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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Do Themes Get Boring?
I saw a comment recently about how escape room players are bored of common themes like “jail break” and “Sherlock ...
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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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Red Bull Mind Gamers Round 4
Red Bull Mind Gamers contest #6 (Creativity) is open, and voting has opened for contest #4 (Memory). I’ve cast my ...
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Jigsaw: Jiuzhaigou Park
Another jigsaw puzzle to add to the stack! ...
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Jigsaw: Candylicious (Buffalo)
CandyliciousManufacturer: BuffaloPieces: 1000 ...
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Escape Room Visits
Hurst, TX: Thrifty Pirate – Escape Cave
September 5, 2019 - I’ve got a new record for closest margin of victory in an escape room. I’ve had ...
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Montgomery, IL: MindTrap – The Collector / Hand Trap
August 18, 2019 - Christina wasn’t feeling the greatest this weekend, and that could only mean one thing: it was ...
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Geocaching: Mystery at the Museum Event
As a puzzle enthusiast, I get a lot of mileage out of Geocaches (hidden objects at GPS coordinates). They're great ...
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Jackson, MI: EpIQ Escapes – 90s & Game Show
Christina and I planned for a weekend in Detroit and beyond, but it was our stop on the way in ...
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St. Joseph, MI: Puzzlemental – Henchmen’s Hideout
December 8, 2018 - Christina and I were looking for a winter getaway less than two hours from Chicago. Lake ...
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Commentary
Wedding Anticipation
No, I haven't vanished without a trace. The past few weeks have been very busy wrapping up Christina's and my ...
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Puzzle Challenges – Internet Edition
There's never been a better time to be a fan of puzzles. Escape rooms are the most obvious recent development, ...
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What Counts as an Escape Room?
As someone who keeps track of how many escape rooms I’ve done, I’ve got a predicament of what counts toward ...
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Sweet Stats of Geocaching
It's been a few years since I've taken a close look at the Geocaching website. The mobile app gives me ...
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Beta Testing with Enthusiasts: Dos and Dont’s
You’re opening a new escape room and you only have one opportunity to beta test it. You can either bring ...
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Travel
Louisiana Blitz
I had heard legends of the escape rooms in Louisiana. The first mention I encountered was in St. Louis about ...
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Dallas, in a Nutshell
Escape room. Local attraction (Reunion Tower). Geocache. Forest preserve. Tex Mex. Barbecue. I'm just reaching the end of day 1 ...
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Southwest Wisconsin – A Midwest Treasure
Escape room? Check. Geocaches? Check. Regional attractions? Check. Looks like it was a typical three day weekend for Christina and ...
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Chicago to Dallas: $46
Most people seem to hate Spirit Airlines. I used to be right there with them, but over the past two ...
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Impromptu Detroit Getaway
Talk about an unexpected journey. For more than a week Christina and I had planned to go to Traverse City, ...
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