an escape room destination, with their ninth game The Campground. (Review by Lisa Spira)

Witch Doctor, Deadline Escape Rooms (Reno, NV) – The attention to detail in Witch Doctor instilled a sense of reverence as we explored. (Review by Kurtis Rohlf)

Something Else

AZ Treasure Hunt 2024 (Puzzle Hunt) – The Arizona Treasure Hunt has been running for over 70 years. Here’s what to expect if you take part in the fun! (By Theresa Piazza)

Immersive Fort Tokyo, a 2-part series: Park Overview, Food, and On-Demand Attractions [Part 1] and Ticketed Attractions and Immersive Halloween [Part 2] (By Ryan Brady)

Podcast

PG’s Playhouse 7: The Bat Bomb (ft. Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller) – Check out our new podcast with this bonkers episode with our friends from Escape This Podcast.

Recommendation Guides

Here’s a little more information about REA’s Regional Recommendation Guides (by Heather Burns)

Updated: Chicago & 2-Player Online Escape Games

Commentary

Escape Rooms As A Performer’s Medium is a 3-part series: First, we have The Player’s Perspective. Then, The Performer’s Perspective. Lastly, we present The Owner’s Perspective. (By Richard Burns)

On Getting “Captured” in Escape Rooms – Many of the best horror escape rooms capture players, but they don’t all do it well. Here’s how to build tension with capture. (By David Spira)