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Glowing Key Launch!

Today I've finally completed something I've had in motion for a long time- starting a business! It's called Glowing Key, ...
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Circle Around Lake Michigan

With everything that's going on, and with approaching my 600th escape room, I very nearly missed out on reporting about ...
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Great US Treasure Hunt – Milwaukee Recap

Saturday, September 3rd - There was no guarantee I was going to be able to participate in the Great US ...
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Between Journeys

I'm currently smack dab in the middle of my busiest stretch of travel in quite some time, and between travel, ...
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Five Days, Six States, Eight Escapes

This last week contained my biggest adventure in a long time. After spending a few days in Las Vegas, Christina ...
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Escape Room Visits

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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Branson, MO: Escape Code – Secret Passage

March 20, 2022 - I've been lucky to have the opportunity to play some really cool escape rooms on my ...
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Oak Creek, WI: City 13 Escape – Save the City

September 7, 2021- For my 500th escape room, I wanted to do something special. Thankfully, I live less than two ...
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Nampa, ID: Labyrinth Escape Games – Shipwrecked & Nightwalker 1944

October 11, 2021 - It was the last full day of our tour around the American west, and we still ...
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Oak Brook, IL: Escape the Room – Clock Tower and The Theater

September 1, 2021 - I had been avoiding Escape the Room Oak Brook. I had one prior experience in 2018 ...
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Commentary

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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Advanced Puzzling: Math Imitates Puzzle

One thing I've seen that seems to be mostly loathed by lovers of escape rooms is the math puzzle, or ...
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Anatomy of a Puzzle Experience: Measuring the “Aha!” Moment

I’ve been putting together a whitepaper on the mathematics behind what makes a puzzle fun to solve. What started as ...
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Exciting Times

The next few weekends are going to be more than a little exciting. Eight escape rooms this Saturday, and a ...
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