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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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 ...
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Nine Hours, Zero Puzzles
I've committed a serious violation of my modus operandi today. Nine hours in the car, zero escape rooms, zero geocaches! ...
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Long Drive East
It's nice being back in the swing of things with travel. Only a few weeks after circumventing Lake Michigan, we're ...
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Glowing Key Launch!
Today I've finally completed something I've had in motion for a long time- starting a business! It's called Glowing Key, ...
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Circle Around Lake Michigan
With everything that's going on, and with approaching my 600th escape room, I very nearly missed out on reporting about ...
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Escape Room Visits

March 20: Big Day
I really could not care less about my birthday. I can barely remember my age, so it feels strange to ...
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St. Charles, MO: Deadlock
January 3, 2021- I left Springfield, MO with only about half of a plan. I knew it would involve at ...
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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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Commentary

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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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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More Content: Videos
I never really had an interest in making videos, but I was inspired, in large part thanks to Red Bull ...
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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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Travel

Exploring Upstate New York
May 18, 2022 - Today, I'm doing a little exploring of upstate New York! It's a bit of a bare ...
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Ping Pong Journey
I'm on my heels a bit right now- posting rapidly between legs of a journey. This weekend I took a ...
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Weekend in Wisconsin
With our dog finally fully trained and ready to stay with family members, Christina and I packed our bags for ...
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St. Louis Convention – Recap
I only spent Thursday at the Transworld Escape Room show. I really enjoyed it, though, and plan to come back ...
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Transworld 2022
It's my first time in a few years actually attending an escape room conference! I was around during Transworld last ...
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Mind Games

Puppies and Puzzles
I can summarize my last two weeks with two line items- MIT Mystery Hunt and Puppy ...
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Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021
It felt like an eternity since my last puzzle hunt when Silph Puzzle Hunt landed, so I was thrilled to ...
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ERChamp 2021: The Finale
Though my team didn't qualify for the ERChamp finals this year, we still went back and played the finale as ...
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Augmented Reality Point & Click Geocaching
This game doesn't exist yet, but I'm dabbling with creating an entry for it. The setup cost is low - ...
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ERChamp 2021 Qualifiers Results
The ERChamp 2021 qualifying round is over and… We didn’t make it. 🙁 ...
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