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What You Can Do with 1.5 Days in DC
I recently advised not to underestimate the potential of a two day adventure, and I've got another data point to ...
ERChamp 2025 Qualifiers: In the Books!
The 2025 ERChamp qualifiers are in the books! Congratulations to the teams that finished the fastest and will be making ...
The Three Day Road Trip (Georgia & Florida)
Today, I'd like to make one assertion- it's possible to have a vacation that's full, relaxing, and a complete disconnect ...
Korean Game Shows: A Tale of Two Hemispheres
I recently shared an update about the new launch of two Korean-style mind game shows- The Devil's Plan season 2 ...
A Lesson in Robotic Beekeeping – The Hive Book Hunt
This weekend I had the pleasure to experience a short new puzzle hunt called the "Hive Book Hunt." It was ...
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
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 ...
93 Down, 39 To Go
Hanging out at the auto mechanic today to address an overdue issue with an engine part on recall, and it's ...
Travel
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! ...
Alaskan Cruise 2023, Part 1
I'm on day three of my Alaska cruise, and I couldn't be happier. The greatest vacations are the ones on ...
Alaska: The Return
PuzzleDrifter started because of Alaska. At the time I created the site, I was already about two thirds of the ...
Mind Games
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 ...
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 ...