Puzzle Break Escape Room Team Skills: Team Cohesion
When we talk about the advantages of our escape experiences within the framework of team building, we often refer to the term “participant focus areas”. These are the “mental muscles” that...
Escape Rooms and Team Puzzle Experiences: The Ultimate in Teambuilding
Almost exactly 3 years ago from our Seattle HQ, I wrote a treatise on Why Escape Rooms are the Best Teambuilding Activity in the World. Since then: Puzzle Break has opened several new locations...
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...
Why do all escape rooms do these things?
When Puzzle Break opened its doors in Seattle in August 2013, it was the first American-based escape room company. When we were designing our first rooms and the operating processes for our players,...
Puzzle Break on Royal Caribbean, Part 2
This is a part two of a series on the history of the first escape rooms at sea by Puzzle Break and Royal Caribbean. Part one is here. Harmony of the Seas, on the Seas Escape from the...
Puzzle Break on Royal Caribbean, Part 1
As many of our fans are well aware, Puzzle Break has had a close partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line since 2014. Less common knowledge is the history of the partnership, the evolution of our...
Puzzle Break in Seattle’s 40 Under 40
On September 28th I was formally inducted into the 2017 class of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. This great honor has significant meaning to both myself and the greater escape...
New Puzzle Break Escape Room in Seattle: Escape the Lost Temple
I am so very excited to announce the grand opening of our newest Puzzle Break experience: Escape the Lost Temple! Quick Highlights: Located at our Belltown, Seattle HQ: 2124 2nd Ave Seattle, WA...
How to start your own successful Escape Room Company for only $7,000
In August of 2013, Dr. Lindsay Morse and I co-founded Puzzle Break, the first American-based Escape Room company. We opened our first room in Seattle with an out-of-pocket investment of just $7,000...
Tips for Escape Room Game Master Excellence
By and large, escape rooms are curated experiences. In most cases, this important task is handled by intrepid game masters, who monitor the game and provide guidance. Sometimes in the room, sometimes...