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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 ...
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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 ...
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Korean Game Shows: A Tale of Two Hemispheres
I recently shared an update about the new launch of two Korean-style mind game shows- The Devil's Plan season 2 ...
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A Lesson in Robotic Beekeeping – The Hive Book Hunt
This weekend I had the pleasure to experience a short new puzzle hunt called the "Hive Book Hunt." It was ...
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Korean Brain Game Nirvana
We're living in exciting times now. In the last two months, we've gotten THREE new cerebral survival game shows - ...
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Escape Room Visits
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Commentary
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 ...
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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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Travel
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 ...
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Diamond of the Midwest
I have a hot new recommendation for a vacation destination for anyone living in the Midwest US. Hear me out- ...
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Florida Again!?!?!
My most recent travel post was from Florida in early November. In early December, I have another Florida trip to ...
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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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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 ...
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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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