{"id":3354,"date":"2022-02-15T18:37:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T18:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thegentsplace.com\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2022-02-15T18:37:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T18:37:35","slug":"the-escape-room-phenomenon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thegentsplace.com\/the-escape-room-phenomenon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Escape Room Phenomenon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Back in 2014 there were only 22 escape rooms in the country.&nbsp; Now there are more than 2000 here and more than 1500 in the UK.&nbsp; It turns out that paying around $30 to be locked inside a room to figure out how to solve a mystery is pretty popular.&nbsp; Red Bull even sponsored an escape game championship with teams from 23 countries participating back in 2019.&nbsp; Why are they so popular and why might you give one a try (if you haven\u2019t already)?&nbsp; Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How It Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So you\u2019re never <em>really<\/em> locked into the escape room.&nbsp; As part of your briefing you will be told a path to exit the room and those monitoring your game (appropriately called \u201cgamemasters\u201d) will also initiate a \u201crescue\u201d if they suspect something isn\u2019t going right for you and your party and you need to be taken out of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, unexpected early exits aside, you\u2019ll generally be in a small adventure.&nbsp; You might feel like a character in an <em>Indiana Jones<\/em> movie,<em> Oceans 11<\/em>, or <em>Mission Impossible<\/em>.&nbsp; You and your team (which could be friends, family, co-workers, or total strangers) are briefed by your gamemaster and then have a certain time limit to accomplish a task or set of tasks.&nbsp; Winners get to take a photo, usually with goofy hats or props.&nbsp; Losers can still take photos, but sometimes have sadder faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Things become popular for a number of reasons.&nbsp; Escape rooms are riding the social phenomenon so prevalent in our entertainment: we tweet while watching television, we talk to others we play video games with, we share the food we are eating.&nbsp; Escape rooms are one more spoke in our social wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Boxes Escape Rooms Tick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>But the social aspect is only the trend that escape rooms are riding.&nbsp; They also are intrinsically attractive.&nbsp; They offer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Thrills and scares \u2014 some of the games use elements to scare participants<\/li><li>A time crunch \u2014 experiences can be magnified under pressure<\/li><li>Team work and bonding \u2014 when confronted with a tough scenario, people tend to band together to figure things out, even when the scenario is totally fictional and everyone knows it<\/li><li>A chance to be Sherlock \u2014 it\u2019s fun to use clues to figure things out<\/li><li>The power of persuasion \u2014 if you feel strongly about a certain clue, you\u2019ll need to persuade others to follow your lead<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All these aspects are often tied together in an immersive experience with sights and sounds to help you forget the outside world and focus on solving the mystery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When You Can Go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While team building might be the low-hanging corporate fruit for escape rooms, plenty of people opt for them for bachelor or bachelorette parties, family get-togethers, or just a day or night out with friends.&nbsp; People of all ages can participate and still contribute to the team effort: no special knowledge or training is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With work and family responsibilities for many of us, escape rooms provide an opportunity to do just that: escape and have some fun while learning more about ourselves and others, all within a set time limit.&nbsp; If that sounds like a pretty good deal, that\u2019s probably a big clue as to escape rooms\u2019 remarkable growth, which doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019s stopping anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@zacharykeimig?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"><em>Zachary Keimig<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/escape-room?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"><em>Unsplash<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Have you played an escape game?&nbsp; Did you enjoy it?&nbsp; Share with us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2014 there were only 22 escape rooms in the country.&nbsp; 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