We had the honor again to be selected as part of the “expert” panel to nominate escape rooms for USAToday’s annual “Best Escape Room” contest. You can vote for your favorites at https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-escape-room/
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We’ve played 13 out of the 20 nominees in their initial list. Out of those 13, we submitted nominations for most of them. Here are the nominees by a breakdown of ones we’ve played (further split by coast), and ones we haven’t played.
Nominated Games that We’ve Played (West Coast)
We’ve covered all of these rooms in our Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vegas recommendations lists.
- 60out (SoCal)
- Basement (SoCal)
- Black Market (SoCal)
- Cross Roads (SoCal)
- Escapade Games (SoCal)
- Maze Rooms (SoCal)
- Quest Room (SoCal)
- Palace Games (San Francisco)
- Saw (Vegas)
Nominated Games that We’ve Played (East Coast)
We’ve covered almost all of these rooms in our Boston and New York City lists.
- 5 Wits (Massachusetts and New York)
- Boda Borg (Boston)
- Boxaroo (Boston)
- Komnata Quest (New York)
Nominated Games that We haven’t Played
We haven’t played any of these companies yet, but many of them are definitely on our radar.
- 13th Gate Escape (Lousiana)
- Escape My Room (Louisiana)
- Escape the Netherworld (Georgia)
- Mindtrap (Chicago)
- Puzzah! (Denver)
- RISE (Lousiana)
- Strange Bird Immersive (Houston)
Vote for your favorites at https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-escape-room/. The contest ends on October 2nd.
November 18, 2018 at 3:31 pm
13th Gate, Escape my Room, and RISE are all worth a trip out to Louisiana for the sheer amount of care and detail that goes into each experience. Both 13th Gate and RISE are like movies in such a profound manner that it is honestly jaw-dropping. The effects in Cutthroat Cavern, Tomb of Anubis, Agent 13, Hijacked as well as the set design of every single game at both companies is dumbfounding. Escape my Room, on the other hand, is an intimate, realistic experience that truly builds a small little world for you and your team to explore, all while using impressive tech and game design. Visit 13th Gate for the sheer scale, Rise for the brilliant set and puzzle design, and Escape my Room for the beautiful, intimate world of the DeLaporte Mansion.