The Architect

All you creative people out there! Krakit, Vancouver's Premier Escape Game, is looking for exciting new scenarios for our escape rooms. That's right! You could be the designer of our next theme.

Imagine watching your friends struggle to escape your entrapments. Seeing SFU's finest minds fumble through your sandbox. Witnessing trained detectives skip over your deliberately placed clues.

Think of the fame, the glory and the all-you-can-eat pass to Cactus Club. Presumably these are awarded to all the local celebrity architects.  So we've heard...

Think of how proud your parents will be! Your sister will never be able to top it. You'll be the favourite child from here on out. Family photos will be retaken with you at the center. The dog will finally stop peeing on your sheets.

So get your crayons, your sharpies, your glitter glue, the perfect Instagram filter and prepare an entry. Include a brief description of the scene and the objects and clues contained in it. Provide a solution and the degree of difficulty.

For the techies, use media to make your work come alive. Promote your entry on your own Facebook and Twitter feeds. Tag us in your posts and increase the chance of your work being chosen.

Good luck! And remember. "Do or do not. There is no try."

Seriously. How cool would a Hoth escape theme be…?

SAMTSIRHC EROFEB ERAMTGHIN

The holidays are almost here and everywhere you look things are gearing up for the arrival of St. Nick. The Stanley Park Christmas Train is chugging into the station, the lights at St. Paul’s are twinkling, the forest of trees are decorated at the Four Seasons and the German Christmas Market is pouring warm cups of Glühwein. It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas…

But out in Burnaby, something has gone awry. The bells have stopped ringing, the stockings are missing, the snowmen are melting and there are whispers that Christmas may not be coming. Could the holiday vacuum spread to the rest of the world? Who knows.

A handful of clues have been left near the fire, in hopes that a few brave souls can save Christmas. The puzzle begins with a simple phrase, etched into the mantle: "SAMTSIRHC EROFEB ERAMTGHIN." What does it mean? And who wrote it? Can you help save Christmas?

Krakit believes you can. All December we are offering a holiday theme room that will stump even the finest detectives. The room has been graded 'Hard' by our tech team, but no one said saving Christmas would be easy. So come solve the mystery of the missing holiday cheer and secure yourself a spot on Santa's good list.

Book your session in advance to guarantee yourself a shot at keeping Christmas alive. You will have 45 minutes to complete the room. Good luck!

*The fright level has been turned down for the holidays, so that the young ones can join (you'd be surprised at the problem solving abilities of some children). But for our adult crowd, don't worry; we still have our Asylum, Zombie Apocalypse and Butcher themes to scare the tinsel off you. Our live actors will make sure you leave thoroughly spooked.