by Brian Capps
A lot goes into designing a successful escape room experience, from the story and outlook of the set to the fluidity and difficulty level of clues and puzzles in the game.
A great escape room should be planned to take participants on an enveloping, challenging adventure that pushes your thought boundaries as you have fun.
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There are a few aspects that make great escape rooms stand out:
A COMPELLING STORY
The best escape room games all come with a story that drives you from the beginning to the end. You would naturally want to see how the story ends, and you would want to feel like a detective who solves the mystery.
Without the plot of the story, there is hardly any motivation to see the escape room experience through to the end.
While designing such a driving plot of the story is not easy, it must also make players feel like it's worth the effort to see the end of the game, leaving them with a sense of fulfillment.
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Check out the plots and stories of our escape rooms here at All In Adventures.
PURPOSEFUL DECOR
As you know, escape rooms have a theme and follow a plot, and the theme is communicated through the room's decor. An Escape room should thus be immaculately decorated and detailed. Every piece of furniture, art, book, every detail should fit into the world of the escape room. The player should feel that every single object could be a potential clue.
A SENSE OF NARRATIVE FLOW
Storytelling draws people into the plot, and that's why movies, books, and shows are multi billion-dollar industries. It is also why people obsess over developing stories and try to read between the lines, looking for something to make complete sense of the tale being woven.
With escape rooms, designers use the hook of storytelling to fuel curiosity. Finding that next clue becomes ever more important if you learn why the clue was left there in the first place. On the other hand, creating backstories and characters for the challenges offer an extra subtext to guide the next decision, making the experience more engaging and memorable.
Check out all our escape rooms and their stories here at All In Adventures.
INTERESTING PUZZLES
Escape rooms make players face puzzles they must solve to progress in the game, achieving a sense of accomplishment upon completion.
While the puzzles shouldn't be too easy, they also shouldn't be so complex that players get frustrated and feel stuck for a long time without making any progress. If this happens, the game becomes uninteresting and discouraging to the players.
INSPIRE TEAMWORK
One of the main reasons escape room games are so successful is that they require teamwork to win.
Take, for example, the clues provided usually to solve the puzzle; by combining the team members' work effort and mental resources, the puzzle can be solved much faster.
CREATES UNIQUE MEMORIES
As you exit your first escape room, you will get a sense of achieving something great. You had to push your thinking beyond the boundaries and work as a team to accomplish it.
This feeling of accomplishment is what you take away and make some good memories to look back to the good times with some special people.
Visit our adventurer's gallery and look at the wonderful memories being made here at All In Adventures.
BRINGING THOSE ELEMENTS TOGETHER
Finally, ensuring all the mentioned elements, set design, and puzzles are cohesive with the chosen theme will make the game much more immersive.
Checking all these boxes is what makes an escape room great, and players can expect better gameplay with increased immersion and unique puzzles.
Visit our adventurer's gallery and look at the wonderful memories being made here at All In Adventures.
HOW TO BOOK YOUR NEXT EVENT
Looking for an escape room adventure? Look no further than All In Adventures for your next escape room experience! Book now and prepare to be fully immersed in a thrilling world of puzzles, challenges, and excitement.
Click the "BOOK GAMES" button and choose your location to get an instant online booking for a group of 2-10 people.
Planning an event with a large group of over 10 people? We've got you covered! Contact one of our local stores, and we will take you through the process and get you our special deals.
