Guide
How to beat an escape room
Ten things that separate the teams who get out from the ones who come close. We have watched them play out thousands of times from the other side of the glass.
Take notes
10 keys to beating an escape room
Every minute counts
Those relaxed minutes at the start are the ones you'll be missing at the end. Promise: the teams that get out do it on the final breath.
Pick your leadership strategy
Share out responsibilities or put one person in charge. But not deciding is deciding badly.
Build on your teammates' work
The breakthroughs and the failed ideas alike. Every mistake you repeat, every puzzle you solve twice, pulls you closer to the edge.
LISTEN
To your teammates, to the Game Master and to the room. Something — or someone — is pointing the right way, but maybe you're not looking there.
TALK
A discovery nobody hears about doesn't exist. What you just found is exactly what someone else has spent ten minutes hunting for.
Hands think too
Touch, open, turn, compare. No room has ever been beaten with folded arms.
A hint at the right time is treasure
Knowing when to ask for help is part of the game too.
Keep the room tidy
Separate solved from pending. An open padlock doing laps of the room will steal the minutes you'll be missing at the end.
When the clock squeezes, breathe
The final minutes separate the teams that get out from the ones that come close. That is not the moment to rush: it is the moment to think better.
Compete properly, give it everything
If you want a game where everybody wins, we can point you to other places :p But if you're up for a real challenge, you're in the right spot. Without focus, teamwork and fighting for all 60 minutes, you're in trouble.
Games
Discover our escape rooms in Barcelona
Four storylines, one rule: nothing solves itself. First time? Start with Casanova. Seasoned team? Tras el Espejo will hurt.
