7 of the Most Common Types of Puzzles in Escape Rooms
With many physical locations, and even more virtual escape room team building options popping up every day, it's no wonder that people are looking for ways to step up their...
On Physical and Virtual Escape Rooms
As we begin reopening our physical escape rooms, I find myself reflecting on all that we’ve gained by moving to developing virtual experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, this move...
Nate Martin’s Escape Room Pet Peeves
I’m frequently asked for escape room design decisions that I think are bad. I almost always dodge the question for two very important reasons: As a known entity in the industry, I’ve more...
Puzzle Break at Sundance
Last month I had the pleasure of receiving an invitation to travel from Seattle and speak at the Sundance Film Festival. Pepsi’s Creator group had a presence at Sundance and put together a panel...
The Best Escape Room in the World
I've got a confession to make: You won't find the best escape room in the world at any Puzzle Break location. Where is it, you ask? Good question, but first: What is the best movie ever made? The...
Generation X: A Study in Room Escape Taxonomy.
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of sitting on the “Future of the Escape Room Industry” panel discussion at the first Chicago Room Escape Conference. The panel was moderated by Shawn...
I love locks.
I love locks. There’s a war going on. It’s mostly invisible, the stakes aren’t high, the combatants are few, but that doesn’t matter! Today I will discuss my allegiance to an increasingly...
Technology failure in escape rooms
Earlier this year, I was in Los Angeles and decided to make the trip a bit of an escape room marathon. My co-founder and I played 7 escape rooms across several companies. We learned a lot from our...
On the Definition & Importance of Actual Puzzles in Escape Rooms
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in Jacobellis v. Ohio famously said on pornography, "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within...