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Gamebreaker: A Humble Genius

I adore a good passion project, especially one that punches above its weight class. Gamebreaker is a new game show ...

Join the 1% Club

Serena is about to cast a vote for her local council. She picks the candidate with a name that is ...

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 ...

Escape Room Visits

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Manitowoc, WI: What the Lock – Orvellio’s Reconjured

Orvellio’s: Reconjured left Christina and me wanting more, and thankfully, What the Lock has several more rooms we haven’t played ...

Commentary

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Speaking Boldly

I had an interesting conversation with an escape room owner the other day that changes the way I think about ...

Site Upgrade!

Given that the world out there has changed dramatically, it's about time I have my website follow suit ...

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 ...

United Basic Economy – Ouch!

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

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! ...

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 ...

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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