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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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![Headlong Hunt [Hivemind Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/headlong-hunt-1-370x250.jpg)
Check this out if you like Baba is You, or Patrick’s Parabox!
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![Exit the Game – The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes [Hivemind Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/exit-game-disappearance-sherlock-holmes-1-370x250.jpg)
Sherlock Holmes is famous for sorting through dense details, and the game captured that vibe well.
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If you work in this industry, or you are thinking about working in this industry, there’s no better investment you can make.
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![Escape Room LA – Black Dragon [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/escape-room-la-black-dragon-2-370x250.jpg)
Black Dragon delivered on the puzzle-centric design that Escape Room LA is known for.
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“Poor game flow is one of the biggest downfalls to any escape room.”
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Experience the magic of Imagi-Ne’er-Do-Wells at RECON 24 Los Angeles this August!
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![Taskmaster Christmas Crackers [Hivemind Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/puzzle-post-taskmaster-christmas-crackers-3-370x250.jpg)
Choose your gaming friends wisely… your time starts now!
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“It’s a quirky romp through this thing that we call Christmas.”
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At RECON 24 Los Angeles, you can experience the delight of 49 Boxes!
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Magic the Gathering & puzzles… coming soon!
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At Room Escape Artist, we write about escape rooms 365 days a year… but if you only read one post this month, make it REA’s Holiday Gift Guide. The whole team puts a lot of love into it every year! Shop holiday gifts here.
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If you’ve played 100 escape rooms, it’s time to submit your TERPECA ballot.
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“It’s also sort of a gateway drug to becoming a programmer.”
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One of the longest-standing and most viable escape room tropes is the split team start.* It’s a good hook and a smart way to build team-based challenges into a game. That said, there are some serious pitfalls that designers face when building split team beginnings. A few years ago we explored the Regrouping Problem, and…
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Traversing the wilds of the internet, I happened upon a corner of it that could really help US-based escape room owners acquire some interesting props for seemingly low prices. (Honestly, I couldn’t even begin to price out some of this stuff.) GovDeals is a liquidation marketplace for governments at all levels to sell off stuff…
The Full Archive
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![Doldrick’s Escape Room – Crazy Train [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/doldricks-escape-room-crazy-train-2-370x250.jpg)
![Miraculum – Frankenstein [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/miraculum-frankenstein-1-370x250.jpg)
![Arcane Escape Room – The Ghost of Mentryville [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/arcane-escape-room-ghost-mentryville-3-370x250.jpg)
![Locurio – The Storykeeper [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/locurio-storykeeper-1-370x250.jpg)
![The Push Mystery Rooms – The Movies Experience [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/push-mystery-rooms-movies-experience-3-370x250.jpg)
![clueQuest – Revenge of the Sheep [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cluequest-revenge-sheep-1-370x250.jpg)
![Phantom Peak: Wintermas [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Phantom-Peak-Wintermas-22-12-370x250.jpg)
![Escaperoom Antwerp – The Toy Factory [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/escaperoom-antwerp-toy-factory-2-370x250.jpg)
![OuterGround – Jason’s Legacy [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/outerground-jasons-legacy-1-370x250.jpg)
![Scarlet Envelope – Holiday Puzzle Cards (Set of 3) [Review]](https://roomescapeartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/scarlet-envelope-holiday-puzzle-cards-2-370x250.jpg)