An escape game, is a game in which a team of players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to accomplish a specific goal in a limited amount of time. The goal is often to escape from the site of the game.
Keep it simple
For most escape games, even the very challenging ones with very high difficulty ratings, the puzzles and clues are surprisingly simple. They are just cleverly hidden and worded to make them appear difficult to solve. Don't make things difficult by looking for complex solutions.
Sometimes, the escape game creators add a puzzle to confuse players, but this hardly happens. As usual, every puzzle is important and each clue has the potential for revealing the key. Carefully analyze every puzzle you come across. Don't ignore any, as it may be central to achieving your goal of breaking out. If worse comes to worst, ask for a clue from the game master.
Think like a 4th grader
Escape games can get really challenging. To break out, you need to totally bury yourself in the game. Think outside the box and motivate all your creative juices. Remember when you were a kid and you would think up all these imaginative stories and situations.. Think like a 4th grader and you'll find the game more enjoyable and the puzzles easier to solve.
Experiment with use
Is the honey bucket just a metal thing filled with human waste or is there a clue under it?. We get so stuck on how things are normally used that our minds refuse to think of alternative ways of using them. And just to ease your fears, no escape game will put you in a room with a bucket full of human waste. Like I mentioned earlier, use your imagination and think outside the box.
A. Don't ignore escape game puzzles.
B. You need to imagine you to be a 10-year-old child.
C. You'd better play the game with a child.
D. More often than not, the answer is right there staring you in the face.
E. There are four tips to play escape games.
F. Don't keep the excitement levels high.
G. Or maybe, it can be turned upside down to use as a simple ladder.
