Participating in an escape room can bring benefits beyond just the excitement of solving a mystery with. Read on to learn how doing an escape room can help you discover your unique skills and strengths.
Improve Communication
Whether you’re participating in an escape room with friends or family, you’ll be required to communicate during the experience.
Because you have only 60 minutes to solve the mystery and escape, it’s important to be able to cut through the “noise”. This helps determine which discoveries are important to secure your escape. You’ll discover, shouting over one another or ignoring others’ discoveries is sure to make an escape more difficult.
Instead, you’ll want to remain calm- ensure team members who are working on related puzzles are able to clearly communicate with each other. Stay organized. Planning and executing a strategy, even if you’re a beginner, can significantly increase your chance at success. This will also improve your communication skills in general.
Hone Your Fine Motor Skills
Even if you already spend plenty of time working on your fine motor skills doing daily tasks, an escape room can take you out of your comfort zone and further develop these skills. By requiring you to solve puzzles, an escape room can hone in on these talents.
Often, you’ll find that becoming proficient at an activity that utilizes your motor skills doesn’t present visible results; That said, once you’ve learned how to do something, you begin to form muscle memory. You can do these activities naturally without really thinking about it.
Getting out of your comfort zone can force your brain to grow and make new connections. Even just an hour of mental work can be enough to improve your fine motor skills. Combine this with the physical puzzles and challenges found in an escape room, and you’ll be reaching new heights without issue.
Test and Improve Your Memory
While getting out of your comfort zone can improve your motor skills, it can also have a beneficial effect on your memory and memory retention. If you’ve ever found yourself getting out of your vehicle without any memories of the drive, this is likely the result of the muscle memory you go into when performing familiar activities. By putting yourself into a situation you’ve never been in before, you’ll challenge your brain and create an instant but lasting boost to your memory. Memory and it’s retention is vital and applies to everyday activities- so why not have fun while improving it?
If you’d like to discover your strengths while spending a fun-filled afternoon or evening solving puzzles with a group of friends, family members, or coworkers, EscapeWorks Denver has a whopping five themed rooms to fit any interest.
Came with some friends & their niece for her birthday & can say we had a fantastic time!! It was our first escape room & we did the Egyptian tomb. Jake was our guide & he was so awesome. We probably stressed Jake out cause of how dramatic we were being but he made it a fun experience & was super helpful. Will definitely be coming back to try the other rooms!!!
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RM
4/08/2024
Came with some friends & their niece for her birthday & can say we had a fantastic time!! It was our first escape room & we did the Egyptian tomb. Jake was our guide & he was so awesome. We probably stressed Jake out cause of how dramatic we were being but he made it a fun experience & was super helpful. Will definitely be coming back to try the other rooms!!!
Frankie M.
4/02/2024
My kid and I were in town killing time before an airplane ride. We did the vampire room and It was difficult and we didn't finish by only one puzzle. When they showed us the next puzzle - we would of never gotten it
The staff was friendly , helpful and patient. Would recommend to anyone in Denver.
I should add we were a walk in and they were extremely accommodating
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Frankie M.
4/02/2024
My kid and I were in town killing time before an airplane ride. We did the vampire room and It was difficult and we didn't finish by only one puzzle. When they showed us the next puzzle - we would of never gotten it
The staff was friendly , helpful and patient. Would recommend to anyone in Denver.
I should add we were a walk in and they were extremely accommodating
Dannelle S.
4/01/2024
Owen was great! He explained everything to us, very nice too. The entire experience was great, we loved the room and will definitely be back!
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Dannelle S.
4/01/2024
Owen was great! He explained everything to us, very nice too. The entire experience was great, we loved the room and will definitely be back!
Kevin B.
3/30/2024
A great family experience. Stephanie was a great game master for us!! Highly recommend this location for anyone looking for an escape room!
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Kevin B.
3/30/2024
A great family experience. Stephanie was a great game master for us!! Highly recommend this location for anyone looking for an escape room!
Jennifer B.
3/26/2024
What a great time.... We did one of the hardest rooms, We won with 5 minutes to spare.... I recommend going with a group,
We will definitely be returning to play again.
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Jennifer B.
3/26/2024
What a great time.... We did one of the hardest rooms, We won with 5 minutes to spare.... I recommend going with a group,
We will definitely be returning to play again.
avishek b.
3/25/2024
Organized a team building event at EscapeWorks. We all had a ton of fun and the staff was friendly and helpful. The props were well maintained and the puzzles were moderately difficult. We did the pirate themed escape room and we did successfully escape from the pirate ship with the loot 😄
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avishek b.
3/25/2024
Organized a team building event at EscapeWorks. We all had a ton of fun and the staff was friendly and helpful. The props were well maintained and the puzzles were moderately difficult. We did the pirate themed escape room and we did successfully escape from the pirate ship with the loot 😄
Megan D.
3/16/2024
Just took our 12 year old for his birthday-this was one of the best escape rooms we’ve done, lots of cool tech in the casino heist! And our game master Jake J. was awesome!
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Megan D.
3/16/2024
Just took our 12 year old for his birthday-this was one of the best escape rooms we’ve done, lots of cool tech in the casino heist! And our game master Jake J. was awesome!
Rob H.
3/14/2024
Such a fun time. Our gamemaster, Owen, set us up for success and let us know the overall ground rules of the room and kept us moving when we were obviously stuck on a step. The props were all well done and perfect for the theme.
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Rob H.
3/14/2024
Such a fun time. Our gamemaster, Owen, set us up for success and let us know the overall ground rules of the room and kept us moving when we were obviously stuck on a step. The props were all well done and perfect for the theme.
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