Are Escape Rooms Safe

Are Escape Rooms Safe? Updated July 1, 2021 The question around escape room safety certainly has changed since I first wrote this post almost 3 years ago now. I’ve kept the original post below but updated the section to address where we are in a COVID / hopefully post-COVID world. The question everyone is asking… Continue reading Are Escape Rooms Safe

How to pick an escape room

How to Choose an Escape Room Updated: 12/26/18 Escape rooms are one of the best ways you can spend an hour with friends and family. They’re challenging, engaging, and memorable. But like with most things, choosing the right one matters. Here are 7 suggestions to help you choose the one the room that will be… Continue reading How to pick an escape room

Escape Rooms for Halloween

Why Escape Rooms are great at Halloween! Its October – pumpkin spice is everywhere, people are pulling out their flannel and football is in full swing. This also means that Halloween is right around the corner and you need something fun to do! Here are the top seven reasons you should play an escape room… Continue reading Escape Rooms for Halloween

Now Open!

Opening March 15th – Now Booking! I can’t believe I finally get to say this, but…..We’re Now Open for Bookings! So come and see us Charlotte. We’re opening next Thursday, March 15th, and bookings are available now. We’ve got 4 rooms open now and ready for to challenge you: King Tut’s Curse – one of… Continue reading Now Open!

Building an Escape Room

Building an Escape Room We’re now 3 weeks into construction on our building and quickly pushing towards our Grand Opening. Everything is on track, and we’re looking at a Dec/Jan opening right now. Of course, as we’ve learned throughout this process, that can all change! If you’ve read our blog posts or followed us on… Continue reading Building an Escape Room

Haunted House vs Escape Rooms

Haunted Houses vs Escape Rooms How They’re Alike and Different Sometimes when I tell people I am starting an escape room, they respond “oh, like a haunted house, right?” This response always perplexes me, but I have gotten it enough times that I thought it would be best to address the similarities and differences. The… Continue reading Haunted House vs Escape Rooms

15 Escape Room Tips

15 Escape Room Tips So, you are going to an escape room. Whether it’s your first time or 20th, here are a few tips that will help you get the most out of your game. Show up on time. This generally means 10-15 minutes before you game is scheduled to start. You only get a… Continue reading 15 Escape Room Tips

Biggest Risk to Escape Rooms

The Biggest Risk to Escape Rooms Escape rooms seem to have blown up in popularity over the past three years. They were relatively unheard of in the United States a few years ago. Now there are dozens in each major city across the country. Charlotte is no different. One of the reasons they are so… Continue reading Biggest Risk to Escape Rooms

Official Announcment

Escape Tactic escape rooms

Escape Tactic Coming to LoSo! Well Charlotte, it’s (almost) official! Earlier this morning Andrew Dunn and Charlotte Agenda wrote a nice article announcing our intentions to bring Escape Tactic to Charlotte. It’s a high-level overview, and there will be more details revealed in the coming weeks. But here’s what we know now that we… Continue reading Official Announcment

Head-to-Head Escape Room

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A Head-to-Head Escape Room There are different variants to escape rooms, but for the most part they are single-path, single-team games where you’re all on the same side. Some escape rooms have launched “head-to-head” games where you compete against other teams. The problem with this is they’re generally not really head-to-head. Most current head-to-head escape… Continue reading Head-to-Head Escape Room