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November 20 2018

Family Escape Rooms

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Greetings and salutations dear readers. ‘Tis I, Zoltar the great, the seer of secrets, knower of unknowns, and your guide to a great holiday escape.

Are you wracking your brain trying to think of activities to keep the family happy while they are visiting? Do you want to be the cool mom or dad that takes the family to try something new this week? Well worry not, dear reader, your friend Zoltar has you covered! After all, it can be incredibly difficult to find an activity that everyone can enjoy doing together. The Fun House is a perfect blend of challenging mental puzzles, wacky antics, and good clean family humor. The Fun House is guaranteed to be the hip new outing that you’ve been looking for.

We have two versions of the game, making it versatile for any age ranges. If you “grown-ups” are looking for great fun and good laughs, then we can set the game to challenge even the wittiest of you. However, if you are bringing a bunch of youngster magicians into the room, then we can alter the game to our Fun House KIDS version! We are happy to be one of the only SoCal escape rooms that caters to groups of all ages.

In the Kids version we take out some of the more complicated puzzles and replace them with puzzles that are more appropriate for those under the age of 12, as well as adding in a scavenger hunt! So, keep an eye out for those carnival tokens when you are in the room!

You see dear reader, here at Cross Roads Escape Games we are dedicated to making your experience as thrilling as possible. And if you are feeling a bit more daring, then you can check out our Hex Room! But remember that room is for ages 16 and up.

Till next time dear reader.
-Zoltar the Great

June 12 2018

Keeping Your Cool- Confessions of a Game Master

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With the summer heating up, escape rooms will be a popular outing for families, friends, coworkers, and teammates. They provide a getaway from the sun and heat in an adventurous and fun environment. Sometimes though, putting groups of people in rooms and telling them to find a way out can lead to some heated discussions and emotions. Not to worry, though: Our game masters have a few tips that will help your team work more smoothly and keep the tension between players as low as possible. Check out the latest Confessions of a Game Master!

Escape rooms are fun but potentially stressful situations. You’re locked in a room, given handfuls of puzzles, bombarded with information and rules, and placed under a time constraint. All of that can add up to a pretty intense experience, and that’s to say nothing of the theme of the room. Though part of the fun of escape rooms is the rush of racing against time, our game masters have a few tips to help you keep your cool in an escape room.

One of the best ways to beat the heat of an escape room is to remember that you are here to have fun. Of course everyone likes to win, and it’s very exciting to hold the record for “best time,” but remember that your first and foremost goal should be to enjoy the game you are playing. Quite often when groups arrive determined to break the record, they get so caught up with being number one that they don’t take the time to enjoy themselves. This also adds pressure to the less experienced players since there is a huge burden on them to perform better than most players.

If it sounds like I’m not a fan of fastest time records, it’s because I’m not. Or really, I don’t think they should be as important as people make them out to be. “Fastest Time” can tell you how quickly a game was solved, but it won’t tell you how much fun the group had or how many memories they created. I encourage each group to enter every game with the goal to do their best, not the best. Your escape room experience will be instantly less stressful when your goal is to fully experience the room. And if you happen to make the best time while you’re at it? That’s the cherry on top.

What are your tips on staying cool under pressure in an escape room? Let us know in a comment below! Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss a Confessions video and for other escape room goodies.

Geoff Durham
Manager, Game Master, King of Cool
Cross Roads Escape Games