| | RECON Remote Speakers Announced
As the countdown to RECON Remote takes place, a number of new speakers have been announced, including Anne & Chris Lukeman of CU Adventures, and puzzle designer Errol Elumir. | | | | Swedish Metal Band 'Ghost' Creates a Digital Escape Room to Promote Album
As reported by Escape Buzz, Swedish metal band Ghost has created an online escape room called Escape The Ministry to promote their latest EP Phantomime. | | | | Big News in VR, Escape Simulator and Room of Realities have Announced New VR Games
From one video game company to another, two videogame giants: Escape Simulator and Room of Realities have announced VR co-op experiences launching soon. The latter has a demo available now. | | | | | ER Champ Elimination Round Takes Place Later this Month
An international escape room competition hosted by ER Champ's first round of elimination takes place later this month. It will be followed by an in-person finale in Poland, the dates and location to be announced. | | | The French Escape Game and Immersive Leisure Fair is back for 2023!
For folks living in France, Le Salon de L'escape game is a 'do not miss' event for enthusiasts and owners alike. The French event is entirely dedicated to escape games, indoor leisure and immersive experiences. It takes place 1,700 m² , on the site of La Sucrière, in the city centre of Lyon. | | | 🧾 In Other News | - 5 escape room puzzles everyone sucks at, a new article from Armchair Escapist
- Dragged Around London has teamed up with AIM Escape in London, UK for a special pride event where you can hire a drag performer to take part in the room with you.
- Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic), a leading regional multi-line insurance provider, has launched the ‘Escape Climate Change: Mangrove Edition’
- "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list" - check out the interview with Heiner Stepen, an enthusiast from Munich.
- Attractions Magazine recently visited the new Batman room, here's what they thought.
- Escape, Immerse, Explore has been announced by REA in Orlando, FL.
- Universal Escape Rooms are getting scathing reviews, and REA's latest article discusses this further.
- The Escape Game, prolific escape room creators and marketers have published a series of fun Tiktoks featuring Ryan George.
- Trapology has announced a puzzle gala and auction. Not sure what to make of this, but sign up here!
- If you own a 3D printer and are looking for puzzles for your escape room lobby, here's a Interlocking puzzle by Christoph Lohe
- Popular UK escape room blogger Brit of an Escape Habit has published an "I'm Back" post - we can't wait to read her new reviews!
- Jimmy Butler books ‘escape room’ before Game 2 as Heat, Nuggets vow to play better
- Nanjing teen takes escape room centre to court after hand injury.
Not quite an escape room but... - TEA SATE Europe 2023 discussed "Immersion vs Immersivity", with plenty of reference to escape rooms.
- A new TV show called "Puzzling" is set to air this month in the UK, where contestants solve escape room-like puzzles. You may see some familiar faces on there!
- Also in the UK, the Crystal Maze Live Experience is running some charity auctions this month, with one of the lots being the chance to play the experience with the winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK Season 4.
- There are currently not one but two Kickstarter games from escape-adjacent companies you should check out, The Medusa Report, and Murder on the Moon.
- Psychedelic Cryptography... I'm going to need a long time to unpack (and understand) this one.
- (Not quite an escape room but) Meow Wolf's new location Real, Unreal now has tickets for sale, in Grapevine, TX.
- DASH 12 is back! And they are looking for volunteers for their upcoming event here.
- Game Maker's Toolkit has released a video on Valve's Secret Weapon, with regards to Portal. This is a useful video for any puzzle designer out there!
- Like the 'Amazing Race' but in Manhattan. Check out Time Out's write up of the Great Gotham Challenge.
- Marketing a tabletop puzzle game on Kickstarter? I've crunched some numbers which might help here.
- Planning a trip to the Netherlands? The Escape Roomer recently visited and shared some of their tips.
| | | | 🔑 Recent Doors Unlocked 🇺🇸 - Decode Zone has opened a new site in Bellfontaine, OH.
- Devil's Den Escape Room has opened a new site in Mechaniscville, MD.
- Cypher VR has opened a new site in Burbank, CA.
- Enter the Enigma has opened a new room, Gingerbread Connection, in Colorado Springs, CO.
- Escape Astoria has opened a new site in Astoria, OR.
- Escapology have opened a new room, Batman: The Dark Knight Challenge in Kissimmee, FL.
- GOAT Escape Room has opened in Evansville, IN.
- Kansas City Zoo has opened an escape room, Cryptic Cats, in Kansas City, MO.
- (Not quite an escape room but) Meow Wolf's new location Real, Unreal now has tickets for sale, in Grapevine, TX.
- Red Door Escape Room has opened a new site in Gaithersburg.
- Riddles Escape Room has opened a new site, Arcade Arena, in Myrtle Beach, SC.
- Trapology has announced a puzzle gala and auction. Sign up here
🇨🇦 🇬🇧 - Break Free has opened a new room, Magic Room, in Stoke.
- ClueCapers have opened an outdoor puzzle room, Waking Whatsername in Winchester.
- Clue Cracker will be opening a new room, Mega Bite, in Tunbridge Wells.
- Cluetopia has opened a new room, Crash Landing, in Ipswich.
- Dragged Around London has teamed up with AIM Escape in London, UK for a special pride event where you can hire a drag performer to take part in the room with you.
- Enigma Rooms has opened a new room, Siberia, in Retford.
- Enigma Rooms has also opened a new room, The Chapel, in Watford.
- Escape from the Room has opened a new room, Crypt of the Cursed, in Wallington
- Escape Newcastle has opened a new room, The Arcade, in Newcastle.
- Escape Quest will be opening a new room this month, Henry's Fortune House of Illusion in Macclesfield.
- Escape Reality have opened a new room, Star Crew, in Glasgow.
- Escape Rooms Beverley has opened a new room, Sherlock Holmes and the Cabinet of Curiosities, in Beverley.
- Locked Escapes has opened a room, The Secret Bunker, in Dunstable.
- Mr E Rooms have opened a new room, Crime of Duty, in Scarborough.
- Project Mayhem has opened a site with three rooms in Lincoln.
- Puzzled Escape Rooms has opened a new site with one room in Cardiff.
- Spy Missions has opened a site in Colchester.
- The Escapologist will be opening a new room, Ever After, this month in Castleford.
- Timescape has opened a new room, Pandora: Hell on Earth in Belfast.
- Top Escape Rooms has opened a new room, School Daze, in Worcester.
🇦🇺/🇳🇿 - We didn't find any new openings in Australia or New Zealand this month! Know any? Let us know!
📩 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 when compiling this list:Escape the Review (UK) | | 🔊 ListenLast month in Podcasts, Radio & Live ShowsCager 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!" Escape This Podcast"A show that’s a mix of escape room puzzles and tabletop role-playing." Life is an Escape Room"The Life Is An Escape Room Podcast explores how the skills you gain playing escape rooms with intention will make you more successful in all aspects of your life." Reality Escape Pod"Your hosts David Spira & Peih-Gee Law explore immersive gaming from all angles. Our guests have made awesome stuff: ARGs, puzzle hunts, tabletop games, and of course, escape rooms." 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." Shows & Livestreams - ESCAPETHEROOMers
- Finishing up a recent tour, the ETRers team have uploaded a wealth of tours and interviews with recent escape rooms. Watch them here.
These podcasts may not have released new episodes this month, but are well worth checking out: - Cipherdelic Pod
- "Have you ever wondered who oils the cogs of the constantly evolving escape room industry? Think no more. In each episode we speak to a guest from the interactive experience industry to offer you, our listener, a peak behind the curtain."
- Enigmailed Puzzlecast
- Thoughts perspectives and unpacking of ideas from the man behind Enigmailed Puzzles.
- Puzzling Company
- "On this podcast, Zach and Jared every week cover a new at home puzzle / escape room style game and discuss all things about it!"
| | 🔎 June's Puzzle
Summer is nearly here, and I'm planning where I'll spend my vacation. In fact, I've hidden the name of the country I'll be travelling to below. | | Where in the world am I travelling to?
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