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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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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 ...
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Cryptex Hunt 2022 – Under Way!

In 2021, Cryptex Hunt was one of my favorite puzzle hunts. This week has been the kickoff for the 2022 ...
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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 ...
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Escape Room Visits

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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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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Commentary

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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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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A Brief Reflection on Escape Room Movies

Over the last few years, quite a few film studios have attempted to capture the magic of solving an escape ...
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Brian Brand Jigsaw Puzzles

I've been a little quiet lately, and it's been largely due to a new project I've been exploring ...
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Travel

Las Vegas Update: Five ERs and a Bunch of Caches

I can't believe I've only been in Las Vegas for just over two full days. Five escape rooms, a bunch ...
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Vegas: Tough Start

I've flown a lot over the past few years, and my flight to Vegas edged its way into my top ...
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Eight Under the Arch

This past Saturday, I topped my personal best number of escape rooms in a single day, changing that number from ...
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End of the Journey: West Again

It's hard to believe we hit the road from Stamford only two days ago. We only stopped at one escape ...
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Exploring CT: A Full Weekend

It's usually a good sign when I've been too busy to write, that I've had a lot of adventures in ...
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Puzzle Drifter

Puzzling Across the Nation