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How We Got Started

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Escape Rooms created by game enthusiasts for game enthusiasts. Owners Luke and Madison Rhoades come from a theatre and haunt background and found escape rooms to be the perfect backbone for their #1 rated company- Cross Roads Escape Games. Celebrating their 6th year in business, here is the story of the creators and designers of Cross Roads and how it all came to be.

ABOUT US

Luke and I are high school sweethearts, and we got married shortly after finishing college. I graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Fine Art and a minor in Theatrical Set Design. I designed and painted sets around Los Angeles and was the lead scenic painter for The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor for three incredible years. Luke graduated from the Vanguard University of Southern California with a B.A. in Theatre Performance and Scenic Construction. He worked as the Master Carpenter at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood.  I would often get set design jobs and hire Luke as my technical director and carpenter for almost all of my shows. We were a great tag team duo. I would design it, he would build it, and then I would paint it.

THE FIRST ESCAPE ROOM

On Oct. 31st, 2014, we played our first escape room. We had no idea what we were getting into. I thought I bought tickets for a haunted house, so we were completely shocked when we found out that they would put us in a room with eight other strangers and lock the door. Our group did terrible. It was chaos trying to get ten people on the same page, but that was part of the fun. I remember the time being about halfway up when I realized we had not opened a single key lock. I yelled at the group, “How have we not found a single key?!?!” The girl next to me goes, “Oh! I found a few keys!” and starts to remove about 5-10 keys from her pocket that she decided to put there for safekeeping (and not use?).

Afterward, our game master comes in with a look of disappointment and tells us that we only made it about 60% of the way through. It didn’t matter to us if we won or lost or how far we got, the experience was unlike anything we had ever done, and we were hooked. The idea for The Hex Room came later that same night.

THE BEGINNING

We decided to take a chance. We quit our jobs and used our ten years’ worth of savings that we were keeping for a future house. It was one of those scenarios where we would always live a life of ‘what if’ if we didn’t give it a shot. And what better time to try and fail than when you are young? So we did. We found a location in Anaheim, California, battled the city for permits (that’s a whole story I won’t get into today), and put ourselves in a hole of loans and credit card debt (our savings was drained very quickly). With the help of some amazing family and friends, Cross Roads Escape Games opened one year later.

Cross Roads… get it? Luke and Madison Rhoades… ok, good.

THE GOAL

We wanted to create something that felt so real, you forgot it was a game. Imagine being transported to a new world where you can go anywhere and touch anything you want? To desperately try to find clues to help unlock the secrets to your escape? All our games are designed by us and built from the ground up. Not only is the production value outstanding, but even the game design is different.  

We love games. Board games, card games, video games, and now escape games. Once we were hooked on escape games, we played every one that was available to us. Playing escape rooms was a great learning experience. We saw what we liked, and what we didn’t like. Our biggest issue was that no matter where we went, no matter what the mission was, the game was the same. We knew we had to change that up with ours.

CREATING THE HEX ROOM

As huge horror fans, we would always watch movies and say something along the lines of, “If that was me, I would have never run up the stairs!” or, “If I was in that situation, I would have done this…” Now with this new immersive theatre at our fingertips, we decided to create just that: a real-life horror movie scenario where people can find out if they would actually live or die in a horror film.

The Hex Room opened on January 15th, 2016. Unlike traditional escape rooms, The Hex Room takes immersion to the next step and makes players live out a real-life horror movie. Before your game begins, each player takes a quiz to determine which stereotypical horror movie victim they are. You can be cast as the Jock, Rebel, Prom Queen, Virgin, Nerd, or Detective. Once in costume, players are placed in a room by themselves. Their goal is to overcome their individual challenges and still work together as a team, although physically divided. If they are successful, they can rejoin their friends and escape. If not, they can be left behind to die.

CREATING THE FUN HOUSE

The Hex Room became a revolutionary game, but maybe a bit too advanced for its time. When we opened, Escape Rooms were still such a new concept; only a handful of people knew what they were, even fewer played one before. People loved The Hex Room, but we knew that it was a bit overwhelming to a new player, so we also created The Fun House.

The Fun House is the necessary introductory that people needed to escape rooms. People were together for the experience instead of being divided at the start. If someone felt uncomfortable doing something “scary,” we had The Fun House to offer instead. Although the gameplay is more of a traditional escape room, we still had a lot of new ideas to offer. The game became self-aware with lots of fun tricks and jokes along the way, not to mention the amazing Zoltar. Have you met him yet?

The Fun House also allowed us to introduce kids to the world of Escape Rooms. When Fun House opened in April of 2016, it was the only game that allowed players of any age to attend. The following year, we modified the game to change out challenging puzzles to a “KIDS” version, allowing groups of kids to play and succeed on their own. 

CREATING THE PSYCH WARD

We are determined to always bring the next level of interactive entertainment, and we went all-in on The Psych Ward, which opened in December of 2018. Being inspired by immersive theatre experiences like Delusion and getting hooked on social deduction games like Werewolf and Secret Hitler, we decided to combine immersive theatre, competitive board games, and escape rooms into one fully automated game. 

Because of its complexity, The Psych Ward took about 18 months to complete. We worked with the amazing technical team, Diablo Sound, which helped us program all the puzzles, scoring, and theatrical effects.  The game took a few revisions, but we are very proud of the new elements we added and challenging ourselves with the unique design and automation. The Psych Ward is a game-changer that you must play!

WHAT’S NEXT

We revisited our theatre roots and wrote, directed, designed, and produced The Séance, which had a limited run in 2019. This show was an immersive theatre piece with some escape room elements. We had plans to bring back the show to a new location, which sadly got canceled due to the pandemic. There is still a chance it might happen; we are just waiting for the right venue and the right time. 

We also announced a revamped Hex Room for 2020, which got postponed. We had everything ordered, contractors scheduled, and then the world shut down. Orders were pushed back, contractors had to cancel, and the whole project was put on hold. I am glad that it did though, these past years, we have been able to use the money we would have spent on the revamp towards keeping our doors open and our employees paid. It has also given me more time to think of even better puzzles and effects! The revamp will still happen as soon as the funds are restored. I am so excited to show you what we have planned!

We have also used all of 2021 to work on a new project that is bigger and totally different from anything we have done before! If all goes according to plan, we will have a big announcement for you in a few months. Stay tuned!

THANK YOU for being amazing and supportive fans. I read every single review that comes our way on google and yelp, and hearing about your fun experience is why we do what we do. I know it has been a long time since we have brought you something new, but big things are in the works. Thank you for being patient and understanding. It will be worth the wait!

Madison Rhoades
CEO and Co-owner
Cross Roads Escape Games

Characters of The Hex Room

What Your Hex Room Character Says About You

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Good! So, you’ve taken our online personality test! But do you know what it means to be a Jock, Nerd, Virgin, Rebel, Prom Queen, or a Detective? In case you haven’t watched as many horror movies as we have, here is some information on what your horror movie stereotype says about you and how you can best live up to your role within your very own horror movie. It’s basically a mood ring, but instead of colors, it’s made of archetypes!

Detective

The Detective is the person who has enough rapport with everyone to actually get them to listen to what they say. They are great listeners and when people talk, they pay close attention. However, the Detective usually spends most of their time trying to keep the other characters alive instead of actually solving the mystery.

  • Has the highest chance of being killed while helping another character.
  • PROS: Great communicator, great multitasker, good puzzle solver.
  • CONS: High responsibility, so much paperwork, dresses like they’re in the 70s.
  • EXAMPLES: Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) in The Wicker Man (1973); Dewey Riley (David Arquette) in Scream (1996).

 

Rebel

The rebel is known for doing rebellious things (who would have guessed it). This leads many of the other characters into thinking that they are more prepared for the horror movie than they actually are. I mean, if they are already used to doing crazy things, how much harder can it be to try and fight for your life against an insane serial killer… right? They are independent and don’t ask for other characters help, usually to their own dismay.

  • Has the highest chance of being killed after separating from the group.
  • PROS: Thinks outside the box, focused, outside observer.
  • CONS: Not really a team player, probably has a tragic backstory.
  • EXAMPLES: Marty (Fran Kranz) in Cabin in the Woods (2012); Taryn White (Jennifer Rubin) in Nightmare on Elm Street III (1987).

 

Jock

Probably the only person in the group that voted against the rest of their team’s decision of leader of the group. Most likely, they voted for themselves. Plays enough sports to think that they are good at everything.

  • Highest chance of suggesting the group split up to search for clues. Probably dies shortly after.
  • PROS: Brave, protective, loyal.
  • CONS: Can’t easily change their mind, relies on strength over brains, has to ask Coach for permission.
  • EXAMPLES: Glen Lantz (Johnny Depp) in Nightmare on Elm Street (1984); Curt (Chris Hemsworth) in Cabin in the Woods (2012).

 

Nerd

Has watched the most movies, horror or otherwise, of any of the other players in the group. They remember small bits of information from each movie, quotes and factoids mostly, and they are happy to tell people this information

  • Highest chance to be killed right as he figures out some piece of vital information.
  • PROS: Observant, good memory, planner, book smart.
  • CONS: Nobody listens to them until it’s too late, loses their glasses like way too much. Seriously, get contacts.
  • EXAMPLES: Randy (Jamie Kennedy) in Scream (1996).

 

Prom Queen

Probably showed up to the escape room late or right on time. Also, is most likely to have read the question “how many people have you kissed?” and asked if they have to answer that question.

  • Highest chance of dying after saying the words “Hello? Is anyone there?”
  • PROS: Driven, confident, has small group of close friends.
  • CONS: Can get caught up on appearances, trust issues, can’t run in heels.
  • EXAMPLES: Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).

 

Virgin

The person that was brought along because everyone actually likes them. This being said, the virgin is most likely to be the one that is too afraid to fill out the questionnaire fully. They will leave answers blank in hopes that if they don’t admit to having fears, that they won’t have to deal with anything scary. Most likely to have not realized that the Hex Room is a horror themed escape room when they were invited/when they booked the room.

  • Highest chance of surviving the ordeal only to drag a new group of friends into the sequels!
  • PROS: Sweet, friendly, avid reader.
  • CONS: Too trusting, prone to being sacrificed, is going to suffer.
  • EXAMPLES: Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in Halloween (1978); Sally (Marilyn Burns) in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

Keep in mind, being the Virgin doesn’t guarantee you are the “Final Girl,” a common horror movie trope pertaining to the last remaining victim of a horror movie. After all, remember Sigourney Weaver’s wise words from Cabin in the Woods: “It doesn’t matter if the virgin lives or dies, as long as she suffers.”

After taking this personality quiz, we are sure you will better know yourself and be better prepared for surviving a horror film. Want to put your new understanding of self to the test? Get your most trusted group of friends together and enter The Hex Room.

Jason Sakal
Game Master and Manager
Cross Roads Escape Games

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Total Immersion: Integrated Hint Systems

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Escape rooms have been gaining popularity in America for the past couple years. As they become more popular, they evolve to be more eye-catching, more state-of-the-art, and more immersive. One of the simplest ways to make an escape room immersive is with an integrated hint system.

I have played quite a few escape rooms and in doing so, I have encountered many different types of hint systems. From television screens to notes slipped under a door, each hint system brings its own thing to the experience. What I believe is the most important element to the hint system, is how well it fits into the room.

There are plenty of small ways to take common hint systems and make them fit into a room of any theme. Aging paper instantly makes a note slipped under the door a more interesting and impressive. A picture frame around a television screen transforms modern technology into something more believably vintage. A coat of paint and some spare clock parts suddenly turns a walkie-talkie into a steampunk communication device.

With an integrated hint system, there is no need to break the willful suspension of disbelief. The players can continue to exist in the world of the escape room for the entire game. One of the things that sets Cross Roads Escape Games apart from other escape room companies is its commitment to immersion. Our rooms employ hints systems designed to fit seamlessly into the world of the game. The Fun House utilizes a silly and mischievous enchanted painting that will offer help in exchange for compliments or amusing tricks. The Hex Room incorporates a literal game of telephone where one character must pass along help to the other characters in the game.

If you are planning on building an escape room, don’t forget to take these small details into account. Figure out a hint system that works for your story, your theme, and your staff. There are many different types of hint systems that I’ve encountered, and perhaps you can even find a new way to keep your players completely immersed in the world of the escape room.

Geoff Durham
Manager, Game Master
Cross Roads Escape Games

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What Is An Escape Room? – A Game Master’s Guide

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Happy New Year, everybody! It’s that time again; Time for resolutions, new outlooks, new plans, and of course new adventures. If you are looking for something new to shake up your everyday routine, perhaps you should join the hundreds of thousands of people who are turning to escape rooms as their number one choice for interactive fun.

If you’ve never played before, you probably have some questions about what an escape room is. If you have played before, then you already know how difficult it is to explain an escape room without giving away any spoilers. Well don’t worry, I’m here to help. In this blog, I will be explaining what an escape room is as well as providing hints to help beginners approach their first escape game.

So… what is an escape room? An escape room is an interactive adventure where you must find clues and solve puzzles to escape a room within a set time limit.

Of course, this is a very broad description of an escape room. As all enthusiasts discover, each escape room is a little different; with different themes, puzzles, requirements, or strategies. For example, here at Cross Roads we currently have two different games with two very different themes. The Fun House is a kooky, zany circus-themed non-linear room, while The Hex Room is an intense horror-themed room where you are separated into individual rooms and must work together to escape. No matter the theme, each escape room is designed around the same ideas: the players are going to need to find clues, connect them (sometimes physically, sometimes not), and use them to solve a series of puzzles.

Why would I choose to play an escape room? An escape room is a way to get out of the house and have fun with your family and friends of all ages.

Instead of being stuck in a movie theatre for a few hours, unable to interact with the rest of your group, escape rooms provide the opportunity to talk, joke, interact, and socialize with your team mates. If you have kids with you, no problem! Some rooms, like Fun House for KIDS, are designed to provide fun for the whole family! If you want to read a more in-depth post on how to choose the best escape room for your family, check our earlier blog post.

And finally, in a special edition of Confessions of a Game Master, our game masters provide some tips on how to optimize your game while playing an escape room. These tips come directly from watching many players struggle in our rooms and make the same mistakes over and over.

I hope this blog has helped you to understand escape rooms a little better. If you’ve been thinking about trying an escape room, want help convincing someone to join you on your next escape room adventure, or are looking for tips on how to improve your games, I hope this has been a good start.

And of course, if you like our Confessions of a Game Master video, you can find them all on our YouTube Page. Have a question for our Game Master? Leave a comment on our blog below or on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube pages and you may see the answer in a future video.

Wishing you all a great and exciting New Year. Have fun escaping!

Geoff Durham
Manager, Game Master
Cross Roads Escape Games

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The 6 Types of People Every Great Escape Room Team Needs

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Every escape room has a varying skill set that is needed to complete each mission. When gathering your team, make sure to get a diversity of creative thinkers so you have all your bases covered. Here is our list of the 6 types of people every great escape room team needs! Which one are you?

Detective in The Hex Room

The Leader

O’ Captain my captain! Every good group needs a fearless leader! Someone to help settle time wasting disputes and support their team mates when they need an extra set of hands. The Leader is usually elected into the role, either consciously or by habit, and others react and respond to the Leaders suggestions with little to no argument. The Leader doesn’t stick to any one puzzle though and can often be seen running about the room checking in with the rest of the team.

 

Prom Queen in The Hex Room

The Finder

This is the person you call when you lose the T.V. remote and need help finding it. This person is the one that pops up every three seconds while in the room and shouts “I found something!” The Finder is usually the one who finds most of the clues and puzzles and helps to figure out what things goes with what. They are also normally the keeper of keys and the knower of clues. They will sometimes also act as a courier running their new clues back and forth between team mates to trying to figure out if it can help solve any active clues.

 

The Nerd in The Hex Room

The Thinker

The brains of the group. Usually this player is a natural puzzler. Often, they are referred to as the smart one and they derive the most enjoyment from being the one to crack the puzzle’s code! However, Thinkers do tend to have a really bad habit; The Thinker likes to focus on one puzzle until it is solved and hates it when they need to leave a puzzle half solved to try and solve a different puzzle. In extreme cases, this can lead to the Thinker being that one player who spends half the game in a corner by themselves working on a single puzzle.

 

Jock in The Hex Room

The Worker

Do you have to look through several volumes of an encyclopedia? No problem! Bag full of puzzle pieces? No problem! Other process of elimination puzzles? No problem! This tireless worker doesn’t get frustrated by meticulous tasks and can finish up the busy work on puzzles that have already been “solved” while their team mates move on to other tasks!

 

Rebel in The Hex Room

The Leaper

Oh Leaper… What can we say about the Leaper other than this: every group has one and every group needs one. The Leaper is that one person on the team that chooses to ignore clues and make huge leaps in logic when trying to find a solution to a problem. The Leaper embodies the age old saying that “there is no such thing as a dumb idea.” They will leap to strange and confusing conclusions that often end up being wrong. However, whenever the thinker gets stumped, it becomes the leapers job to attempt to find new out-of-the-box ideas for the Challenger to work with. When the clock is ticking down and everyone else starts panicking, the leaper is always there with another solution.

 

Virgin in Hex Room

The Challenger

The Challenger works in tandem with the Thinker and the Leaper and acts as a grounding force for their brainstorming. Simply put, the challenger challenges the solutions put forth by the Thinker and the Leaper to help them come up with solutions that actually makes sense. The Challenger’s role is not to shoot down ideas, but rather to prioritize ideas with highest chance of success. They are the ones saying things like “We can try that, but first let’s see if this works instead…” They also help the Leaper turn their crazy idea into a plausible one by working through the Leapers thought process and forcing them to think about certain ideas in greater depth. If the team is a factory that produces ideas, then the Challenger’s role is quality control.

You also may have some team mates that can take on multiple roles, but it is fun to figure out which habits fit your team mates and friends. Let us know what roles each of your team mates fill in the comment section below! Also, make sure to play The Hex Room and put your teamwork to the test!

Jason Sakal
Game Master and Manager
Cross Roads Escape Games

Team Building at Cross Roads Escape Games

#1 Team Building Outing is at Cross Roads Escape Games

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Are you looking for a thrilling experience that will test your team’s wit, communication, and teamwork? Perhaps you are looking for an event that will allow your team to bond by working together to overcome obstacles? Or maybe you are just trying to be the coolest boss in the world. Either way, Cross Roads Escape Games offers a fun and exciting take on team building that will engage and excite every member of your group.

Our games offer unique challenges to test team cohesion, communication, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. With two different themes, we can offer two different experiences sure to thrill and include everyone on your team.

The Fun House is a kooky non-linear game that emphasizes the importance of team work, time management, and communication while brainstorming creative solutions to new challenges. Everyone starts out in a topsy-turvy room filled with hidden clues, optical illusions, and tons of puzzles that can be solved in any order. It is up to you and your team to work together to make heads or tails of all the clues and prove yourselves as Magnificent Magicians!

In The Hex Room, your team is split into six different rooms based on a personality test that is taken before the game starts. The Hex Room has an intense atmosphere and each room is designed to make the player feel like they are the star of their own horror film. It is imperative that your team works together and learns to communicate through the physical barriers separating them. Employing a clever use of stress and isolation, The Hex Room highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each team member.

Both rooms are designed to test your team’s communication and problem solving skills while also revealing a team’s true dynamic. In the Fun House, players are exposed to wacky ideas and are forced to think outside the box. Each player must add their brainpower to the group to find the solution to a challenge. In the Hex Room, communication becomes paramount and failing to do so could have dire effects. In both rooms, the dynamic of the group will become apparent; Natural leaders will rise to the occasion to lead their teams to victory and team cohesion will form around those leaders.

The Hex Room and The Fun House are both excellent tools for team building that allow players to identify their own strengths and weaknesses.

 

Team Building at Cross Roads Escape Games

Often, it isn’t until someone is put to the test that they realize their strengths to cultivate or the weaknesses that they can mend. It is through these fun and thrilling adventures that people discover their desire to lead.

Team Building here at Cross Roads is a thrilling experience for everyone. We have a friendly and enthusiastic staff that can offer a wide range of team building services including Game Master talk backs. During these talk backs, your game master will sit down with your team after the game to discuss the group’s strengths and shortcomings. They will offer advice on how to improve team work, communication, and overall cohesion.

Cross Roads Escape Games Lounge
Rentable private lounge area for team building talk backs

If you want a truly memorable and exciting way to discover your team dynamic, want to strengthen critical thinking and problem solving, or are just looking to take your team out for a fun and thrilling bonding experience, Cross Roads Escape Games can help with top-quality games and engaging experiences. For more information on what we can offer for your next team building outing, check out our team building page.

Jason Sakal
Manager and Game Master
Cross Roads Escape Games

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Cross Roads Ranks Third Best Escape Room In The Nation!

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On August 28th we were notified by USA TODAY that we were of the 20 escape rooms nominated for best escape room in the nation! Rules allow the public the right to vote online for one nominee per category, per day. Because of YOU and your dedication to voting every day that we are proud to announce that we rank in the top 3 BEST ESCAPE ROOMS IN THE NATION and #1 in Southern California!

Congratulations to the top ten winners in this category:

  1. Komnata Quest- New York
  2. Enchambered- Sacramento, CA
  3. Cross Roads Escape Games- Anaheim, CA
  4. 5 Wits- New York
  5. Escape Code- Branson, MO
  6. 60 to Escape- Gurnee, IL
  7. Breakout Lawrence- Lawrence, KS
  8. Escape Room Insomnia DC- Washington, DC
  9. Omescape, San Jose, CA
  10. 60OUT- Los Angeles, CA

Cross Roads Ranked Third in the nation!

Nominees for all categories are chosen by a panel of relevant experts which include a combination of editors from USA TODAY, editors from 10Best.com, and highly respected escape room reviewers: Escape Authority, Room Escape Artist, Escape Room Tips, and Esc Room Addicts

10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site’s uniqueness is its team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields – and their cities – but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated. 10Best.com averages 5 million visitors per month. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013.

USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY’s mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its unique visual storytelling, USA TODAY delivers high-quality and engaging content across print, digital, social and video platforms. An innovator of news and information, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of the nation and serves as the host of the American conversation – today, tomorrow and for decades to follow. USA TODAY, the nation’s number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of more than 1.6 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.6 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than 16 million downloads on mobile devices.

Madison Rhoades
CEO, Co-Owner, and Creative Director
Cross Roads Escape Games

The Hex Room

Escape Rooms vs Haunts- What to choose this Halloween Season?

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Horror goes hand in hand with escape rooms, in fact, most of our guests think all escape rooms are scary. While not all escape rooms are horror-themed, Halloween is a great time to seek out the ones that are.

Escape Rooms are designed to be thrilling experiences that involve teamwork and communication. Only those with a level head, common sense, and calm under pressure can make it. What better way to test those skills then with a life or death situation?

Describing an escape room almost sounds like describing the plot to a movie from the SAW franchise: you are locked in a room where you must solve puzzles to escape. Other horror movies with similar trapped or hostage plots reinforce the idea that escape rooms can be scary places. Indeed, horror helps increase the tension, suspense, and urgency. This is what people love about horror themed escape rooms: the stressful situation tests your skills just like you are in a real horror film.

Hex Room review

This Halloween season, you probably have a few haunts already planned, and although haunts are fun, escape rooms really take the intensity and realism to the next level. In a haunt, you are probably going to be in a train of people with masked monsters jumping out at you from the left and right. As fun as this is, it does get dull rather fast. Horror themed escape rooms put you right in the action. You are completely immersed; you can go wherever you want and touch whatever you want.

You can’t make choices and you can’t lose in a haunt. Horror escape rooms are a thrilling experience with a payoff in the end. Escape rooms give you a sense of accomplishment when you finish. Whether you win or lose, your team can look back at what you accomplished in the time allotted.

Our horror themed game, The Hex Room, puts you right in the center of your own horror film. First, you are cast as a stereotypical horror movie character: Jock, Prom Queen, Virgin, Nerd, Rebel, or Detective. From there you are placed in a room on your own. It is up to you to rejoin the rest of your teammates or be left behind. Who will live? Who will die?

I highly recommend adding a horror escape room or two to your list this Halloween season. Make sure to book your Hex Room game early, we will sell out!

Madison Rhoades
CEO, Co-Owner, & Creative Director
Cross Roads Escape Games

Updates on The Psych Ward

Updates On The Psych Ward

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Psychopath: a mental disorder.
Symptoms include: lying, breaking laws, acting impulsively, lack regard for others and other’s emotions.

Is it crazy to look out for yourself? To win? To be competitive? Or is it true human nature? What is the line between sane and insane? Who is the one who chooses?

I know we have been keeping a lot of information from everyone about The Psych Ward, and a big reason is because the game play is completely different from most escape rooms. We have a lot of beta testing planned, and we will probably make plenty of changes once we see how people react to this new type of game design.

If you are interested in being a tester for this game, please click HERE to enter your email address and we may contact you in the next few months.

As of right now, here is all the information I have been allowed to release:

About-
Theory: If put in a controlled environment, some patients will exhibit more psychopathic symptoms than others.
Hypothesis: Patients will lie, betray, and manipulate their friends to get what they want.
Experiment: Two groups will be placed in a controlled room with challenges and rewards. To succeed, bonds must be made and broken, as test subjects must outwit the other participants to get the most rewards. Truth is unreliable. Trust must be established. Betrayal is necessary.

Difficulty- Every game will have one winning and one losing team.

# of Players- 4-8. This is a PRIVATE game. We will not put your group with strangers.

Ages- This game is for ages 16+.

Opening- NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2017

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Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tublr as we reveal more teaser trailers and clues for a special prize!

Madison Rhoades
CEO, Co-owner, & Creative Director
Cross Roads Escape Games

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Cross Roads Escape Games is Nominated for Best Escape Room in the US!

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Cross Roads Escape Games has won quite a few awards, but nothing says “Wow!” more then being nominated for best escape room in the US! When my husband and I started out on this quest over 2 years ago we knew we wanted to bring something new to the world, and we knew it was going to be great, but we never imagined this!

I can’t tell you how honored we are to be on this list! And a special thanks goes to YOU and YOUR VOICE for telling the world how much fun you had at Cross Roads. We can’t thank you enough!

Make sure to vote at USA Today for your favorite escape room! You can vote once a day until Sept. 25th. Winners will be announced on Sept. 29th!

 

We would also like to mention some great reviewers who have helped us become recognized for this list. Thank you Escape Room Tips for ranking us #1 on your list of best escape rooms in Los Angeles, even through we are not even in Los Angeles County! Thank you Escape Authority for giving us a 6 out of 5 key review! Thank you Escape Room Addict for a 9/10 score! And thank you Room Escape Artist for awarding us the 2016 Golden Lock in Award!

Cross Roads Escape Games Awards

We would also like to thank Best L.A. Escape Rooms, CreepyLA, Horrorbuzz.com, Live Escape Room Reviews and others for the amazing awards we received in 2016 and 2017 for Best Escape Room.

We hope you can find the time to vote for your favorite escape room on USA Today! There are so many amazing escape rooms on that list, and we are honored to be among them!

We hope to blow you away in 2018 with a few new games we have planned! We promise to always bring you the next level of entertainment!

Madison Rhoades
CEO, Co-Owner, & Creative Director
Cross Roads Escape Games

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