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Midwest Circuit Complete!

Going into last Friday, I expected to be on a road trip from Charlotte to Chicago. Hurricane Helene blew up ...
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The Best Laid Plans…

I was VERY excited about our next trip. Flying to Charlotte, North Carolina. Driving home over the course of five ...
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Memento #7: Assorted Stickers

I've mentioned a few times before how stickers are one of my favorite escape room souvenirs. Simple, easy, and suitable ...
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Sherlock Holmes Escape Book – Two More!!!

In one of my previous posts, I mentioned how the Sherlock Holmes escape book might be my favorite at-home escape ...
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A Puzzling Place: House on the Rock

This weekend was a delightful adventure the likes of which I haven't had in a while. I often forget how ...
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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

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

The Carolinas: Day 1

A day before my trip to Charlotte, I didn't have a plan. I had only just confirmed that Christina (my ...
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United Basic Economy – Ouch!

For the first time in about five years, I returned to North and South Carolina. The trip was amazing- but ...
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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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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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