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ESCAPE ROOMS
An escape room is a physical adventure game where players solve a series of challenging puzzles and riddles using clues and hints to 'escape' a room. Players are normally given a limited time to escape the room and find the plot within the room. They are inspired by 'escape-the-room' video games. They are normally set in locations such as dungeons, prison cells or castles, with the puzzles and tasks following the theme of the setting.
They began to rise in popularity in Asia and North America in the early 2010's.
HISTORY
Escape rooms were based on other physical activity games such as haunted houses, interactive theatres and scavenger hunts. As of September 2017, there are more than 8000 escape rooms worldwide. They are a lucrative business investment, as group of 5-8 people can pay up to £30 a person for one hour in the room. The format of escape rooms has featured in TV game shows such as The Crystal Maze and The Adventure Game.
PUZZLES
Some of the puzzles in Escape Rooms include hidden objects, team communication, counting, light, searching for objects, assembling an object, riddles, ciphers and mathematics.
SAFETY
The first fatal incident to happen in an escape room was the death of five fifteen year old girls in a fire in Poland. A gas container inside a heater leaked and resulted in the death of the five girls due to carbon monoxide poisoning. After this, safety checks were carried out on escape rooms around the world and 13 were shut down due to safety flaws.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_room
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/04/five-teenagers-killed-after-fire-in-escape-room-in-poland
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