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It seems like we May have escaped another month 🥁 In this month's Escape Industry Newsletter, we saw the announcements of the Golden Lock Awards by Room Escape Artist, the francophone Goldenscapes 2023, and the conclusion of the Lock and Key Awards in the UK. But what else does May have in store? From May Day to Cinco de Mayo, to Mother's Day, to Memorial Day... May is a busy month for getting together with friends and family... And hey, what better family activity than an escape room? Make sure you have your group promos and discounts lined up. By the way, you may have noticed that we now have a sponsorship box just below the introduction. We'd love to extend a huge thanks to Arcade Arena for sponsoring us this month and last month as well. Having sponsors is new to Escape Industry News and we'd love to hear what you think about it. If you'd like to share your thoughts, let us know. Mairi
Editor of Escape Industry News
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Room Escape Artist Have Announced Golden Lock Award Winners Since 2015, the Golden Lock Awards have been organised by Room Escape Artist and they showcase some of the best and most creative games in the escape room industry. Their results for 2024 have just been announced. |
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The Goldenscapes Winners Announced Said to be the French language equivalent of the TERPECA, the Golden Scapes focuses on French games in the francophone areas of Europe. Organised and compiled by The Escapers, the rankings reflect the most prolific escape room players in the community. |
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Atlas Obscura: "World-Competitive Escape Rooms Are Darker, Scarier, and More Scientific" And to round off the batch of awards this month, Atlas Obscura also posted an article about the escape room industry, interviewing key notable figures, discussing the world's best rooms today. Photo by Rich Bragg. |
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📆 Upcoming Dates for your Diary |
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🇺🇸 • Adventures of Intrigue has opened in St. Louis, MO.
• BrainXcape has opened a new room, Elevator to Hell, in Manhattan, NY.
• CU Adventures is running an immersive interactive adventure called I Wish, in Champaign-Urbana, IL.
• Edge of Escape Rooms has opened a new room, The House of Specter, in Zion, FL.
• Escape Room Novi has opened a new room, What Happened in Vegas, in Novi, MI.
• Exit 4 has opened a new venue in Katy, TX.
• Exit 4 has also announced plans for a venue in Wichita Falls, TX.
• Locked In Westmont has opened a new site in Johnstown, PA.
• The Escape Company has opened a new room, Cryptic Crisis, in Orlando, FL.
• Trapped in the Upstate has opened a new room, Vanished: The Cold Case of Stephanie Baker, in Spartanburg, SC. 🇨🇦 • Enigma Escapes has opened a new room, School of Sorcery, in Winnipeg, MB.
• Escape City has opened up it's third location in Calgary, AB.
Secret City Adventures has opened a new experience, Where Dark Things Dwell, in Toronto, ON.
• Trapped has opened a new room, Five Nights at Freddy's in Guelph, ON. 🇬🇧
• Adventure Rooms Bridgend have opened a new room, The Black Queen, in Bridgend.
• Arcadia Escape has opened with three rooms previously run by U-Escape, in Bournemouth.
• Bust Out 360 have opened a new room, Detained, in Slough.
• Cryptic Escape Manchester have opened a new room, The Scare Floor in Manchester.
• Enigma Quests have announced a new location in London.
• Escapade has opened a new experience, Death at the Theatre, in Reading.
• Escape Blackwood has opened a new venue with one room, The Mine, in Caerphilly.
• Escape Games has opened a new branch with one room in London.
• Escape Games has also opened a new room, Trials, in Middlesbrough.
• Escape Leicester have opened a new room, Space Pod, in Leicester.
• Escape Quest have opened a new room, Titterton's Toffee's in Macclesfield.
• Escape Reality Edinburgh have opened a new room, Ritual, in Edinburgh.
• Game Over have opened a branch with four rooms in London.
• Cornwall's Great Escapes has opened a new room, Platform 9 3/4 in Newlyn.
• Horton's Emporium have opened a new room, Dead Man's Chest, in Northampton.
• Houdini's have opened two new rooms in Southampton.
• Hysteria has opened a new room, Survival in Chatham.
• Inveraray Jail are opening a new room, The Debtors of 1850, in Inveraray.
• Lock Down Escape Exit Games have opened a new room, Slaughter Cabin, in Warrington.
• Locked in a Room has opened a new room, Wallace and Gromit, in Milton Keynes.
• Locked in North Wales have opened a new branch with one room in Towyn.
• Next Level Escape is a new company opening this month with one room in Ipswich.
• One Way Out is hosting an Owners' Day in Oakham, Rutland on July 22nd.
• Rushden Escape Rooms have opened a new room, Stranded, in Rushden.
• Star Street Escapes have opened a new site with one room, Candy Chaos, in York.
• The Engine has opened a new room, Witch Way Out? in Dursley.
• Urban Putters have opened up three escape rooms in Lincoln. 🇦🇺/🇳🇿 • Escape Squad have opened a new room, The Adventurers' Guild Ch1, in Mandurah, WA.
• Lost in Perth have opened three new rooms in Perth, WA.
📩 Have we missed an opening near you? Reply to this email and let us know!
A shout out to the resources & individuals who were a huge help this month: Escape the Review (UK), Rich Bragg, (USA), Morty App (USA), ERA Mag (Australia)
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This month I (the editor) happened to go to a lot of Lego themed events (not in the slightest escape room related). At one of them someone told me a funny riddle which I saved to share with you: A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a green house made from? Tweet us your answer at @escapeindustry |
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