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Music in Escape Rooms
Music in Escape Rooms By far one of the most overlooked aspects of what makes a great escape room is the music. Now not necessarily music per se, but some type of background noise is definitely necessary for escape rooms....
Bad Escape Room Experience with Strangers
Bad Escape Room Experience with Strangers It’s very common for you and your group to be paired with strangers when playing an escape room, which is an entirely different argument from what we’re talking about today. If you’ve ever been paired with...
How Escape Rooms Help Build Better Teams
How Escape Rooms Help Build Better Teams 1. Communication Whether you’re trying to figure out an encrypted Morse code or trying to break into a bank, communication is one of the most crucial elements when it comes to beating an escape room....
Tales from the Gamemaster
Tales from the Gamemaster Watching people solve puzzles and fumbling around in the dark might sound like a fun job, but it’s not always sunshine and rainbows. While there are many laughable moments while game-mastering groups, there are also many...
Our Favorite Escape Room
OUR FAVORITE ESCAPE ROOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eh2EF_h37E&feature=youtu.be Once in a blue moon, you’ll find an escape room that just blows you out of the water; a game that has the perfect combination of story, puzzles and...
Out of The Box Things to Do in Charlotte, NC
WHAT TO DO IN CHARLOTTE, NC 1. Inner Peaks With two different locations in Charlotte, Inner peaks is an indoor rock climbing place. Whether you’re a beginner or expert, anyone can always find the best place to start climbing. No better way to get...
3rd Room Update — Teaser Talk
3RD ROOM UPDATE - TEASER TALK After a couple months of hard work and restless nights, we are ecstatic to give you a 3rd room update. One of the things we pride ourselves most in is our attention to detail in every aspect of the room. From...
5 Traits of Bad Escape Rooms
5 Traits of Bad Escape Rooms If you’re an Escape Room enthusiast then I’m more than sure that you’ve come across them -- bad escape rooms. White walls, red herrings, puzzles that make no sense, we’ve all seen rooms like these. Nowadays with...
Escape Room Themes I’d Like To See
Escape Room Themes I'd Like To See There’s only so many zombie viruses you can cure or prisons to break out from. Not that I don’t enjoy a good zombie run or even rummaging through the house of a serial killer, but sometimes it’s fun to do...
What Makes a Great Escape Room
What Makes a Great Escape Room Sometimes it’s difficult to say what separates a good escape room from a bad one. But there certainly is a divide between the ordinary and a great escape room. Sure there are some blatant things that can go wrong in...
The Origin Story: How We Began
The Origin Story: How We Began Hello world, my name is Andy, one of the creators here at The Box Escape Room. I get the question a lot, “How did you guys get the idea to start an Escape Room?” A Whim. That was honestly how our origin story...