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 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

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

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

Lessons from United Airlines What Happened It’s been a crazy week in the airline industry.  By now everyone has either seen or certainly heard about the United Airlines passenger who was dragged off the plan.  For those who haven’t seen the video, we’ve included one of the many versions here.  This passenger has already boarded… Continue reading Lessons from United Airlines

Easter Egg Hunts: The Training Ground for Escape Rooms We all might not be born with the skills to dominate an escape room, but fortunately childhood brings many opportunities to learn. This is the time of year for one of my favorites –  Easter egg hunts! As a kid on Easter morning, I would awake… Continue reading Easter Egg Hunts – The Training Ground for Escape Rooms

11 Interesting Facts about Coal We create fun, creative escape rooms.  We have great themes, but that certainly doesn’t mean we’re experts in those themes.  Take coal mines for example.  We know what we learned in elementary school, but our general knowledge of coal mines is limited.  So tonight I did some research.  There are… Continue reading 11 Interesting Facts About Coal

We’re not open yet but already beginning work on our 7th game.  Now we’re looking for more new escape room ideas from you.  Our goal is to bring you top-of-the line games that deliver concepts and experiences you’ve never seen before. We’ve been very particular in the concepts we’ve chosen.  All are rare, some are… Continue reading New Escape Room Ideas

We’re Under Contract! It’s been a long road, and we’re far from done.  But we’re excited to say that we’re under contract on a building for Escape Tactic! We looked for a long time to find a place to rent for our games.  We evaluated over 30 different locations, drew rough plans for half a… Continue reading Under Contract