Lock yourself inside a room and escape your own reality
Inspired by computer games, a growing trend of escape rooms is rising. A live-action quest that perfectly suits millennials leisure time in this digital world in which urban tourism dominates. By Yemen Al Fadel and Stephanie Rosado As the players walk into a room with no idea of what is yet to come, the game master instructs its players to stay calm and emerge their minds into the mindset of someone who is trying to escape in order to survive. The clock is set for 60 minutes, and the countdown begins. Time knows no mercy and even though the clock seems to get slow at times, it continues ticking no matter what. The players get anxious, scared and quite excited, “there is nothing worse than looking at the clock when you know you are stuck in a puzzle,” said Sebastian Vandborg, a player who had somewhat experience in solving escape rooms. Budapest and escape rooms In the city of Budapest, there is more than 80 escape rooms, all operated by mo