Escape room blog

Without a doubt, the best escape room games are those that can ensure we are having an immersive experience whilst playing. To be enthralled in the fantasy world around you. In the same way that a movie requires you to suspend disbelief for a couple of hours, so escape room games are the same...

Thanks to the popularity of escape room games, then it's no surprise that snapping on the heels of the location-based games, there is now an ever-increasing number of board game offerings...

In these strange days of Covid lock-downs, finding things to do to keep the kids happy can be quite a chore. So the easiest thing is to stick a screen of some sort in front of their faces, whether the TV, a tablet, or a phone. And it works! But sometimes, we should probably put more effort into trying to improve the lives of our young ones...

If you play escape room games, then after playing a few, you'll begin to see a pattern emerge of what makes one game successful and another fall flat. The truth is that not all escape games are equal...

So you've summonsed the courage to ask the boy/girl of your dreams out on a date. And, believe it or not, they said yes, they would love to do something with you...

So let's see what else you can do in order to escape the room...

At ExitTheRoom, we have witnessed literally thousands of escape room games being played. And though most of the competitors manage to emerge victorious, there are many times when help has been requested...

Play an escape room and essentially you're playing a challenge. By dint of their very design, you'll need to put on your thinking hat and work out the many intricate puzzles as you look for clues.

If you find yourself staring sadly into your cornflakes at breakfast time, with a horrible feeling of dread as you hear your partner coming down the stairs, then help is at hand. And though you might be unhappy with your present situation, there are other ways than divorce to end this intolerable marriage...

So here you stand with three of your friends. In a darkened escape room. You're surrounded by all sorts of unrelated items, from bunches of keys to books to strange looking pictures. Looking up, you can see a clock that's counting down the hour. In the distance you can hear someone crying...

If you're a thrill seeker who likes bungee jumping and off piste skiing, then we have a dozy for you. Of course, you might think of yourself as an adrenaline junkie, unfazed and unafraid of mortal danger as you dance, as close as possible and hand in hand with the grim reaper himself...

Continuing our look into the types of clues, tropes and puzzles you might well encounter in an escape room game. Sorry to say, but there are no answers to be found here, just a general overview allowing a first time player a glimpse into the inner workings of how clues and puzzles might be resolved. So, with that in mind, onward and upwards...