How Exit Strategy came to be ~ Owners’ series
Mylene and Jay own the two Exit Strategy locations in Charlotte. In this post, Jay answers the question they’ve been asked the most: “How did you come up with Exit Strategy?” In 2014, Mylene and I were on vacation in Europe. She had planned the entire trip and left...
How to Prepare for Your Exit Strategy Team Building Event
So, your office is planning a team building event at one of Exit Strategy's custom-designed escape rooms? Get ready for some fun! We specialize in creating memorable team building experiences in Charlotte and we're working on new rooms all the time. What do you...
3 Things You’ll Learn About Your Colleagues During an Escape Game
Escape games can be a great teambuilding activity. You get to spend time with your colleagues and work as a team to put together clues and open locks to get out of the room within the allotted hour. During these situations, you get to learn more about your colleagues...
3 Ways to Solve Escape Game Puzzles Faster
Escape games are designed to make you think critically and work as a team. If you don't do those two important things while in the room, you won't be able to accomplish your mission—escaping. Whether it's your first game or your 100th, it's always great to know tips...
Here’s What it Takes to Design an Escape Game
Escape rooms – the good ones – are more than just a bunch of puzzles strewn about a spare closet. They're multi-faceted and intentionally-designed; great escape games must challenge experienced players while not being too difficult for first-timers! What does it take...
Didn’t Escape? 3 Reasons Not to Worry
Escape rooms can be a fun, interactive way to bring coworkers or a group of friends together. You get to search for clues and work as a team to put them together to beat the escape room challenge. But, what if your hour ends and you still haven’t escaped?...
Here’s Why You Should Play an Escape Game with Strangers
So you want to try an escape game, but you’re just not sure you want to run the risk of playing with strangers? (*Awkward shudder*) The easiest way to solve that conundrum is to get a group together of 8-10 people, or however many the escape game you want to...
Three things to wear to play an escape room The demands of an escape room vary from game to game, but what you wear to participate is pretty consistent. When you’re preparing for an escape room game, you want to make sure what you’re wearing won’t disrupt your mission...
4 Common Mistakes When Playing an Exit Room
Escape rooms can be a fun way to bond with friends and practice team building among colleagues. However, when playing, some players get distracted, overexcited, or over-analytical while trying to escape. Exit Strategy knows escape rooms, and we want you to succeed...