Escape rooms are a form of entertainment that are becoming increasingly popular across the country. The premise of an escape room involves a group of people being locked inside a room that contains different puzzles and clues. The group needs to work together to solve the puzzles and clues in order to find a way to exit the room before time expires. An escape room experience is great for friends, co-workers, couples, and families. But, if you have never been to an escape room before, you may not know what to expect. Use the following tips to make the most of your escape room experience

Know Your Team

During your time in an escape room, you will need to work closely with other people to solve the puzzles and clues that will help you escape the room in time. Ideally, you should assemble your team before you arrive at the escape room venue, as you may feel more comfortable working with people who you already know. However, if you don't have a large enough group, you may be teamed up with strangers. If this happens, spend a few minutes getting to know each other before your escape room experience begins.

Pay Attention to the Briefing

Before you enter the room, you will be given a briefing by a staff member. This briefing will include background information about your escape room and can also provide valuable clues, so you will want to listen carefully and pay attention. The more information you have about the escape room, the more likely you will be to escape the room before time expires.

Start Out Quickly

Escape rooms have a set amount of time, typically around an hour. This may seem like a long time, but it actually is not, so it is in your team's best interest to start fast out of the gate and begin exploring the room and discovering puzzles and clues right away. Keeping up a fast pace will help ensure that your team doesn't become frantic in the last five minutes before time expires.

Communicate Clearly

Teams that successfully escape the room typically spread out and have different people solving puzzles and clues at the same time. This can be a successful strategy, but it requires good communication. Make sure that each team member lets everyone else know what they have discovered. This helps ensure that everyone has as much information as possible so that the team can escape in time. 

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