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MIT Puzzle Hunt 2021 – Chapter 2

Puzzle Hunt is over. It took just over two days and one of the teams solved all puzzles necessary to ...
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MIT Puzzle Hunt 2021- Chapter One

Quick update today, since it's already 12:30 AM in Chicago. But the MIT Puzzle Hunt has begun, and it's pretty ...
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Exit Games: The Stormy Flight

I find myself enjoying the Exit series by Cosmos more with each new set I play. Part of it is ...
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4 Days, 6 Escape Rooms

I can't imagine a better way to start the year. By the end of the day on January 4th, I ...
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On the Road: Springfield, MO

Jan 2, 2021 - Christina and I hit the road for the first time in a while to head down ...
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Escape Room Visits

Arvada, CO: Conundrum Escape – Experiment C73

June 13, 2020 - After a VERY brief adventure at the top of Pike's Peak, Christina and I weren't ready ...
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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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Commentary

New Page – My Puzzles

It's been a long-time desire of mine to spend more time creating puzzles, and it's never been easier. There are ...
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Puzzle Games Together

We've reached an era in which there are far too many high quality puzzle games for one person to play ...
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93 Down, 39 To Go

Hanging out at the auto mechanic today to address an overdue issue with an engine part on recall, and it's ...
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Strange Weeks

These last few weeks have been strange. I've been busy, but I've been able to do a LOT of puzzles ...
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Puzzle Addiction

I feel like I'm drowning in puzzles. And I love it ...
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Travel

4 Days, 6 Escape Rooms

I can't imagine a better way to start the year. By the end of the day on January 4th, I ...
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On the Road: Springfield, MO

Jan 2, 2021 - Christina and I hit the road for the first time in a while to head down ...
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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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Madison and the Dells: Five Unwanted Ducks

August 1, 2020 - After a somewhat uneventful night with a hotel check-in and a cookie, Christina and I had ...
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