Articles by Brian Gondek

Arlington Heights, IL: “What Riddle Is That?” Jigsaw Puzzle

July 9, 2018 Brian Gondek 0

If you look up “summer” in the dictionary, you might find the following definition: “A two to three month window, typically between June and August, in which academic hiatuses and clement weather lead to a spike in demand for travel*.”  If one were to follow the asterisk at the end of the sentence to the footnotes, he/she would find the following addendum: “An increase in demand while holding supply fixed will typically increase the equilibrium price.”   What does it all mean?  In short, that traveling during the summer months is really freaking expensive!

Puzzle #4

July 4, 2018 Brian Gondek 1

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.

Morgantown, WV: Morgantown Escape Room – Excalibur

June 30, 2018 Brian Gondek 1

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

June 27, 2018 Brian Gondek 1

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!

Windsor, Ontario: Mind Over Matter Escape Room

June 23, 2018 Brian Gondek 0

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

June 20, 2018 Brian Gondek 3

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.