Welcome to PuzzleDrifter.com! This site was created to document the journey to complete an escape room in each of the 50 US states in 2018. Over time we’re adding more content related to escape rooms, travel, and other puzzles which can be found around the world.

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Newest Posts

Escape Room International Championship – Qualifying Round

Though the Escape Room International Championship occurred after Red Bull Discovery Lab, I think it's more fitting to talk about ...
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Cancun: Relax & Puzzle

I can't believe we're already on the latter half of our trip to Cancun! This trip has been a little ...
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Cancun: A New Adventure

For the first time in about four years, I'm going on a vacation in which it's possible I might not ...
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Remarkable Week

This week was a little bit unusual. I took nearly a full week of paid time off from my job ...
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New Puzzle- Space Fantasy

It's been too long since I wrote a new puzzle, but inspiration struck today with the two-punch speaker event I ...
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Escape Room Visits

Louisville, CO: Rabbit Hole Recreation Services – Frost Base Z

June 12, 2020 - Every time I visit Rabbit Hole Recreation Services I get a little bolder in proclaiming how ...
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Bellevue, WA (Online): Reality Break – Seattle Freeze

As an avid traveler who loves learning more about the places I visit, I really enjoy when escape rooms tie ...
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Minneapolis, MN (Online): Trapped Puzzle Rooms – Herbert’s Laboratory

When I got an email from Trapped describing their new "audio escape room" adventure, my interest was immediately piqued. In ...
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Online (Japan): Scrap – Escape the Werewolf Village

My escape room solve tally has been stuck just shy of 400 since the lockdowns started. Sure, I’ve played a ...
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Tampa, FL: Rabbit Hole Escape Games – Shadows of the Skunk Ape & Alice’s Tea Time

Christina and I were doubly excited to try out Rabbit Hole Escape Games in Tampa. For one, we had heard ...
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Commentary

Remarkable Week

This week was a little bit unusual. I took nearly a full week of paid time off from my job ...
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Puzzle Goals (Chess, Rubik’s, and More)

When I created this site, my #1 goal was related to escape rooms, and pound for pound escape rooms are ...
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A Brief Reflection on Escape Room Movies

Over the last few years, quite a few film studios have attempted to capture the magic of solving an escape ...
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Brian Brand Jigsaw Puzzles

I've been a little quiet lately, and it's been largely due to a new project I've been exploring ...
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