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Happy July, Escapists! July is a fun month for us, as it's our anniversary π Can you believe the Escape Industry Newsletter has been running for three whole years now?! Here's a photo of the cake we had on our 2nd birthday to celebrate π |
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(Unfortunately this year we've been a little too busy playing rooms themselves to bake a cake!) In this month's issue we look at the conclusion of the ER Champ, the return of Le Salon de L'Escape Game, and a bumper list of upcoming events including the Escape Room Road Trip, and Room Escape Artist's Escape, Immerse and Explore Tour. By the way, two of the team behind the Escape Industry Newsletter (Tom and Carl of Buzzshot) will be at RECON next month. Get in touch with Tom directly at [email protected] if you'd like to meet up, chat about the escape room industry, or play some games. Mairi Nolan
Editor of Escape Industry News P.S. If a friend has forwarded you this email, please consider subscribing! |
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The ER Champ qualifiers have concluded and the results announced Following last week's ER Champ qualifiers, the numbers have been crunched and the official results announced. The finale will be held this year in Prague. Whilst in-person attendees won't be invited due to the new venue size, the show will be livestreamed. |
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Le Salon de L'Escape Game and the French Escape Game Awards return for 2024 In a recent announcement, France's biggest escape room conference and awards show announce they're returning this year at the slightly later date of October 7th in Lyon, France. The full day conference will be followed by the live awards show. As a side note I, the editor of Escape Industry News will be attending, so feel free to say hi if you see me there! |
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π Upcoming Dates for your Diary |
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π Recent Doors Unlocked |
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πΊπΈ Breakout Games has opened a new room, Kidnapping 2, in Atlanta, GA.
Clockwise Escape Room has opened a new room, Three Kingdoms, in Pleasanton CA.
EDscapade Games has opened a new room, The Harvest, in San Jose, CA.
Escape Wapak has announced and opened up sign ups for an upcoming "extreme" escape room experience, Hunted, in Wapakoneta, OH.
Intrepid Escape Rooms has opened a new room, Jewel of the Sea, in Tustin, CA.
Hatch Escapes is hosting a New Years Eve event this upcoming August to coincide with RECON, in Los Angeles, CA.
Puzzle Connect has announced a new room opening soon, Curse of the Hidden Temple in Holmdel, NJ.
Race LA is hosting their 20th anniversary event later this year in Los Angeles, CA. π¨π¦ Escape Maze is running a murder mystery event this weekend in Peterborough, ON.
Lockwood Immersive has launched a new outdoor immersive adventure, The Hunt for the Brightwing Butterfly in Toronto, ON. π¬π§ Arcadia Escape has opened a new room, House of Dolls, in Bournemouth.
Breakout Manchester has opened a new room, Underworld, in Manchester.
Clue HQ have opened a new room, A-I-9 in Kingston-Upon-Thames.
Clue HQ have also opened a new room, A Magical Disappearance, in Brentwood.
Escape Plan Live has opened four new rooms in Chatham.
Escape Time has opened a new room, Freak Show Circus in Burton-on-Trent.
Escapism Chester has opened a new room, Conservation crisis, in Chester.
Escapism Plymouth have opened a new room, Accused, in Plymouth.
Houdini's has opened a new site with four rooms in Manchester.
Kidderminster Escape Rooms has opened a new room, The Mystic Temple, in Kidderminster.
Lakes Escapes has opened a new room, Prison Break, in Workington.
LevelUp Escapes has opened a new room, Mystery Manor, in Shrewsbury.
Locked In Games Leeds have opened a pop-up experience, The Show Must Go On from now until September 8th, in Leeds.
Other World Escapes has opened an outdoor escape room, The Pursuit of Mr. E in Portsmouth.
Room Lockdown Hornchurch has opened a new room, The Room in the Basement, in Hornchurch.
The Paint Shop has opened a new room, Mystery Manor: The Ghost train, in
Scunthorpe. π¦πΊ/π³πΏ Escape This has opened a new room, Entombed, in Perth, Australia.
Scarborough Fair Escape Rooms has opened a new room, The Great Comic Book Heist, in Sydney, Australia.
Ultimate Roomscape has opened a new room, Meltdown, in Malaga, Australia.
π© 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), Mystery Unfolds (WA, Australia) Rich Bragg, (USA), Morty App (USA)
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Last month in Podcasts, Radio & Live Shows
Cager Express: Escape Break
"Escape Break featuring Beth Divel and Tatiyana Abarro: Southern California's premier escape room podcast show. We recap fun rooms, interviews and bizarre topics!" β’ Escape Break: And Then Top 10 Vol. B June 1
β’ Escape Break: And Then Top 10 Vol. K June 20 Escape This Podcast
"A show thatβs a mix of escape room puzzles and tabletop role-playing." β’ Alex's Bathroom: The Revenge - ft. Das June 5
β’ Podcast This Escape - Alex's Bathroom: The Revenge June 12
β’ Plumb Out of Luck - ft. Drunkard's Walk June 19
β’ Podcast This Escape - Plumb Out of Luck June 26 Escapuzzled Podcast
"Your one stop shop for all things escape rooms, immersive experiences, puzzles, virtual and tabletop escapes. In this podcast we'll be delving into all things escape rooms and talking to industry leading owners, creatives and designers to unlock the secrets behind these experiences." β’ Dreadlock Escape Rooms June 5
β’ Sam Lupton - Escape Rooms Durham June 19
The Infinite Escape Room
"The puzzling podcast where a gaggle of geographically diverse chums come together, have a drink - and work together to solve a home made escape room of the ears.β" β’ Helping Heston June 2
β’ Sniffing Petrol at The Dat F**k. June 9
β’ Bake Off but with more... (with Review the Room) June 16
β’ Superhero s****n vision at the Soggy Bottoms Up (pubisode) June 23
β’ The Housing Crysis. June 30
The Mystery Soup Podcast
"Hosts Curt Jackson and Chris Kallal explore the business and design sides of the escape room industry. Guests include escape room owners, designers, game masters, and enthusiasts." β’ Game Design with Chris Moschella June 3
β’ Kris McClelland of Escapetown Peoria June 10
β’ Stephen Lynch and Keith Edwards of Puzzol Creative June 18
β’ Chris and Anne Lukeman of CU Adventures June 24 Last but not least, these podcasts didn't release an episode in June, but they're well worth checking out anyway: β’ Reality Escape Podcast |
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This month's mini puzzle might take you back to maths class (and yes, that's a clue). Have fun solving it! Leslie, Eloise, Bill and Bob all have something in common that very few people do. What is it? Tweet us your answer @escapeindustry |
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