It’s been a very long time since my last blog post and to both of my readers, I apologize. My creative ADHD took a while to go around the loop and come back to blogging. On the upside, this is post #20, so that’s a milestone of sorts. A lot of things have been going…
We held our first One Letter Better Tournament at the Strategicon Orccon Game Conference over President’s Day Weekend. The turnout was excellent and the competition was really good. we’re already making plans for our next tournament at Genex over Memorial Day weekend. If you have a school or other group that would like to host…
Last post we started out discussion on electricity. If you didn’t read it, you’ll find it here. Like any other form of power, there are a number of ways to measure electricity. The unit familiar to most people is voltage. If we take a look at our water tank, voltage would be the amount of…
This week is another post on some basic skills that you may find helpful when designing escape rooms or escape puzzle boxes. Let’s talk about electricity. fortunately, you don’t have to understand physics to understand how electricity works and how to use it in your projects. There are some basic rules and laws that govern…
If you are new to the world of escape rooms, either as a player and/or a designer, you’ve probably come across a maglock or two. As a player, you might not have even been aware of the device, only the result it produced. Doors, hidden or otherwise, that open as a result of players performing…
Cesar and I played his first escape room two weeks ago and I was planning to do a write up on “The Noob’s View”. Then he and his girlfriend decided to move, I undertook a massive reorganization project because I read “Getting Things Done” by David Allen… no, that’s a lie, I listened to the…
Okay, once again my train of thought took on way too many cars and had to be pared down … or simply made into two blog posts. If you didn’t read Part 1, it’s here. I have some ideas for changing the physical makeup of some of our boxes also. Moriarty’s Mayhem, the full size…
If you’ve been to an escape room you know they’re usually one and done. Once you’ve solved the puzzles, found the artifact and killed the zombie, there’s no point in doing it all again. Not to mention there are so many other games to play (depending on your location, your mileage may vary.) Note: as…
If you haven’t read part 1 posted last week, you can do that here. So let’s talk about the division of labor. This is where a lot of partnerships fall apart. Cesar lives in an apartment and I live in a house with a garage. Therefore, the only shop space we have for building our…
So This post ran on pretty long so I split it into two posts. Tune in next week for part 2. At the time of this writing, I am one day past my 32nd wedding anniversary. Definitely a mile stone in the age of throwaway relationships. I will, however, have to give the bulk of…
