5 Steps to Your Ultimate Vancouver Escape Game Experience

Lucky for you, our Vancouver Escape Games don't include oubliettes

1. Assemble your team

Pretty simple: get the gang together. You want to make sure you’ve got a nice mix of people, so see our guide on putting together the perfect escape game team here.

Remember: most people are pretty curious to try escape rooms, so be sure to ask around. You could be surprised who wants in—maybe even Steve from HR who never wants to go to anything!

2. Do a teensy bit of research

Right, we get it—research isn’t typically fun. But this kind is! Make sure you read over the game options available. Like it super scary? Like it more mysterious? Looking for an easier game or one that will drive your brain to its limits? Make sure you read about all your options—Krakit Vancouver Escape Game has four rotating themes—and figure out what will be most fun for you and your pals.

3. Do some cerebral jumping jacks

Before you find yourself behind lock and key, take time to prime your mind for the impressive leaps of logic and untangling of riddles that await. It’s basically like doing stretches before you go on a run—except you don’t have to wear any spandex.

Check out BrainDen.com for a treasure trove of excellent brainteasers.

4. Dive in and let go

A major part of having an amazing escape room experience is letting yourself become immersed in the situation. Yes, some rooms at Krakit Vancouver Escape Game can be a little scary—but go ahead and let yourself get spooked. It’s half the fun! And definitely don’t forget to laugh. A lot.

5. Recap for next time

Didn’t make it out? Doesn’t matter! Because it’s not over till you say it’s over. While playing the same escape room over again isn’t recommended, that doesn’t mean you can’t do a post-mortem in preparation for the entirely new escape challenge that awaits you—just down the hall.

Or are you clever clogs who busted the puzzle wide open? Well done! Figure out your top tactics so you can try a harder room next time

Assemble your escape room team, check out Krakit’s four current themes, then book an immersive experience here: http://bookeo.com/krakit.

How to Build the Perfect Escape Room Team

There’s no one right way to put together a team for your experience at Krakit Vancouver Escape Game. But after seeing hundreds of folks pass through our halls—some more successful, others less so—we’ve got a good handle on what makes for a crack escape room team.

Since the game play requires a lot of different skills, a diverse team is where it’s at. A group of people with different knowledge, different experiences, and different areas of expertise will be able to come at a room from all possible angles.

Here are some of the key players you’ll want to consider.

Someone to take the lead

This player has no problem delegating, and knows the best strengths of each member of their team. More than anything, this person gets everyone to put on their “game face” and keeps motivation up.

Someone to think out of the box

Escape games require many different types of knowledge, so having someone on your squad who can see what others might miss is always a bonus.

Someone to calm down and refocus everyone

Hey. Things can get a little hectic when the clock is ticking down, you’re out of hints, and the bad guy is banging on the door. This team member is good at pulling everyone back to the task at hand, while also settling nerves.

Someone who’s really hands-on

Although an escape room is about using your brain, there’s still a physical aspect to it. Every team needs someone who will investigate every nook and cranny, looking for the clues that everyone will then piece together to win freedom.

Someone with an organizational brain

When you’re uncovering clues left, right, and centre, someone who is good of taking stock of everything laid out before them and mentally rearranging it into a logical solution will always be an asset.

Someone to lighten the mood

Every class needs a clown, and an escape room is no exception. When stress levels get a little too high, it’s good to be reminded that is, after all, just a game. Which means it’s supposed to be fun!

At Krakit Escape Game, our rooms have a maximum of between six and eight players. Find a slot for your crack team here: http://bookeo.com/krakit.

It’s Fluid Intelligence, My Dear Watson

You’ve only got a certain amount of time to beat an escape room (you get 45 minutes at Krakit’s Vancouver escape game) before the clock hits zero and the mission is failed—or conquered.

What are the skills that are going to put you on the winning side?

There are many factors that come into play when trying to crack an escape room, but one of the main ones is your big ol’ brain. In order to put together all the clues like a regular Sherlock and make a successful exit, you’ve got to use your noggin.

However, there are different types of thinking to consider, especially when you’re putting together your escape room team. Intelligence boils down to two main types: fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.

Fluid intelligence is used to solve problems. It’s the ability to take on new bits of information (read: escape room clues), see patterns, make connections, and think abstractly. In short, fluid intelligence is the ability to think logically, and to use inductive and deductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning means gathering different pieces of information until you’ve got a likely solution to your problem. Despite being famous for “the science of deduction,” induction is actually what Sherlock Holmes mostly uses—and what is most going to help you at your next outing to Krakit’s escape rooms.

While fluid intelligence is definitely going to be more useful as you’re trying to outwit zombies and evil madmen, you’re still going to need both fluid and crystallized intelligence to conquer an escape game.

Crystallized intelligence, in a nutshell, is knowledge. It’s the collection of facts in your brain: all those memorized song lyrics and facts about the lifecycle of a bean plant. Crystallized intelligence is what will set off your brain—ding, ding, ding!—when you need to know, say, a bit of literature to understand a clue.

Some people think that the Internet is making us lose our fluid intelligence, so actively trying to use it to combat the evil World Wide Web is a good thing. See? Krakit Escape Game is good for your health!