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 to multiple purposes, stickers make a great way to remember a solved room.
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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 room option. I read through the first book and very quickly picked up The Adventure of the British Museum. Then a long time passed. I don’t recall the exact manner in which I found out, but I discovered not one, but TWO new books in the series that were released without my knowledge!
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 much there is to do around Madison and the Wisconsin Dells, and after this weekend, I’m not sure I ever had a full understanding of it in the first place. Somehow, we explored a few new places yet left with even more unexplored landmarks we want to return to.
Montague Island Mysteries
I have an unusual report today- a neat thrift store find that has enriched many late evenings over the course of my last few weeks- Montague Island Mysteries. It practically jumped off the shelf at me at St. Vincent De Paul, and it’s been a remarkably pleasant blind purchase.
Memento #6: City 13 (Oak Creek, WI) – Candy Factory Map
Today’s memento is an item from one of the more novel approaches to escape rooms in the area. City 13 is one of the biggest and most elaborate escape room venues in the midwest, if not the United States. They’re best known for their 4+ hour Save the City game, but Kandy Corps is quite novel as well.
Book Review: You’ve Been Played
I’m going to make a bold claim- You’ve Been Played, by Adrian Hon, is the best nonfiction book I’ve read in years. The last book I got this much value from was Thinking Fast and Slow, the seminal work of Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman. I don’t make that comparison lightly.
Memento #5: Transworld 2022 Badge
I was excited about the opportunity to go to Transworld. Primarily known as a haunted house convention, Transworld also branches out into other interactive entertainment, most notably escape rooms.
Memento #4: Escape Room Passport Flyer
Looking through my odds and ends, I stumbled across a pretty interesting glimpse of a future that wasn’t to be – a flyer for the “Escape Room Passport” app. I picked up the flyer at EscapeRoomPassport’s booth at the escape room convention in August 2016.
A Weekend in Fort Lauderdale
Not gonna lie- my current trip to Fort Lauderdale started out rough. I’ve had a lot of fun, but there have also been quite a few challenges along the way!
Memento #3: Mindtrap Escape (Montgomery, IL) – Magnets
There are at least two noteworthy Mindtrap escape room businesses in the US – one in Illinois and the other in California. I’ve heard lots of good things about the California one, and I really enjoyed other rooms designed by the same people (Labyrinth Games in Nampa, ID), but today’s memento is from the Illinois one.