The team that plays together stays together, especially when that team is trapped in a darkened room trying to untangle obscure clues as the clock ticks down.
If somehow you’ve never been locked in one, an escape room is a challenging game in which a group of two to 10 players must find clues, solve puzzles, untangle riddles and fulfil tasks within a limited time to get out of a room that is often designed according to a theme such as a haunted manor house, Egyptian pyramid or magician’s lair.
To do so requires collaboration, co-operation and problem-solving skills, which is why escape rooms have become a popular team-building activity. They can also help your team create new bonds, reduce stress, grow skills and improve attitudes — or at the very least create excellent anecdotes to share later on.
Here are three escape rooms to check out in Victoria:
Horror Escape
523 Broughton Street
Features three rooms (House of Occult, After Dark and Motel 66) and 45 minutes to escape.
Quest Reality Games
1211 Wharf Street
Four rooms: Victoria Noir: Case of the Curious Collector, Sorcerer’s Lair, Secrets of the Great Pyramid and Rosewood Manor; one hour to play.
Victoria Escape Games
920 Hillside Avenue
One escape room, Raiders of the Lost Tomb, version 2.0. One hour to play.
