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Memento #8: Museum of Science and Industry Puzzle Challenge Materials
I wrote recently about the James Bond Escape the Museum Experience at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. I thought ...
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Chicago, IL: Museum of Science and Industry – James Bond Escape
An escape room at the Museum of Science and Industry- I never thought I'd return to that museum under those ...
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Cruising 2024
Cruises are one of my favorite forms of travel for many reasons. The forced disconnect is perhaps the biggest one- ...
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Out of This World Traveling
I usually recommend traveling without overcommitting to a specific schedule. Taking a trip on a set itinerary / path may ...
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The Devil’s Plan- Greatest Gameshow Ever?
I stumbled across The Devil's Plan on Netflx via the thumbnail depicting someone solving a tangram puzzle. That was enough ...
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Escape Room Visits
Chicago, IL: Museum of Science and Industry – James Bond Escape
An escape room at the Museum of Science and Industry- I never thought I'd return to that museum under those ...
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Accidental 600th
I completed my 600th escape room. At the time, I didn't know it was my 600th escape room. C'est la ...
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A Thank You to Paruzal
One of my favorite new developments in 2019-2020 was the advent of the online escape room. While businesses everywhere were ...
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Bethlehem, PA: Escape.exe – Neon Tokyo (Resistance)
The last time I visited Escape.exe, in April 2021, Neon Tokyo was coming soon. After the experience I had in ...
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Congrats on 200 Rooms!
What do you do for someone who reaches an escape room milestone? I periodically went out of my way to ...
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Commentary
ERChamp Vs. Red Bull
A recent article on Escape.Buzz compares the Red Bull Escape Room Championship to ERChamp. As someone who has been close to both, I ...
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ERChamp Data Adventure
The qualifiers for ERChamp 2023 are finished, and the top ten teams were selected to compete in the finals in ...
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Pile of Money + Randomness = Recipe for Frustration
In many ways, it's more difficult to design a big prize treasure hunt than to design a good puzzle. Even ...
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Strangers Can Be Awesome
As we're getting the Chicago escape room meetup going, it's probably a good time to talk about what makes meeting ...
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Customers Always Right?
Every once in a while, I get a reminder about how the overall customer experience is more important than any ...
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Travel
Cruising 2024
Cruises are one of my favorite forms of travel for many reasons. The forced disconnect is perhaps the biggest one- ...
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Out of This World Traveling
I usually recommend traveling without overcommitting to a specific schedule. Taking a trip on a set itinerary / path may ...
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Midwest Circuit Complete!
Going into last Friday, I expected to be on a road trip from Charlotte to Chicago. Hurricane Helene blew up ...
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The Best Laid Plans…
I was VERY excited about our next trip. Flying to Charlotte, North Carolina. Driving home over the course of five ...
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A Weekend in Fort Lauderdale
Not gonna lie- my current trip to Fort Lauderdale started out rough. I've had a lot of fun, but there ...
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Mind Games
Montague Island Mysteries
I have an unusual report today- a neat thrift store find that has enriched many late evenings over the course ...
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Perplex City
I casually keep an eye out for puzzle memorabilia, and I couldn't pass up the chance to scoop up a ...
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Galactic Puzzle Hunt 2023
I was on the fence about participating in Galactic Puzzle Hunt in 2023. I've participated before in the past and ...
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ERChamp 2023 Finals Completed!
ERChamp 2023 is in the books, and it was a blast. I didn't know what to expect for the coverage ...
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Third Annual Masquerade Tribute Hunt – Starting March 20
The Third Annual Masquerade Tribute Hunt officially begins March 20th, but the fun has already started ...
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