When I was in high school, those online escape games were pretty popular. For those who never got the chance to experience them, they were these flash based games that put you in a virtual room, and you had to click around looking for clues. Based on the clues, there were puzzles that had to be solved in order for you to escape the room.
Well it was only a matter of time before someone decided to make a real life version of it.
The premise for the real life game is simple. You're in a team of 11 people and you're locked in a room with one hour to escape. There are clues hidden everywhere and you have to use them to solve puzzles. There were "ghosts" in the room (employees of the game) who would give you little hints now and then if you were really stuck. Some of the clues are displayed in plain sight where others were hidden pretty well. We were told not to destroy anything, but to not be afraid to take things apart. The fact that there were so many clues in the room meant that you as an individual won't get to solve every single puzzle. The object of the game is teamwork - meaning multiple puzzles need to be solved simultaneously by different people. Clues led to solving puzzles, whose answers were used to solve additional puzzles. And just when you think you're done, there's a twist and you're actually no where close to escaping. All the while, a voice boomed over a microphone announcing how much time was left. The final 10 minutes were especially adrenaline filled as they blasted intense music that is normally saved for cinematic action sequences. In the end, the cumulative power of 11 brains was not enough to solve the mysterious room and we failed to escape. The employees talked us through the puzzles and gave us the elusive solution. It was a fun experience, albeit a bit nerve wracking. Definitely give it a try if you're into solving puzzles!
New Thing #7: Escape From the Mysterious Room - DONE
Completed October 18, 2014
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