What kind of puzzles do escape rooms have?

[Nathalia Jackson]

A friend recently told me about one of the best escape rooms London based she’s been to before though she didn’t give me a lot of info about it. Now, I’m thinking of trying it out as well. But I’m just a bit curious, what types of puzzles or problems will I normally encounter on such games?

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[think]

this is OH so important for any locked room IMO..the panic button.. --- yep.. I have been in the locked bin in on the psychward many times.. seems they didn't have these panic buttons.. but I looked for the button.. good luck with this.. It might trigger a bad reaction for me.. so I probably would not opt to go in one these escape rooms. Although there was on visit to the hospital where it was getting really crazy with everyone and I had asked to go into the "quiet room" what they call them.--

 

[Timewalker]

A friend recently told me about one of the best escape rooms London based she’s been to before though she didn’t give me a lot of info about it. Now, I’m thinking of trying it out as well. But I’m just a bit curious, what types of puzzles or problems will I normally encounter on such games?

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I have never tried them myself, but the impression I get from seeing them on TV shows is that it's a bit of a cross between MacGyver (the old Richard Dean Anderson show) and other adventure shows where you have to be very observant of details and some basic knowledge of physics and chemistry would help (though not essential; the recreational escape rooms would have to be solvable by the average person, not just people with MacGyver's skill set).

There is one advantage, though: If you don't solve it, at least the villains won't blow you up. The people who run these are highly motivated to provide an interesting and fun experience for the clients while doing their best to ensure that it's safe.

 

[auntiehill]

The one time I did an escape room --a friend's birthday party--it was a room, set up to look like a study/office, and we had to find clues that were hidden in the room: notes left on a pad of paper, envelopes in the bin, books on the shelf, a black-light wand in a desk drawer which led to finding a clue in a painting, etc. Also, the room was monitored, and had speakers. The monitor would sound a bell and leave a clue to nudge us a certain direction after a certain period of time.

 

[Kor]

My workmates have talked about doing these as "team-building exercises." I always joke that I'll just sneak in a sledge hammer.

Kor

 

[Spot's Meow]

I've been to four escape rooms. They had very different themes, puzzles, and difficulty levels. In one we were "locked" (you're never actually locked in at any I've been to) in two jail cells that had a tube connecting them, and we had to work together with the other cell to decipher the half-clues each cell had been given. Only by working together could we escape. In another we were in the office of an international spy, trying to figure out where they had disappeared to. In another we were in the study of a detective.

The goal of these places is to attract all different kinds of customers, so they have all different kinds of puzzles. There are often word games, tactile things like turning knobs a certain way, balls in actual mazes, number problems, cryptic messages to decode, etc. There are often padlocks on several objects around the room, with your goal being to figure out the combination.

Sometimes they give you clues, sometimes you have to ask for them, sometimes there is a screen with a countdown timer and information, sometimes it's someone talking to you over a speaker. It really varies!

The most important thing about any escape room is who you bring with you. Being with the right people can make it a fun and easy-going experience. Being with people you don't know very well can make it awkward, and being with family can lead to tension.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

What kind of puzzles do escape rooms have?

Jigsaw puzzles?

 

[Avro Arrow]

A friend recently told me about one of the best escape rooms London based she’s been to before though she didn’t give me a lot of info about it. Now, I’m thinking of trying it out as well. But I’m just a bit curious, what types of puzzles or problems will I normally encounter on such games?

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