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Winter Road Trip – Migrating Southward
I have a curse. Any time I drive more than an hour south of Chicago in the winter, I hit ...
Atlanta, GA: Ultimate Escape Game
The difficulty of an escape room is a tough concept to nail. I had the pleasure this week to visit Ultimate Escape ...
Cantaloop: An Innovation in Paper
I recently blindly purchased a puzzle game called Cantaloop (Chapter 1: Breaking into Prison). I've played a dozen different styles ...
Buried Treasure: The Lost Ring
Not every treasure has a map. Sometimes it's the dollar you find in the pocket of your jacket. Other times, ...
ER Champ 2025 Results Are In!
ER Champ 2025 Finals are completed! The Finals, broadcast live from Sofia, Bulgaria, brought viewers a thrilling competition with only ...
Escape Room Visits
Atlanta, GA: Ultimate Escape Game
The difficulty of an escape room is a tough concept to nail. I had the pleasure this week to visit Ultimate Escape ...
Immersive Gamebox: A New Escape Room Experience
I recently had the opportunity to try out a new form of escape room- the AI Escape game at Immersive ...
700th Escape Adventure at CU Adventures in Time and Space
I'm going to start off my post on CU Adventures in Time and Space with a bet - Forest of Fables will ...
Schaumburg, IL: 60 to Escape – Putt Portal
60 to Escape has been a staple of top end Chicagoland escape rooms for some time, but their latest venture ...
Kissimmee, FL: Doldrick’s Escape – Crazy Train: The Ballad of Skeemin’ Plotz
On my recent trip to Florida, I got to play one of the newest TERPECA finalist escape rooms - Crazy ...
Commentary
TERPECA Literacy
It's almost time for another year's TERPECA results! Soon we'll have a brand new list of the world's top escape ...
New Year’s Resolution
What was your resolution in 2025? One I'm taking on, and I'd encourage you to consider, too, is to skill ...
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 ...
ERChamp Data Adventure
The qualifiers for ERChamp 2023 are finished, and the top ten teams were selected to compete in the finals in ...
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 ...
Travel
Winter Road Trip – Migrating Southward
I have a curse. Any time I drive more than an hour south of Chicago in the winter, I hit ...
What You Can Do with 1.5 Days in DC
I recently advised not to underestimate the potential of a two day adventure, and I've got another data point to ...
The Three Day Road Trip (Georgia & Florida)
Today, I'd like to make one assertion- it's possible to have a vacation that's full, relaxing, and a complete disconnect ...
Diamond of the Midwest
I have a hot new recommendation for a vacation destination for anyone living in the Midwest US. Hear me out- ...
Florida Again!?!?!
My most recent travel post was from Florida in early November. In early December, I have another Florida trip to ...
Mind Games
ERChamp 2025 Qualifiers: In the Books!
The 2025 ERChamp qualifiers are in the books! Congratulations to the teams that finished the fastest and will be making ...
Montague Island Mysteries
I have an unusual report today- a neat thrift store find that has enriched many late evenings over the course ...
Perplex City
I casually keep an eye out for puzzle memorabilia, and I couldn't pass up the chance to scoop up a ...
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 ...
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 ...