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How Can I Prepare My Kids Before An Escape Room?

Most people think that escape room games are just for fun and games. But what if I were to tell you that you can also use escape rooms for educational purposes? Believe it or not, escape rooms can help kids improve and enhance many of the skills and abilities they're in the process of developing!  Believe it or not, there's more to escape room games than just fun and entertainment! These exciting experiences can also be used for educational purposes - helping children sharpen many necessary skills as they develop. Come explore the possibilities of this unique learning platform today! Escape [...]

How Can I Prepare My Kids Before An Escape Room?

What Skills Are Required To Play In An Escape Room?

Have you ever thought about playing an escape room games ? Escape rooms are a fun and interactive way to unite people in a unique gaming experience. They provide the perfect opportunity to test the many skills you need to escape while having fun. Step into these carefully crafted environments full of puzzles and mysteries - but act quickly; there's limited time before you must escape! Tap into those hidden skills around problem-solving, communication, and leadership...can YOU race against the clock and find freedom from the room? So what skills do you need to play an escape room? Keep reading to [...]

What Skills Are Required To Play In An Escape Room?

Kid-Friendly Escape Room Activities Vancouver, WA at paradigmQ

Searching for kid-friendly escape room activities? How about an escape room kids party? Maybe you’re looking for some fun indoor activities for kids to keep them engaged. We know how important that is during winters in the Pacific Northwest. Having fun inside while it’s cold, wet and stormy outside is a priority! Fortunately, the answer to all three questions is the same: paradigmQ — Vancouver’s newest and greatest escape room challenge! Players under the age of 18 are welcome and encouraged to visit paradigmQ. While we do require that at least one adult be present in the room, that doesn’t stop [...]

Kid-Friendly Escape Room Activities Vancouver, WA at paradigmQ

The Evolution of Escape Games

When escape rooms first started back in 2007 in Japan, it was a pretty basic set up with some locked boxes and some furniture with some paper clues in the room where you truly had to find the key to escape the locked room.  Fast forward to 2019, with more than 2400 escape room companies in just the US alone, and it’s a whole new game (literally!). You might still be “locked” in the room but there are fail safes for safety, where if the power goes out, the doors automatically open, or perhaps the door that you enter is the [...]

The Evolution of Escape Games

Thinker or Designer?

The Number One Question We Get Asked… How do you come up with all the game ideas? It truly is a great question and if you looked at my business plan from years ago when we were opening Escape Games PDX in Portland, I had a whole section on hiring this process out because I didn’t think I was creative at all. Turns out, I have a small amount of design and game theory knowledge but the best thing I learned was to hire someone who’s even better at it than I am! Typically, we brainstorm room themes first and those [...]

Thinker or Designer?
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