Sound fun? Then read our escape room primer so you'll be ready when that door clicks shut!Д®scape rooms seem to be one of those rare instances where a video game morphed into real life - instead of the other way around. In reality they have all kinds of different themes and puzzles, all based around solving a problem in a certain amount of time. This is just one example of how an escape room might be set up. Sure, there's no king to go save, but the pressure was surprisingly real, you made some new friends and you all had a great time. Then, a breakthrough! This time you find the key that unlocks the door with only moments to spare. Frantically you work to solve the riddle. Instead it opens a chest that holds the next clue. After some discussion you, your friends and the people you just met all work together to decipher the meaning and find a key - but the key doesn't open the door. Behind a painting you find a cryptic drawing of shapes and arrows. Everyone searches frantically through cabinets, under the rug, and inside pewter chalices for your first clue. The door locks behind you and the race is on. In one hour you've got to get out and save the king or it's off with his head!' The fool, with his dark sense of humor, has locked you in this room the only way out is to decode his devious puzzles and find the key. The court's traitorous jester has kidnapped His Majesty and locked him in the castle's tower. 'Greetings, distinguished guests of the king. A disembodied voice welcomes you in a thick British accent. There's a massive stone fireplace, a wrought-iron chandelier, a rough, wooden dining table, and, of course, a suit of armor. reservations down the hall to a door marked 'Castle Room,' and after a quick peek inside, the name makes sense. The staff leads you, your friends and a several others with 9 p.m. But it's what's inside that's about to blow your mind. Lucky you - there are still openings for a room at 9 p.m.! You head downtown to an old warehouse that, honestly, doesn't look like much from the outside. What about that 'escape room' thing you've heard so much about? A quick check of the venue's website shows you can buy tickets in advance.

It's a Friday night and you and a few friends are looking to break out of your normal dinner/ board game/movie routine.

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