An Escape Room?

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 03/07/2016 at 07:00 • Filed to: None

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How i wish I could drive the PT Cruiser right now...how I WOULD drive it if I could.

Last night I found out that my mom scheduled an Escape Room experience when we visit her in May. I didn’t even now such a thing existed until then.

To my understanding, it’s where you and some friends/family must figure out how to escape a room in 60 minutes. There are clues within the room, that link to other clues, and then other clues, and so on; until you find the key to escape. I gather it’s at least an hour’s worth of finding clues, and not something incredibly simple.

Her reasoning is that dad and I will have a blast, which I think is sorta funny. Out of the whole family, dad and I are the most analytical. Dad knows a lot of stuff, and I’m the type of person who’ll go out of my way to learn something new because it mildly interested me. For example, asking a car blog questions about cars because I wanted to know how something worked, :).

So this will be an interesting experience. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to escape, but it’ll test my analyzing skills, which I am proud of and I really hope my kid gets too, to the test.

Berang > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:09

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That sounds kind of embarassing if it’s like a team thing.

Hot Takes Salesman > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:11

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Montalvo > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:14

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It’s pretty fun, there are quite a few of them in NYC. Don’t be afraid to start moving things around and looking under stuff, some clues will be staring at you in the face while others are quite adept at hiding.

jariten1781 > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:28

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So like 999 and Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward IRL? Those are fun games but a lot of people tend to end up dead.

zeontestpilot > Montalvo 03/07/2016 at 07:32

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I was planning on moving stuff around. I don't intend to lose easily, :).

zeontestpilot > jariten1781 03/07/2016 at 07:32

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I'm not familiar with those games, but probably yes. Lol

zeontestpilot > Berang 03/07/2016 at 07:34

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I'm guessing my dad or I will probably take the lead. Though my specialty is staring at something until it makes sense, lol.

Berang > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:39

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I am already sensing endless sitcom plot possibilities.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:40

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I’ve done one. It’s basically a team game where you have to solve puzzles to open locks.

Interesting concept, and if you really want, cosplay as Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby.

Bonus points if you arrive in a van painted as The Mystery Machine.

jariten1781 > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:42

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They’re DS games. Very visual novel-ish. First takes place on a boat, second in a big underground facility after a catastrophic event on the surface. Gameplay is essentially going room to room having to solve the mystery of the room and each time you do it helps to provide a clue to the overall plot/escape. Different choices lead to different survivors/truly solving the mystery or not. ZE:VLR has an overall prisoner’s dilemma going on which is pretty fun as well. There’s actually a ton of games in the genre, but 999 and ZE:VLR are definitely my preference among them.

There’s an IOS version of ZE:VLR (maybe 999, IDK) but apparently they removed a ton of the puzzles for mobile gamers for some reason...Makes no sense to me, I'd stick with the DS ones. Supposedly there's going to be a third in the series this year, but the last was released in like 2011 or something so development's been dragging and I'm not holding my breath.

yamahog > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 07:43

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Oh neat, we have one in Detroit too! I’ve been thinking of getting a group together.

zeontestpilot > Hot Takes Salesman 03/07/2016 at 07:44

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Ha, nice!

zeontestpilot > Berang 03/07/2016 at 07:59

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My life story.

zeontestpilot > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 03/07/2016 at 08:01

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Will have to ask my mom if we can wrap her Kia Sorento as the mystery machine.

zeontestpilot > jariten1781 03/07/2016 at 08:04

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Well...they did make a 3rd Golden Sun game, so miracles do happen....waiting for the fourth one now, :/.

zeontestpilot > yamahog 03/07/2016 at 08:08

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MrsZtp said there was one there too. It's weird how I'm hearing about this stuff now, lol.

jariten1781 > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 08:18

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If it’s like the video game ones and you want a leg up I’d review the classic logic puzzles (two guards two doors, tower of Hanoi, sliding block puzzles, basic cyphers, 3 jug problems, chess puzzles, determining peoples ages/relationships/clothing from a weird set of clues, fitting a series of blocks into a shape, matchstick problems, etc.) Probably wouldn’t go so far as to practice them, that’d defeat some of the fun, but being able to recognize the genre of a puzzle will get you to actually working out a solution rather than spinning your wheels trying to figure out where to start. Oh, and clocks almost always mean something...especially if they’re stopped.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 08:34

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I took a group of high school students through one as a field trip last week. It was definitely worth doing, I found the smaller rooms moreally fun.

zeontestpilot > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 03/07/2016 at 08:43

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I have no Idea how big this one is, hmm...

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 08:46

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Should be listed on their website. The one we went to had three rooms, one was 5 to 7 people, another was 6 to 8, and the last one was 8 to 12. We had 21 people so they split us up and everyone did the larger one and one of the smaller ones.

zeontestpilot > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 03/07/2016 at 08:51

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The place we are headed to just has two rooms. The one my mom choose is the easier of the two.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > yamahog 03/07/2016 at 09:33

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OPPO outing?

And ZTP is not too far from us btw.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 09:33

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let me know how it goes, i’ve always find the idea to be fascinating.

zeontestpilot > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/07/2016 at 09:35

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Will do. In 10 weeks I'm headed to Florida for a week to visit my parents. The escape room is down there.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 09:42

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Cool man have fun

zeontestpilot > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/07/2016 at 09:55

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The question is, where in Detroit? Detroit is a bit vague, so it might be the suburbs instead.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 09:57

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Yeah I’ve heard there’s actually a couple in metro detroit.

zeontestpilot > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/07/2016 at 09:57

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Just checked, Royal Oak, Warren (my old home!), and one actually in Detroit.

yamahog > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/07/2016 at 10:47

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Dru > zeontestpilot 03/07/2016 at 13:12

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Staring at some thing until it makes sense.

It is as true now as it was on prom night.

zeontestpilot > Dru 03/07/2016 at 13:21

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I’ve been staring at my wife for over 5 years, still haven’t figured her out. She's an enigma that compels me to understand, but I haven't made any ground yet. Except for what she doesn't like, those parts I understand....sort of...