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
Catch and Release Puzzles
I mentioned new projects this year, and here's a little one - a utility for tracking puzzles and games I ...
From the Ashes
I stumbled across a double-faceted delight recently. I'm always excited to see new escape rooms open, and to my surprise ...
MIT Mystery Hunt 2026
MIT Mystery Hunt 2026 is live! The notorious puzzle hunt is a crown jewel of the world's greatest puzzling events ...
New Year, New Projects
There's a lot to look forward to in 2026. I've already kicked off some fun new adventures, some of which ...
Winter Road Trip – Migrating Southward
I have a curse. Any time I drive more than an hour south of Chicago in the winter, I hit ...
Escape Room Visits
Branson, MO: Escape Code – Secret Passage
March 20, 2022 - I've been lucky to have the opportunity to play some really cool escape rooms on my ...
Oak Creek, WI: City 13 Escape – Save the City
September 7, 2021- For my 500th escape room, I wanted to do something special. Thankfully, I live less than two ...
Nampa, ID: Labyrinth Escape Games – Shipwrecked & Nightwalker 1944
October 11, 2021 - It was the last full day of our tour around the American west, and we still ...
Oak Brook, IL: Escape the Room – Clock Tower and The Theater
September 1, 2021 - I had been avoiding Escape the Room Oak Brook. I had one prior experience in 2018 ...
Bethlehem, PA: Escape.exe – Site 117: Duos Challenge
April 24, 2021 - At the end of our stay on the east coast, Christina and I hit the road ...
Commentary
Anatomy of a Puzzle Experience: Measuring the “Aha!” Moment
I’ve been putting together a whitepaper on the mathematics behind what makes a puzzle fun to solve. What started as ...
Exciting Times
The next few weekends are going to be more than a little exciting. Eight escape rooms this Saturday, and a ...
Next Project. Or two. Or three.
I'm stealthily on track for putting out one puzzle game per month for 2021. March is almost at an end, ...
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 ...
Puzzle Games Together
We've reached an era in which there are far too many high quality puzzle games for one person to play ...
Travel
The Best Laid Plans…
I was VERY excited about our next trip. Flying to Charlotte, North Carolina. Driving home over the course of five ...
A Weekend in Fort Lauderdale
Not gonna lie- my current trip to Fort Lauderdale started out rough. I've had a lot of fun, but there ...
Carnival Venezia: New York to Bahamas
The start of our nine day cruise to the Bahamas has been a bit of a whirlwind. Three days in, ...
Alaskan Cruise 2023, Part 3
The cruise is over. It's a bit sad to be finished with the longest vacation I've taken in almost a ...
Alaskan Cruise 2023, Part 2
I have two more days to report of my Alaskan journey. This time, I'm covering Juneau and Skagway! ...
Mind Games
Box One – What Is It?
Out of all the escape room / puzzle home games, I've seen the most hype around Box One. Produced by ...
Treasure Hunt Roundup
The last few weeks have been full of treasure hunts and puzzle design. Between partcipating in a few new treasure ...
Enter the Passphrase Conclusion
Today was the grand finale of Enter the Passphrase puzzle hunt! So how did it go? Well… ...
Armchair Treasure Hunts – A New Adventure
Armchair treasure hunts- I didn't know what they were two weeks ago, and now I'm obsessed with them ...
Cryptex Hunt 2022 – 67th… But at least we finished!
Cryptex Hunt 2022 is over! After a furious few hours of puzzling, a winner was crowned- congratulations to team Cryptex ...