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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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 ...
Flying Road Trip: A to B
Travel tip: Don't rule out a journey that doesn't come full circle ...
Frontier Airlines – Is GoWild for You?
When booking a flight recently, I saw a tremendously intriguing option. Frontier Airlines offers a "GoWild" pass promising unlimited flights ...
ERChamp 2026 Theme Released!
As you're probably aware by now, I'm a member of the design team for the Escape Room World Championship, and ...
Catch and Release Puzzles
I mentioned new projects this year, and here's a little one - a utility for tracking puzzles and games I ...
Escape Room Visits
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 ...
Bridgeport, CT: Mind Factory Escape Games – Breathless
I have to admit, I sort of stumbled across Mind Factory. Christina and I were exhausted after two unusually long ...
March 20: Big Day
I really could not care less about my birthday. I can barely remember my age, so it feels strange to ...
Commentary
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 ...
Strange Weeks
These last few weeks have been strange. I've been busy, but I've been able to do a LOT of puzzles ...
Puzzle Addiction
I feel like I'm drowning in puzzles. And I love it ...
Remarkable Week
This week was a little bit unusual. I took nearly a full week of paid time off from my job ...
More Content: Videos
I never really had an interest in making videos, but I was inspired, in large part thanks to Red Bull ...
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
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 ...
Puppies and Puzzles
I can summarize my last two weeks with two line items- MIT Mystery Hunt and Puppy ...
Silph Puzzle Hunt 2021
It felt like an eternity since my last puzzle hunt when Silph Puzzle Hunt landed, so I was thrilled to ...
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 ...
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 - ...