by Brian Capps
For those who are not familiar, an escape room is a real-life adventure game where the players have 50 minutes in a game room and must use clues inside of the room to solve a series of interesting puzzles to complete their challenge. It's a safe activity where anyone can get out of the room at any time during the game.
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Escape rooms continue to grow in popularity, and here are some of the reasons why:
UNIQUE AND FUN EXPERIENCE
Escape rooms provide a unique and fun experience that is unlike other activities. Players use common sense and teamwork to solve the puzzles and escape the room, facing different kinds of exciting and challenging activities.
GREAT WAY TO BUILD BONDS
What better way to bond with friends, family and co-workers than cracking codes and uncovering clues? Working together to solve the puzzles can be a fun and challenging experience that brings people closer.
MANY INTERESTING THEMES
Adventures can be themed around popular movies, culture, events, or history, which makes them even more appealing for many people.
For example, here at All In Adventures, there are escape rooms themed around Sherlock Holmes, Black Ops, Zombie Apocalypse, and many more.
GREAT FOR PARTIES AND EVENTS
Do you have a birthday party, corporate team-building event, or other group activity that you need to plan? Our escape rooms can provide a fun and unique experience that everyone will enjoy. It can turn your event into one that they are sure to remember.
AFFORDABLE FUN EXPERIENCE
Escape rooms are an affordable way to get your group together. We can work with you for larger groups and can provide special deals and coupons for discounts.
THERE ARE MORE REASONS WHY ESCAPE ROOMS ARE SO POPULAR IN 2023
A BRIEF HISTORY
You won't need to take notes on this lesson! Here's a short history to get you caught up on the origins of the escape room:
The first escape game emerged in Japan back in 2008. The inventor, Takao Kato, was a game creator and a Manga fanatic. The idea came to Kato as he wondered why interesting things never happened in his life as they happened in Mangas.He created a unique adventure in story format and invited people to take part in the game. This allowed people to experience alternate settings and challenges, and his creation grew to become a unique new form of entertainment.
The phenomenon of this new form of entertainment quickly popularized itself across Asia, spreading rapidly to Europe. It wasn't long before it crossed the ocean and made its way into the Americas.
As they grew in popularity, escape rooms provided customers the chance to become detectives in the story, examine the clues, and sleuth out the answers. Here are some of the ways they are making an impact:
ESCAPE FROM DAILY ROUTINE
For the average person, life can become a series of routines. Many people spend their time watching movies and TV shows, allowing them to follow along on other's adventures, and giving them a story that happens away from their daily routines.
Escape rooms offer the chance to literally escape, for a time, from normal life and routine. It gives the player a chance to live the life of a character, taking on new challenges and forcing them to think about problems in a new way.
ROLE-PLAYING AND ESCAPE ROOMS
Escape rooms offer the chance to play the role of a character in a chosen setting. Since we were young, most of us have wanted to become a superhero who defeats bad guys, a detective taking down a criminal mastermind, or a treasure hunter on the search for buried gold. Now, thanks to escape rooms, you can live out that lost dream.
LOVE OF GAMES
People have always loved playing games in one form or another. Games have been a top form of entertainment for many people, giving a sense of challenge and accomplishment. Instead of being on a board or computer screen, in an escape room, the game is now all around you multi-dimensionally with the added elements of sound, lighting, and ambiance that can immerse you even further into the game.
Check out all our escape rooms here at All In Adventures.
DESIRE FOR CURIOSITY
Human beings have been curious creatures since the dawn of time. Countless people have tried to look beyond what their eyes can see to find out how things work, creating new inventions and technological advancements that we use today, all to satisfy their curiosity
Escape rooms allow individual players a chance to have new experiences and pursue their curiosity. Players can encounter new activities and stretch their way of looking at things. They can face challenges and activities that they would rarely have in their daily life.
TEAMWORK
Escape rooms are a great group activity; the better you can perform as a team player, the better you will do. For those who have not been a part of a team before, the team experience can be very interesting and challenging at the same time. Working together, players can advance much faster, building on each other's ideas and working together toward victory.
Many players discover new talents that they never knew they had. Others see the hidden skills of co-workers, family members, and friends that they never imagined before. The development of teamwork is one of the main reasons escape rooms have become popular with corporate and organizational training events.
GAIN CONFIDENCE
Everyone loves to feel good about themselves and others. Unfortunately this is something that can get easily lost in this fast-paced world that we live in today. Nowadays, a lot of emphasis is put on individual performance, and sadly, not everyone can be on top.
Escape rooms allow everyone in the group an opportunity to shine in their respective way. Whether finding something very well hidden or solving a peculiar puzzle, all players can bring something to the game to be proud of. Playing escape room games can be great for building confidence; everyone has something to contribute.
ANYONE CAN PLAY
Many activities these days are not designed for those without special physical or mental abilities, and are instead designed for individuals with exceptional capabilities.
Playing escape room games is a great activity for absolutely anyone. From ages 6 to 80 and even beyond can participate to have fun in an escape room.
NO SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
One misconception that many new players have is that they may not have enough knowledge on a subject to play an escape room for a certain theme. This is entirely mistaken, and here is why:
A well-designed escape room will not require any outside knowledge of a subject. Generally, everything you may need to solve the puzzles will be designed into the room. You will simply need to use the information that you find in the room to continue forward, solving puzzles and using your senses to detect clues.
Sometimes, you must use all of your senses to find the hidden clues in the room. This has little to do with intelligence and more to do with your awareness and attention to detail. Be sure to keep an open mind, and have fun.
GOOD FOR BONDING
Escape rooms are generally created for groups of 2-10 individuals, depending on the design of the room. Some of the puzzles in escape rooms are setup so they can be solved by multiple individuals.
For example, there might be an instance in which someone must perform an activity while someone else is simultaneously completing a different task in order to solve the puzzle within the given time. By working together, multiple players may participate, and may even be needed to solve one puzzle.
Because of this group-solving aspect, the team can create strong bonds between the individuals while working together and realizing shared goals. They find they have much to share and talk about later. That is one of the top reasons why escape rooms have become so popular for so many.
ESCAPE ROOMS ARE ADDICTIVE
Many people are so hooked on playing escape room games that they travel around the globe doing different escape rooms. They work them into their vacations, and are always looking for new and interesting and challenging escape rooms to play in.
While escape rooms are still a fairly new form of entertainment, they are growing at an impressive rate. They provide an exciting and genuinely unique activity that absolutely anyone can participate in. If you haven't tried one yet, now is the time!
WHY DO PEOPLE GO BACK FOR MORE ESCAPE ROOM GAMES?
For a lot of people, once they have tried an escape room, they keep coming back for more. They visit for the thrill of trying out different themes, going with different groups of friends, exploring new challenges, or even working with a team of friends to try harder levels.
Some of the top reasons that people tell us they keep going back are:
- It's a cool way to spend your leisure time.
- Creates a bonding experience between teammates.
- Develops cognition and logical thinking.
- Gives you an adrenaline rush and a sense of adventure.
- It literally gives you an escape from everyday hassles.
- It gives you a surge of dopamine which leaves you craving for more.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR TEAM TO PLAY A POPULAR ESCAPE ROOM GAME?
- It can be wise to book in advance for a popular escape room. Walk-ins are usually welcome but the room you want may already be reserved.
- Assemble your team, usually 2-10 people. It is a great chance to get people with different skill sets and interests together.
- Make sure the booking time aligns with your team's schedule.
- Get plenty of rest and food beforehand. Just like preparing for a physical event, set yourself up for success with the energy you need.
- Be punctual and sure the team arrives for the game on time (15-20 minutes before the game starts). In order to get you started on time, the staff will need to have you checked in a little early.
- Wear comfortable clothes. Nothing strenuous, but you want to be able to move freely.
- Don't stress or overthink. Remember, it is all about thinking outside the box and stretching your observation and logic.
- Prepare to have fun and make it memorable.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
- Escape rooms are not physically demanding. A lot of the challenge is in how you think of things.
- You don't need to use excessive force or break anything to progress. If anything seems stuck, there is probably another step needed.
- There are several themes, so choose your favorite one. Remember, you don't have to be an expert; the knowledge you need will be in the room.
- You don't need to be a genius puzzle solver to play. Groups that vocalize what they are seeing/thinking can work together to come up with some great solutions.
- Don't worry about failures. It's all part of the process. Try a different approach.
- You are a winner as long as you have fun. It's all about sharing an adventure and building memories.
Have more questions? Chances are, your questions have already been covered in the FAQ section.
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.
