Escape games are adventure games that require skill, strategy, problem-solving and quick thinking in order to escape from a confined space on time. Each game has a different background story and the ...

Want to experience an escape room without having to put on pants or turn off your game console? Coin Crew Games has you covered with Escape Academy, a new virtual take on escape rooms from a team with ...

Escape rooms have gotten massively popular, and they’re a unique experience, standing out from outings at the movies or museums. They can be an amazing time, but the expectation that you’ll have to ...

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Being locked in a room and challenged to complete a series of devious puzzles created by a an all-seeing, all-hearing mastermind doesn't really sound like heaps of fun. In fact, numerous horror films ...

Classic games like Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit will always have a treasured place on the list of reliable game night options. But sometimes you want to step into the 21st century with a digital ...

IT WAS undeniably tragic when five teenage girls died in an escape-room fire in the Polish city of Koszalin on January 4th. But many in the industry thought it was an accident waiting to happen. Most ...

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Summer was always my favorite season growing up; after all, it meant freedom! But as I’ve gotten older, my heat tolerance has ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 10: “The Heist” room at The Escape Game in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Puzzle-filled escape room games ...

An interactive art installation turns a live-action game into a disarming demonstration of social inequality. By Jillian Steinhauer I’m inside a room that feels simultaneously clinical and whimsical.