Make Your Own Escape Room

For all escape rooms you should have some way of locking boxes or rooms puzzles and a theme.

Make your own escape room.

A screen on the wall shows a countdown clock with a 20 minute timer. Choose props to make your escape room more authentic optional. Although there are many escape rooms available there is a benefit to making your own. They re super easy to customize and you can be playing in.

First i bought a lock that needs 4 numerals to unlock it and it can be reset to a new combination over and over again. Once you have one it ll be a lot easier to come up with fun immersive and creative puzzles so your family or roommates will be more easily sucked into the game. Here s another example of a before after photo. Or maybe a riddle so players go deeper into the game.

But designing your own escape room is incredibly fun and when your crew yells a ha. It s very ambitious to create an escape room yourself especially if you ve never done it before. A photo of the room before the thief broke into the room showing a vase that was in a different place. One is that you can alter the theme and puzzle difficulty to suit different audiences particularly for younger children.

The only way out of the room is to stop that clock. But if there s a will there s a way. As they solve a puzzle you ll feel the emotional fist bump in the air to end all others. Then hide an object inside that vase.

Visit a crafts or thrift store to find decorations and costumes that fit your theme. For a safer option use electric or battery operated candles instead of real candles. Escape rooms are so much fun. Or better a puzzle.

To get started we recommend that you make an escape room that takes only 30 minutes to complete instead of one hour. If you re short on time we ve got some ready to play escape room kits as well as a classroom kit for teachers. By adopting this approach you will experience the process without wasting too much time. Another idea would be to use a lock with a key and have one of your clues give a hint about where the key is hidden.

For example make a key to open that door. Use candles to add to a historical or spooky theme. To make the escape don t make it too obvious for the players to see the escape door. Imagine being locked in a room with a small group of people and a single envelope taped to the door.

Your first clue is taped to the door.