Horror is one of the most common genre of escape rooms, and although scary rooms can be great, I think it's an overused genre. There are...

I'm not the type of player who is tempted to run into a room and tear it apart. I really respect a well-designed room, and my problem is...

I wrote a "tips" post about how to play a room with red herrings in it. Click here for that post. In an escape room, a red herring is a...

Escape room ownership requires a surprising number of skills, not the least of which is hospitality. It's incredibly difficult to build a...

Logical puzzles are all about frustration elimination. Rules of Logic The element of surprise is an essential part of every good escape...

Immersion is all about imagination. The goal of immersion is to make you feel like you are actually in another world or a unique scenario...

Teamwork is all about interaction. Escape rooms are effective team building exercises because everyone involved is on the same team,...

Entertainment is all about fun. I'm an escape room fanatic. There's no form of entertainment that I enjoy more. I think escape rooms are...

Competition is all about adrenaline. You've probably experienced a competitor's high. It's that feeling you get when the basketball team...

Creativity is all about the element of surprise. The goal of creativity is to put players in a scenario they haven't been in before,...