One afternoon, I found myself trapped in an enchanted forest with a few friends and no help but some gentle guidance from a "fairy godparent." Well, we weren't really outside. Who is these ...

In a world inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, you and your fellow adventurers are tasked with working together to break a witch’s curse and escape from an enchanted forest. To find the clues, ...

The escape room experience — locking a bunch of people in a closed space for an hour or until they puzzle their way out — isn’t exactly socially distant. You might not think that kind of challenge ...

Escape-room company Puzzle Break has created an online version of their traditionally in-person escape room, The Grimm Escape. Participants join a Zoom video call for a 90-minute game filled with team ...

A mainstay of team-building away days and party activities, escape rooms are big business. These Crystal Maze-style puzzle boxes come in every shape and size, from elaborate missions spanning several ...

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I called my brother in Chicago a few minutes before 1 p.m. ET Friday afternoon. I was moments away from starting for a virtual escape room and wanted Nick to take part. He needed little convincing and ...

ESCAPE ROOMS are a hugely popular social activity, but now people are confined to their homes and unable to get within two metres of one another, virtual escape rooms are becoming more popular. Escape ...