Puzzle #4
This week’s puzzle is a number sequence with a little twist. What’s the twist? If I told you that, it’d be a dead giveaway! So have fun and good luck. No outside knowledge required for this one.
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Morgantown, WV: Morgantown Escape Room – Excalibur
June 23, 2018 – If I’m ever asking myself if it’s worth it to travel ten hours from home for a one hour event, I can think back to my time at Morgantown Escape Room and answer with a definitive “YES!” One of my favorite things about escape rooms is getting to see the designers’ unique and clever thought processes, and the Excalibur: Saving Camelot room and the folks at Morgantown Escape room truly delivered.
Puzzle #3
Puzzle #3 is back to the basics. Once again I’m asking people to reevaluate how they look at numbers. I provide a step in the right direction by writing out the numbers in English off the bat. Looking forward to seeing who can solve this one!
Pittsburgh, PA: Escape 51 – Mission to Mars
June 22-23, 2018 – My parents met me at my home at the end of the business day Friday and tossed their bags into my car, a 2008 Suzuki SX4. Ready for an eight hour drive!
June 22 – 24: Driving Trip to Pennsylvania and West Virginia
With airfare being unfortunately high due to all the summer vacations happening right now, I didn’t expect to go very far this weekend. Wednesday night I get a text message from my parents. “We’re free for a trip this weekend. Any cheap flights?”
Windsor, Ontario: Mind Over Matter Escape Room
January 19, 2018 (Flashback) – I’m excited to be writing about my trip to Windsor. It’s not a part of my 50 state goal, but it was still easily worth the slight detour. After a disappointing trip to Toronto in 2017, in which my dad and I struggled to find rooms that would allow a group of two to either book a room or join with others, we weren’t sure what to expect from Windsor, but my time at Mind Over Matter still stands as one of my favorite escape room experiences ever.
Puzzle #2
Puzzle #1 has been solved! Though I created the puzzle from scratch, a quick web search revealed I wasn’t the first to make a riddle like this. The solution will be added to the Puzzle #1 page. Time for a second puzzle.
Valparaiso, IN: Paradox Escape Rooms – House in the Woods
January 19, 2018 (Flashback) – January 19 was the real start to the year’s adventure. Up until this point, the idea of hitting all 50 states was a fun thought, but little more. This weekend I chewed up some road and started making the dream a reality.
Green Bay, WI: Escape Room Wisconsin (Green Bay) – Boy and the Bean
June 15, 2018 – Still getting back into the swing of things after three weeks of heavy travel, I opted to stay a little closer to home this weekend… Within 250 miles, at least! Crivitz, Wisconsin is a nice getaway destination, with Green Bay, an hour away, being the closest “big” city in the area. On the way I stopped at Escape Room Wisconsin – Green Bay.
The Year Thus Far
I’ve got a lot of material to go back and sort through in 2018, and I’ll take it piece by piece. I started with a few escape rooms in Illinois before going on the following trips. Also note that I’ve gone to Wisconsin a few times, but I’m going to group those stories together in recap.