Room Escape Artist

We’ve wanted to take a Tour to Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time & Space since we first visited this delightful company that is far from everywhere. It’s 2 hours from Indianapolis, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 3 hours from St. Louis.

So we waited patiently for one of these cities to present itself as the jumping off point for a bus ride to Champaign-Urbana. We’ve especially had our eye on Chicago because playing a group game from The Mystery League would be an added bonus.

After visiting 60 to Escape’s Schaumburg location (in suburban Chicago), we were impressed by their games, and we were ready to make this Tour idea into a reality.

This Tour covers the most distance of any Tour we’ve run yet. Chicago didn’t seem right. Neither did Champaign-Urbana. We were looking for something else. Since the name of the company that inspired this Tour is so much fun, we named it after them.

Yes! Both Game Night and Revenge of the Cabin at CU Adventures won Golden Lock awards in 2022.

That’s going to depend on how much you’ve already played.

Contact us. We’ll make it work if we can.

We will be going by bus from Schaumburg, Illinois (the Chicago suburb where 60 to Escape is located) to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where CU Adventures is located.

60 to Escape is at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. The Tour hotel will be conveniently located near there, so you’ll be able to Uber/ Lyft (or possibly even walk) to these games. You won’t need a rental car unless you plan to play additional games all around the Chicago metro area.

The Tour hotel in Urbana will be about half a mile from CU Adventures. You’ll be able to walk or Uber/ Lyft from the hotel to your games and back. You shouldn’t need a car.

This Tour will start in Schaumburg, which is a suburb of Chicago, travel to Urbana, and then drop you back off in Schaumburg.

Session 1:

• Welcome in Schaumburg on Saturday evening
• Sunday at 60 to Escape in Schaumburg
• Game by The Mystery League on Sunday in Schaumburg
• Sunday evening trip by bus to Urbana, Illinois.
• Monday and Tuesday at CU Adventures in Urbana.
• Bus back to Schaumburg on Tuesday evening

This Tour will have two hotel blocks. We expect most folks will spend Saturday night and Tuesday night in Schaumburg. (That said, you could stay anywhere else in or around Chicago.) We will spend Sunday night and Monday night in Champaign-Urbana.

Session 2:

• Welcome in Schaumburg on Monday evening
• Tuesday at 60 to Escape in Schaumburg
• Game by The Mystery League on Tuesday in Schaumburg
• Tuesday evening trip by bus to Urbana, Illinois.
• Wednesday and Thursday at CU Adventures in Urbana.
• Bus back to Schaumburg on Thursday evening

This Tour will have two hotel blocks. We expect most folks will spend Monday night and Thursday night in Schaumburg. (That said, you could stay anywhere else in or around Chicago.) We will spend Tuesday night and Wednesday night in Champaign-Urbana.

Session 1:

Please plan to arrive in Chicago on (or before) Saturday, April 26th, and stay until Wednesday morning, April 30th.

We will have a welcome gathering in Schaumburg on Saturday evening. Tour events will start early on Sunday morning.

On Tuesday evening, we will take a bus from Champaign-Urbana back to Schaumburg. The bus will get back pretty late. Do not plan to take a flight out of Chicago on Tuesday night.

Session 2:

Please plan to arrive in Chicago on (or before) Monday, April 28th, and stay until Friday morning, May 2nd.

We will have a welcome gathering in Schaumburg on Monday evening. Tour events will start early on Tuesday morning.

On Thursday evening, we will take a bus from Champaign-Urbana back to Schaumburg. The bus will get back pretty late. Do not plan to take a flight out of Chicago on Thursday night.

No, but we’ll choose games specifically for you. You’ll fill out a fun pre-tour survey about your escape room preferences. We’re confident you’ll play a lot of games that you’ll love.

The most popular and impressive games in the region will appear on everyone’s schedule unless you opt out of them.

You’ll find out your escape room agenda far enough in advance that you can book additional games for yourself (at discounted prices) during the rest of your time in the Chicago area.

The Mystery League creates puzzle games for groups to enjoy. Puzzle designer Sandy Weisz talked more about these games on REPOD. On the Tour, we will play the game Search for a Superhero, which is a puzzle game, played by a small group seated at a table.

For all the escape rooms, you will play in teams of 4.

For Search for a Superhero, the session will be 24 people, playing in groups of 6.

If you purchase 2 tickets together, you’ll play all of your games together.

If you purchase a single ticket, you may flag 1 other person to play all of your games with. We guarantee this request will be honored… provided that you both request one another.

You may request as many people as you’d like to have on your team for at least a few games and we’ll honor these requests to the best of our ability.

Your pre-tour survey will also help us select teammates with whom we think you’ll gel.

Yes, provided your group is 6 people or less.

While you won’t play all your games on the Tour together, we will arrange it so that you play all the same games as each other, even though you’ll play them at different times. This will simplify your scheduling for additional games outside of the Tour. In order to ensure this, you must tell us who you are traveling with in your pre-tour survey.

If your group is more than 6 people, we may not be able to accommodate entirely matched schedules, but we’ll do the best we can.

Not at all. A lot of our regulars travel alone. Coming alone is just an opportunity to meet new friends.

We’ll put you in groups with other escape room enthusiasts from far and wide.

We will use the pre-tour surveys to group you with teammates whom we think you’ll enjoy playing with. On past Tours, many groups loved playing together so much that they booked additional rooms together at the end of the Tour.

That said, we will vary your teammates. You likely won’t play more than 3 games with the exact same team.

Your ticket does not cover travel or lodging. We will designate a Tour hotel each in Schaumburg and Urbana near the escape rooms, where we will have a hotel block with a great rate. Hotel block information will be emailed to ticket holders.

Your ticket includes one meal.

Your other meals are not covered, but we’ll share restaurant recommendations near the escape rooms.

We can’t really say. We are planning to run additional Tours, but they may go to other destinations.

No, there is only 1 ticket type for this Tour.

The good news is that our convention, RECON is remote in August of 2025, which means tickets are less expensive, and you can attend from home! If you work in the escape room or immersive gaming industry, we strongly recommend you come to RECON. It’s very worth it. Tickets will be available in 2025.

If you are choosing between this Tour and the Montreal Tour, here are the considerations:

Montreal is the top market in North America right now. That Tour will have more games, and many of them will be bigger and longer than anything you’ve experienced before. It truly impressive. It’s also a great option for Americans who are wary about traveling internationally. We make everything really easy!

CU Adventures is really hard to get to, since it’s at least 2 hours away from any major airport, but we have a bus to take you there. This is the easiest way to visit a top escape room company that is off the beaten path. We also highly recommend this Tour for industry professionals who want to experience top notch games at businesses that run really well. CU Adventures and 60 to Escape are both exemplary companies in this regard.

Yes! All are welcome.

Yes! Really… all are welcome.

Unfortunately, no. All participants must be 18 years of age at the start of the Tour.

This is an insurance thing.

This is the world we have to operate in now. We do our best to remain aware and adaptable, and support the needs of all guests. If you are high risk, know that a Tour is a social event, and make the right decision for you.

No.

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