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.
Newest Posts
High Interest, or Right Place?
A few weeks ago, I posted a progress update about my mission to drop off puzzle games in random places ...
A Memento in Video
What's the neatest souvenir you've gotten from an experience? Back in 2019, I posted a summary of some of the ...
Short Update – It’s Gone!
Last week I shared some thoughts based on discovering that a murder mystery game I left at a Little Free ...
Low Interest, or Wrong Place?
I've mentioned a few times about my experiment of dropping off puzzle games at various locations and seeing if I ...
Balatro: A Puzzling Timekiller
Have you heard of Balatro? If not, I can't wait to share with you about the best timekiller of the ...
Escape Room Visits
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 ...
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 ...
Accidental 600th
I completed my 600th escape room. At the time, I didn't know it was my 600th escape room. C'est la ...
A Thank You to Paruzal
One of my favorite new developments in 2019-2020 was the advent of the online escape room. While businesses everywhere were ...
Bethlehem, PA: Escape.exe – Neon Tokyo (Resistance)
The last time I visited Escape.exe, in April 2021, Neon Tokyo was coming soon. After the experience I had in ...
Commentary
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 ...
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 ...
Customers Always Right?
Every once in a while, I get a reminder about how the overall customer experience is more important than any ...
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 ...
Travel
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 ...
Cruising 2024
Cruises are one of my favorite forms of travel for many reasons. The forced disconnect is perhaps the biggest one- ...
Out of This World Traveling
I usually recommend traveling without overcommitting to a specific schedule. Taking a trip on a set itinerary / path may ...
Midwest Circuit Complete!
Going into last Friday, I expected to be on a road trip from Charlotte to Chicago. Hurricane Helene blew up ...
Mind Games
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 ...
Third Annual Masquerade Tribute Hunt – Starting March 20
The Third Annual Masquerade Tribute Hunt officially begins March 20th, but the fun has already started ...
A Thank You to Paruzal
One of my favorite new developments in 2019-2020 was the advent of the online escape room. While businesses everywhere were ...
ERChamp as a Watcher
Being part of the design team for ERChamp this year has been a unique experience- the annual online escape room ...
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 ...