by Brian Capps
It is commonly believed that being good at escape rooms is a matter of being good at puzzles and solving problems; while it is a valuable skill to have in an escape room, remember that an escape room game is a team game. The real key to escaping is strategically getting your team to work together most efficiently.
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Escape rooms are a fun and exciting way to test your problem-solving skills with friends or family, but they can be pretty challenging if you are unfamiliar with the best methods to make a successful escape.
This article shall touch upon some of the best tips and strategies to help you and your team improve your chances of escaping an escape room.
ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM WISELY
When it comes to solving escape room puzzles, effective communication and coordination among teammates are essential. This also means that choosing the right group of people and assigning them to tasks that best suit them, can make all the difference.
The main goal of an escape room experience is to have fun, so it's always a good idea to do an escape room with good friends, colleagues and people you get along well with.
It would be best to consider that different skills from each of your teammates will bring something different to the table; an escape room may involve number puzzles, so it is always worth having someone good with numbers on your team. People in an escape room may surprise you with their dormant talents, and you might find out they have a skill you didn't know about before the game!
ENSURE PROPER COMMUNICATION
Work together as a team. Escape rooms are designed to be solved together, so make sure to communicate and cooperate with your teammates, and encourage the team to not be afraid to share your thoughts and ideas.
It is easy to lose yourself in your thoughts and forget that you have an entire team there to help you. Two heads are better than one, so use as many of them as you can! Make sure that if you or your teammates find a clue, communicate it to the rest of your group. They likely have other pieces of the puzzle that connect to your clue.
Furthermore, if you have been stuck with a specific clue or puzzle, don't hesitate to ask the rest of your team for help! Sometimes all you need is another set of eyes that will see things differently. Don't hesitate to ask your fellow teammates for help. It is a team game, after all!
SEARCH EVERYWHERE AND EVERYPLACE
Make sure to thoroughly search the room for objects and puzzles. Try to seek out tricky spots where an item of interest might be hidden. But don't waste time looking in places where you need to break something or apply excessive force to get to; it's not there! Listen to the rules and know where not to look; it'll save you a lot of time.
Sometimes in the haste of it all, players waste valuable time searching in irrelevant places, so listen to the instructions carefully. Make sure the room is combed thoroughly and no area is being overlooked.
TIME MANAGEMENT
Always keep an eye on the clock; otherwise, your time will quickly start slipping away, even though an hour might initially seem to be a long time. When you first enter the room, it is a good idea to not waste time and start looking for clues and collecting items from around the room. This will also help you to start off at a fast pace.
If you find yourself stuck on a puzzle, don't waste too much time on it. Chances are that you might not yet have all the information to solve it, so move on elsewhere, and then you can return to it with more information or a fresh perspective.
ORGANIZE YOUR ITEMS INTO AN INVENTORY
Organizing the items you find in your escape room will make your life much easier. If you happen to find something that looks like a puzzle but doesn't do anything yet, there is a good chance you will need it later in the game.
Try keeping all your items in one place; that way, you don't have to rush and think about where you left the item when you will need it. Once you use something, forget about it, most escape rooms won't make you use items twice, and you will only have a few items to worry about and focus on.
SOLUTION IN SIMPLICITY
A lot of groups tend to overcomplicate everything. Trying to think up of the most complex of solutions. The truth is, most of the time, the most straightforward answer turns out to be the correct answer.
Remember that you don't need outside knowledge to solve most escape rooms; everything that you could possibly need to make your escape is provided inside the room.
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
Splitting the team into pairs, groups or on your own when trying to solve puzzles is crucial. You are wasting valuable time if everyone groups around one puzzle trying to solve it at the same time.
Dividing and covering more ground should be your tactic in the room. If you struggle to solve a puzzle, don't bring everyone together to solve it; just move on to a different puzzle and swap with another person.
DON'T BE RELUCTANT TO ASK FOR A CLUE
If you are stuck, feel free to ask for a clue. You don't wanna end up having wasted your time on one puzzle; that will be a real bummer as this will result in you not having enough time left to complete the room and not fully enjoying the experience.
The clues are there to help you, and they will be designed so that each puzzle will have several different clues so that the first clue will not reveal too much but can give you a gentle push in the right direction.
ADDITIONAL TIPS
As long as you follow the mentioned tips as your guideline, it will increase your chance to win by a few times fold.
There are still a few more simple tips that can easily be overlooked or not paid much attention to, have a quick look:
- Decide on a group leader before the game starts.
- Listen to the instructions and guidelines carefully.
- Observe and take note of your surroundings.
- Think outside the box.
- Remain calm and focused.
- Don't overdress.
- Last but not least, HAVE FUN!
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