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
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 ...
Congrats on 200 Rooms!
What do you do for someone who reaches an escape room milestone? I periodically went out of my way to ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...