Escape Room Blog : Escape rooms

The year 2020 has certainly brought a huge number of changes with it. Many of these were caused directly by the worldwide pandemic with so many people in all walks of life having to social distance. This meant staying at home as opposed to going to work. Thanks to this, working remotely has become more mainstream, as the preference for homework has gained considerable support, even though people a

In spite of a quiet growth in popularity over the last decade or so, remote work really had its big moment with the onset of Covid-19 and the introduction of social distancing. Since everybody was mandated to stay apart, and therefore had to embrace the idea of remote work, which meant simply working from home. After years of following the mantra that for workers to be efficient, they need to go t

Most people tend to think that the game of Sudoku, or more correctly 数独 has its origins in Japan. The name itself consists of two Japanese characters. The character “Su” means number. And “Doku” means single. Yet it wasn't invented in Japan. In truth, the game comes all the way from Switzerland and finally ended up in Japan via the Americas.

The city escape rooms appeared around the same time that the traditional escape room was making an impression on the public. But we're not sure that the two are related. This is because outdoor escape room games were probably originally conceived as a way of spicing up those meaningless and sooo boring walks around the City designed for tourists. By playing this game in the streets around a city,

One of the best things about escape room games is the social aspect of playing. Yes, you could well book a room for yourself, but it's the social interaction that comes from playing with friends or colleagues that makes the whole experience that more exciting and immersive.

You can take a look at any site that publishes escape game news and find at least one article explaining why escape rooms are so popular among adults. There are countless theories circulating about the whys and wherefores underlying this phenomenon, so let’s take a look at the most plausible ones.