That sounds fun and cool!I don't think so. We were told to draw up a waiver just to be on the safe side, which we did. It's just a simple one saying we're not responsible for injuries and such, but there's nothing dangerous anyway. They'd pretty much have to hurt each other or trip onto a table or something to get hurt.
Do you have to worry about any legal/business issues? like if someone gets hurt during the experience, or whatever?
Opened an escape room last weekend
Your murder basement doesn't count as an escape room, no matter how many times the people you bring there keep trying to escape.Trust me, it counts.
Why not move out? You need to get away from your toxic ass family IMO. Maybe that would be a good first step.That was the original plan, but done things made me a bit worried about living there. I know you think that's just an excuse, though.
Add a meaty, moist slap that happens at random intervals.Yes!
For ambiance.
Do you bury the bodies, or just burn them?Just some clear coat and leave as decorations.
If the latter, how do you cover up the smell?
Asking for a friend.
How are you doing the control systems? Legit curious.We're not doing anything advanced at all yet. Right now it's just a bunch of clues, riddles, and puzzles that lead them from A to B to C and eventually grants them the combination to open the exit.
This is awesome.Thanks.
good luck
Ife heard of break rooms - Patrons are given a chosen implementation to destroy cheap props to let out destructive energy.
That's creative. I wish I could try to escape room.My brother took me to one for my birthday a few years back, and he's been aching to start one ever since. He's having pretty bad financial problems though, so it hasn't been an option for him.
We're not doing anything advanced at all yet. Right now it's just a bunch of clues, riddles, and puzzles that lead them from A to B to C and eventually grants them the combination to open the exit.How much would you be willing to spend on basic control systems for your escape room eventually?
We will eventually try to integrate more advanced stuff as we progress, but for now that's it. With some dead end leads, and jokes scattered about for them to find as well.
We give them an hour, and 3 hints. So far no one's made it out without using all 3 hints, but all the ones that did made it pretty much exactly 45 minutes every time. So, we're thinking another step or two to follow before reaching the combination would be good. Just have to figure out an interesting puzzle to add and how to slot it into our existing chain of events.
How much would you be willing to spend on basic control systems for your escape room eventually?Hm, I'm not really sure on that part. I don't have a huge budget. It would depend on how well it does, if it does well is be willing to put a lot more into it. If not, I'd have to be much more conservative about spending anything.
Like ball park it? $2000/room, $500/room, etc.
I always support entrepreneurship. Good luck! It seems like it would need to be changed every so often to get return customers.Yeah, we're going to have to change things up every so often.
Hm, I'm not really sure on that part. I don't have a huge budget. It would depend on how well it does, if it does well is be willing to put a lot more into it. If not, I'd have to be much more conservative about spending anything.I've been making IoT sensors, switches, and motors with small form factors on the side. Intent is to sell to escape rooms some day. Each board is cheap to develop.
Though, assuming it does well, I'd be willing to drop several k on improving things.
I've been making IoT sensors, switches, and motors with small form factors on the side. Intent is to sell to escape rooms some day. Each board is cheap to develop.That's really cool. A friend of mom's is supposed to be making props for us, but we didn't actually have any kind of electronics set up outside of a cheap camera to see into the room. He's seen where he can make a lot of money from props too and is going to help us out while selling on the side too.
So instead of having an apartment, you have a dubious business prospect? Are you at least living there the rest of the time?Right, instead of a straight up money sink eating my money that I work for at my other job, I now have a gun and interesting second income.
interesting second income.
Also, I could also live there, but things seem a little sketchy with the neighbors. I only just got the key today, but everyone else there has access and helps themselves to my apartment. Coming and going as they please, and the upstairs neighbor stole a ton of stuff from it(not my stuff, the landlord's, but it was meant to be used in the apartment).
So, until today I didn't even have my own way to get in, but will now set better locks from the inside.
A potential second income, assuming it covers the costs of the rental.True, but with mom's side and mine, it covered everything. I might be out like $50 for stuff I bought online to use, but I count this a win. Besides, just living there and doing nothing with it definitely wouldn't cover the cost. I'm also not fully set up, I'm planning on opening a gift shop in the entrance as well. Already got most of what I need for that.
That's just a crazy situation.And very uncomfortable for me. It's very unnerving to walk into "my" apartment and find some guy I don't know hanging out in there. Or go to open it to let people go through the escape room to find that it's been unlocked from some person who went in at some point the night before. >_>