Escape Rooms Open In Smaller Towns As Industry Booms

[Sherman A1]

The escape room experience sounds a lot like putting yourself in a stressful situation for the sake of fun. These are games in which a group of people are put in a room. A clock counts down. The players have to find clues and solve puzzles hidden in the room before time runs out.

The popularity of escape rooms has increased dramatically, with just a handful in existence in 2015 to more than 2,300 nationwide operating today. There are national chains that operate rooms in dozens of big cities across the country, including St. Louis. But they are so popular that they are opening in smaller cities, usually run by individuals and families.

Great Xscape in Rolla is one of those rooms. Recently retired, Donald and Cynthia Brookshire were looking to move back home to Rolla and open a business.

"We played some escape rooms, and we loved it," said Donald Brookshire. "Then we started the long process of research to see if we could run one successfully and if this community would support it."

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/escape-rooms-open-smaller-towns-industry-booms

[SunSeeker]

1. My life puts me in "stressful situations" for free every day.

Can't imagine paying someone to add to it.

[JI7]

2. are there similar things that can be set up ?

there is that one "color me mine" place where people can pick out things to paint.

i think these are ways to keep business going but without having to sell products. rather it's selling an experience.

[global1]

3. We're In An Escape Room On A National Basis.....

the Dems in Congress are in an escape room. The clock is counting down to the 2020 election. The Dems have to find clues and solve puzzles around responding to the Mueller Report; impeachment and the removal of Trump hidden in D.C. before Nov 2020.

What will happen? How will it end? Ooooohhhhh the humanity!!!!!!!