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This is our 9th report on the US escape room industry… which (spoiler!) is in a good place.
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The Coffee Shop – Room Escape – Restaurant Package Deal should be a thing. An escape game takes only 60 minutes, but the experience can, and should, extend beyond the hour. This presents an opportunity for local business partnerships. Meeting location: coffee shop Successful teams get to know each other before they start playing the game.…
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Juliet Bennett Rylah reviews escape rooms in one of the country’s hottest markets: Los Angeles. As a writer for LAist.com (Los Angeles’ sister site to New York’s gothamist.com. Links removed as the site has been deleted.), Juliet has covered room escapes on three separate occasions: Get Locked in a Room for Fun: 6 Real Life…
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Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor is included in our recommendation guide for Tabletop Escape Games. For more of the best remote escape games in this style, check out the recommendation guide. Looking for gift ideas? Check out our holiday buyer’s guide. A second boxed escape game, and this one is available for purchase now. Is it worth it?…
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Be open minded… and don’t forget your safeword. Location: Brooklyn, New York Date played: March 6, 2016 Team size: 3-5; we recommend 3-4 Price: $28 per ticket Theme & story We were agents dispatched to investigate a house of ill repute. Literally everything was sex-and-kink themed. Let’s be clear, we’re not talking about a cutesy…
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Update 12/6/22: If you enjoy Boda Borg, we hope you’ll check out our interview with President/ CEO David Spigner on The Reality Escape Pod. Boda Borg is one of the best escape room style game experiences in Massachusetts . Here are our recommendations for great escape rooms in Massachusetts. We also have a guide of…
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Last night, Lisa and I got married! And yes… This post was scheduled in advance to automatically publish. If you’re interested in sending us a gift, may we suggest this incredible Pipe Organ Desk that I found on Hackaday. It’s gorgeous, and it houses an amazing multi-step puzzle. No pressure or anything… But if you’re…
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FiveThirtyEight recently broke the story of a crossword plagiarism scandal that spans over a decade. What’s the scandal? The short version of the story is that “Since 1999, Timothy Parker, editor of one of the nation’s most widely syndicated crosswords, has edited more than 60 individual puzzles that copy elements from New York Times puzzles,…
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Top tier escape rooms are rare. The highest quality escape room companies we’ve come across have created maybe four truly top tier games each… and it’s taken them a few years to create those games. Most of the best games we’ve played are operated by companies with only one or two rooms. As a rule, when companies…
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I was expecting a battle. Location: New York, New York Date played: February 20, 2016 Team size: 2-12; we recommend 3-5 Price: $28 per ticket Theme & story The game was introduced with a story – something about nukes, dog tags, and striking all of the targets. The room was military themed. Every object was…
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TransWorld, the very long-running haunt industry trade show, is expanding its coverage to include escape rooms (as is the haunt industry in general). Their annual Halloween & Attractions Show will feature a new section called Escape Room City. What’s happening in Escape Room City? In Escape Room City, TransWorld will feature escape room seminars, exhibitors, and puzzle…
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Update 3/30/21: If you enjoy The Room Two, we hope you’ll check out our interview with co-creator Barry Meade of Fireproof Studios on The Reality Escape Pod. The Room Two… It should probably be called “Many Rooms.” Platforms: iOS & Android Release date: December 2013 Price: $2 to $3 depending upon the platform (as of…
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“Hoodwinked” is a damn good name for an escape company. Location: New York, New York Date played: February 20, 2016 Team size: 2-8; we recommend 3-5 Price: $28 per ticket Theme & story In Spirit of Harlem, Hoodwinked Escape created a puzzle gallery highlighting a small variety of the literary, musical, political, and performance figures…
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Update 3/30/21: If you enjoy The Room, we hope you’ll check out our interview with co-creator Barry Meade of Fireproof Studios on The Reality Escape Pod. Reviewing the video game that inspired my marriage proposal. Platforms: iOS, Android, Steam Release date: September 2012 Price: $1 to $5 depending upon the platform (as of February 2016)…
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Escape room owners are generally paranoid about spoilers. They are understandably afraid that if someone were to post a step-by-step walkthrough of their game on the Internet, their business would suffer. There is some legitimacy to that fear. Just how much is tough to say because as far as I can tell, it hasn’t been a…
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This factory manufactures befuddlement. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date played: February 6, 2016 Team size: 4-10; we recommend 6-10 Price: $28 per ticket Theme & story The setup was: “You and up to 9 other people are locked inside an abandoned break room. You have 60 minutes to figure out the clues and escape.” The Factory looked a…
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A really pleasurable experience… I wouldn’t have minded if it sustained a little bit longer. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date played: February 6, 2016 Team size: 1-4; we recommend 2-3 Price: $19 per ticket Theme & story Designed by longtime veterans of the haunted house industry, The Attic doesn’t have a story, just a strong theme. We needed to escape from a…
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Another 1980s escape room! This one was in Philadelphia and it was created before the one in Washington, DC. Time travel is so complicated. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date played: February 7, 2016 Team size: 4-14; we recommend 4-8 Price: $28 per ticket Theme & story This game was set in four different 1980s commercial spaces.…
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We regularly answer questions that readers submit through our contact from. We’re trying something new and turning the answer into a post: From Sarah W. “I’ve been wondering this for a while: How often do you run into puzzles that can no longer be solved if you move certain items from their original state? This happened…
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We’ve just booked a game with your escape room company! Here’s what to expect from us. We’re fans We’re just a couple who love puzzles and interactive experiences. We started this site to share our love of the games, help players decide what games are best for them, and push owners to make better games.…
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Massive and legitimately frightening. Location: Brooklyn, New York Date played: February 1, 2016 Team size: 3-5; we recommend 3-4 Price: $28 per ticket A large horror detective adventure Komnata Quest’s website tags The impossible murder mystery with the words: adventure, detective, horror, and large. Those tags are facts. The detective adventure story began with this…
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The reading of Dr. Mad’s will was a tragic event. Location: New York City, New York (Traveling Game) Date played: January 26, 2016 Team size: 6; we recommend 6 Price: $29.50 per ticket Theme & story Things started out well enough. A charismatic and energetic man emerged on stage and explained to us: “50 years…
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[At the time of this review, Last Minute Escape was called Exit Strategy.] The Hotel Luxeva only rents rooms by the hour. Location: Wayne, NJ Date played: January 18, 2016 Team size: 2-8; we recommend 4-6 Price: $100 per room on weekdays, $30.50 per ticket on weekends Theme & story Hotel Luxeva was set in a 1980’s…
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Update 3/16/21: If you enjoy The Werewolf Experiment, we hope you’ll check out our interview with game and puzzle designers Juliana Moreno Patel and Ariel Rubin (The Wild Optimists) on The Reality Escape Pod. We were skeptical, but we were proven wrong. Location: Buy it and play it wherever you want Date played: January 31, 2016…
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Kids are great. Kids who puzzle are greater. If you back puzzle book author Eric Berlin’s Kickstarter, he’ll send your kids (9 and up) puzzles to solve on a weekly basis. He has already exceeded his goal, so this is happening. You should back Eric Berlin’s Kickstarter, so he can help make your kids greater.
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