Travel Hack: Florida Car Trick
I’m coming today with a new travel hack that’s changed the way I think about summer travel. The short version? Step 1: Go to Florida. Step 2. Leave.
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City Limits Escape Rooms (Volo, IL): Grand Opening!
This week marked a very cool occurrence – City Limits Escape Rooms had a grand opening event in Volo, IL. Tours, snacks, giveaways, and a ribbon cutting… It was a special event in many ways, but escape room enthusiasts have some particularly special reasons to be excited. What are those reasons?
Hugo and the Solo Creator
Today I’d like to spotlight a lesser heralded pioneer who is probably one of the top handful of people responsible for getting me into escape rooms and puzzles. I need to start with the answer to a simple question – who is David Gray?
The 1% Club – Watching After Playing
This week, I watched my first new episode of The 1% Club since being on the show. I have to say, it’s even more fun watching and playing along now!
The Four Wishes – A New Genius Successor
Last year, we had a ridiculously good stretch of mind game shows, with Bloody Game 3, Devil’s Plan 2, and Genius UK airing at the same time, with Youtube productions Gamebreaker and Life’s Game providing additional options. Since then, we’ve had a long break, but the silence was broken by a very worthwhile entry to the genre – Four Wishes!
Secret is Out – The 1% Club!
I can finally break the silence on a big secret I’ve had for a while – I went on The 1% Club! It’s the most fun game show on TV right now, running through snappily paced brainteasers until only a handful of players remain for a shot at $100,000!
High Interest, or Right Place?
A few weeks ago, I posted a progress update about my mission to drop off puzzle games in random places to spread the joy of puzzles. At that time, a murder mystery game I had left at a mall’s Little Free Library sat for a long time before someone finally grabbed it. I’m coming back today with a fresh update about the exact opposite situation – same mall, similar game, and gone the next day!
A Memento in Video
What’s the neatest souvenir you’ve gotten from an experience? Back in 2019, I posted a summary of some of the neatest trophies I’ve gotten, and honestly, the list hasn’t changed that much since then. I’m still a big fan of putting neat stickers on my laptop, but my bookshelf isn’t filling with interesting trophies. There is one newer innovation that gets me excited though- videos from the experience itself!
Short Update – It’s Gone!
Last week I shared some thoughts based on discovering that a murder mystery game I left at a Little Free Library remained unused. I need to update the takeaways on that, because this week, it was gone!
Low Interest, or Wrong Place?
I’ve mentioned a few times about my experiment of dropping off puzzle games at various locations and seeing if I can get a few responses from people who pick them up. Early signs are in… and they’re weak!