How to Pick The Best Escape Room Puzzles

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How to Pick The Best Escape Room Puzzles

Tips on how to pick the best escape room puzzle for your escape room, event, and birthday party. Figuring out which puzzles to add to your escape room can be difficult. Just because a puzzle looks cool or seems like it will be fun does not necessarily mean it will work. There are a few things you should take in to consideration when looking for an escape room puzzle. Does the puzzle fit your escape room's theme? This one is extremely important. If your room is set in the Wild West you want to avoid plastics or any sort of technology that will...

My 5 Favorite Escape Room Puzzles

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My 5 Favorite Escape Room Puzzles

With so many choices out there when it comes to finding the best escape room puzzle or prop finding the perfect fit can be difficult. With that in mind I decided to pick out my 5 favorite puzzles and props for escape rooms.  1. Mirror Maze Escape Room Puzzle This escape room prop requires multiple people in order to solve the maze. Ideally this would go in a wall dividing two rooms. It can also be installed in partition or table. In order to solve this prop one player will have a magnet but on the mirrored side. On the other side is...

How to use the Enigma II Machine for Escape Rooms

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How to use the Enigma II Machine for Escape Rooms

It is important to understand each of the props and puzzles in your Escape Room to ensure you can utilize them to their full potential. With this in mind I have created an instructional series to help familiarize yourself with our Cipher Wheels and Encryption Machines. Here we have Step by Step instructions for the Enigma II: Both the Small and Large Sizes work the same way. To encode a message: 1. Define the gear order such as 7 (spokes) - 6 - 5 as shown above2. Create a 3 letter key word and put gears on pins with letters of keyword...

What is an Escape Room?

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What is an Escape Room?

Is the term "escape room" new to you? If so, read on to learn what an escape room is and why should give one a try! As the escape room industry grows more and more people are discovering how enjoyable the experience is. So what is an Escape Room? According to the all knowing resource known as Wikipedia:  "An escape room is a physical adventure game in which players solve a series of puzzles using clues, hints and strategy to complete the objectives at hand. Players are given a set time limit to unveil the secret plot which is hidden within the...

How to Use/Read the Pig Pen Cipher in Escape Rooms

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How to Use/Read the Pig Pen Cipher in Escape Rooms

It is important to understand each of the puzzles and props in your escape room to ensure you can utilize their full potential. With this in mind I have created an instructional series to help familiarize yourself with our Cipher Wheels and Encryption Machines to better incorporate them in your room escape game. The Pig Pen Cipher is significantly easier to understand and use than some of our more secure encryption machines (think Enigma II). All you need to start writing coded messages are the images below:   You will want the above image somewhere in your Escape Room. With this...

How to use the Enigma III for Escape Rooms

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How to use the Enigma III for Escape Rooms

It is important to understand each of the items in your Escape Room to ensure you can utilize their full potential. With this in mind I have created an instructional series to help familiarize yourself with our Cipher Wheels and Encryption Machines. This is not suggested for any, but the most difficult Escape Room experience. With that said I present you with the Enigma III. To encode a message: 1. Define the gear order such as 70- 60-50 and place these 3 gears on the pins in that order.2. Create a 3 letter key word and position the gears on...