If you’ve never played an escape room before, you might be wondering what you do when you get stuck! Not physically of course, you’re never actually locked in…this isn’t a deadly escape room movie! Even if you’ve experienced hundreds of escape rooms, you will still undoubtedly get perplexed by a puzzle at some point, but with time and experience, you just get better at knowing how to get out of that rut, and get back on track. Our article below gives a little insight on what to do during those tricky situations!
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Don’t Panic
The countdown clock is ominously ticking down in the corner, the music is building tension, and your heart is racing as you feel beads of sweat dripping down your forehead…before you know it, you’re in panic mode. Solving puzzles is supposed to be exciting, not stressful, and being frustrated isn’t fun. Seasoned escape room players will know how to channel that adrenaline and energy and use it to their advantage, but when you’re a newcomer to escape rooms, the emotions can take you by surprise.
sTOP And Regroup
If everything is getting too overwhelming and you feel like you’ve lost track of time, what you’re looking for, and even your marbles, it’s time to stop what you’re doing. It’s important to take just a short moment to compose yourself and gather together for a team briefing. During this time share what you’ve found, learned so far, and what you’re looking for. It’ll help you all get back on the same page instead of all frantically trying to figure out things separately, and forgetting your shared goal. You’ll be so much stronger when you work together.
Assess The Situation
Once you’re on the same page again with your team and know your purpose, it’s time to focus. Delegate tasks to each person, or areas of the room to search. Sometimes you can easily forget where you’ve already looked, or you assumed someone else already investigated that place or puzzle. Have a fresh look at your surroundings, and you might uncover a crucial detail you missed the first time around, that clicks everything perfectly into place.
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For A Hint
Look, we’ve all been there. We know sometimes you can feel like a failure if you reach for that hint button, but that’s far from the case! Our hosts are always happy to help, and even just a little nudge in the right direction instead of a full-blown hint, can be all you really need to get you back on the road to success! No one is going to judge you for needing a hint, and in actual fact, you’ll waste precious game time if you don’t…why spend time struggling when you could be having fun instead!?
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