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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 ...

Korean Brain Game Nirvana

We're living in exciting times now. In the last two months, we've gotten THREE new cerebral survival game shows - ...

Diamond of the Midwest

I have a hot new recommendation for a vacation destination for anyone living in the Midwest US. Hear me out- ...

Immersive Gamebox: A New Escape Room Experience

I recently had the opportunity to try out a new form of escape room- the AI Escape game at Immersive ...

Escape Room Visits

Keep It Up!

I'm happy to check in and say that I've got the inside track for one of the tickets to Red ...

Red Bull Mind Gamers Round 2 Voting Open!

To my surprise, I made the cut for the final three in round 2 of the Red Bull Mind Gamers ...

Red Bull Mind Gamers Strategy Recap

Round 1 of the Red Bull Mind Gamers challenge is complete. Congrats to Mark O for collecting the most votes ...

Help- Vote for me in Red Bull Mind Gamers!

I have a special request today... I need your votes! ...

Racine, WI: Seven Keys to Escape – Critter Craters

Seven Keys to Escape in Racine, WI has a special distinction for me and my dad- their “Nana’s Room” game ...

Commentary

Red Bull Mind Gamers Round 5: Music

Another week, another round of Red Bull Mind Gamers finalists. ...

Do Themes Get Boring?

I saw a comment recently about how escape room players are bored of common themes like “jail break” and “Sherlock ...

Red Bull Mind Gamers Round 4

Red Bull Mind Gamers contest #6 (Creativity) is open, and voting has opened for contest #4 (Memory). I’ve cast my ...

New Review Framework

For a long time I’ve been considering putting together a more rigorous framework for my reviews, and I’ve finally got ...

Site Redesign Coming Soon

The last few months have been a gauntlet - multiple weddings (including my own) and my busiest season for work ...

Travel

Five Days, Six States, Eight Escapes

This last week contained my biggest adventure in a long time. After spending a few days in Las Vegas, Christina ...

Bad Photo… But VEGAS!

Yes, this is the worst photo I've used on my blog. Blurry photo through windowshades with a too-visible screen. But ...

Travel Trick – Vegas Hub!

I stumbled across an incredible little travel secret this week while planning a Vegas trip. It's going to revolutionize how ...

Upstate New York Recap

Final tally for the trip which started Friday before last - thirteen escape rooms and two Geocaches. I wish I ...

Exploring Upstate New York

May 18, 2022 - Today, I'm doing a little exploring of upstate New York! It's a bit of a bare ...

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