Category / Thoughts and Ramblings
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Eurotrip! Up the Game 2018
This year, Ethan and I decided to check out some of the Escape Room conferences that happen around the world. We just got back from “Up the Game” in Breda, the Netherlands —…
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Hey there, stranger!
I know: it’s been a while. We took a long break from blogging, but a LOT has happened here at Escape New Haven, and I think we owe you an explanation, as…
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Steering the Ship
In the past few months, Max and I have had a lot of conversations about the difficulty of being designers and owners/managers at the same time. Max gets to do a little…
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Behind the Scenes, Part 7: Crunch Time
Ever wondered how we design our games? This is the seventh and final post in a blog series about how we approach the challenge. Someone once told me that “tasks expand to fit…
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Behind the Scenes, Part 6: Design By Committee
Ever wondered how we design our games? This is the sixth post in a blog series about how we approach the challenge. The Times, They Are A-Changing The game we’re currently working on is…
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Behind the Scenes, Part 5: In Real Life
Ever wondered how we design our games? This is the fifth post in a blog series about how we approach the challenge. (The fourth, in case you didn’t catch it, was our…
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Behind the Scenes, Part 3: Engaging Players Through Puzzles
Ever wondered how we design our games? This is the third post in a blog series about how we approach the challenge. If Escape New Haven has a “secret sauce,” in my opinion it’s our…
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Behind the Scenes, Part 2: Puzzles Puzzles Puzzles
Ever wondered how we design our games? This is the second post in a blog series about how we approach the challenge. The “escape room” genre has quickly moved beyond the “escape” trope.…
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Behind the Scenes, Part 1: Crafting a Scenario
Ever wondered how we design our games? This is the first post in a new blog series about how we approach the challenge. On Tuesday night, at our weekly all-staff meeting, we…
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Happy Halloween! [& sneak peek]
Happy Halloween, escapists! Good news: we’ve been working ’round the clock to get our shiny new venue up and running here, and we’re only a few weeks away from our big launch!…
