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A New Era Begins: Introducing PanIQ Room NYC

Wait – a new PanIQ Room NYC? That’s right: PanIQ Room is returning to the Big Apple! Out of all the New York City escape rooms, Clue Chase’s legacy is one of the best – and one we’re thrilled to uphold. After a smooth acquisition deal, PanIQ Room NYC is opening its doors at the…

The Best Escape Rooms Around the World Part #2

We’re back with another round of the world’s very best escape rooms! These fully immersive escape game adventures span the planet, from Melbourne to Barcelona, Los Angeles to Dubai. Some of our choices are family-friendly. Other escape rooms are a bit more intense. A couple might have you leaving the light on at night… but…

Game Designer Zoltán Győri Is Never Bored

Zoltán “Zoli” Gábor Győri has spent a decade mastering the art of board games, as an enthusiast, reviewer, and extremely prolific game designer. Recently, Zoli collaborated with PanIQ Room on our first (and fuzziest) board game, Llamageddon – which you’ll want to get your hands on before the alpacalypse arrives. Do you still remember when…

PanIQ’s Designer Power Couple

How did you get involved with escape rooms? Ákos was looking for a visual designer for new topics and saw one of my pieces via a mutual acquaintance. This allowed us to establish a Zombie barn. The rest is history... :) What was the most significant design challenge during this collaboration? When our designs, from…

“We Are a Family” – Interview with Indestroom’s Alex Girshfield

Alex Girshfeld is the owner of Indestroom, the largest escape room producer in the world—and one of PanIQ Room’s newest partners. An escape room enthusiast and industry expert since 2014, Alex is the brains behind the business, creator-in-chief of Indestroom’s supremely thrilling (and extremely profitable) escape games. Do you remember your very first escape room…

The Most Innovative Amusement Park and Arcade Companies in California

California, here we are! PanIQ Room has big plans for the Golden State in 2023, and we’re happy to be featured on Best Startup California’s list of The Most Innovative Amusement Park and Arcade Companies. Best Startup California is a medium-sized publication that tracks 300,000 startups in the state.  With a focus on driving inbound…

Interview with PanIQ Room’s Joe Flores

This week, we’re thrilled to chat with the inimitable Joe Flores, PanIQ Room’s longtime construction partner and problem-solver extraordinaire. His work has been a core part of every PanIQ Room location for the past eight years, with many thousands of players enjoying the escape rooms he built. We hired Joe for his boundless creativity and…
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A Comprehensive Dictionary To The Escape Room Industry

Do you speak escape room? Over the past decade, the escape room industry has developed its own language. While some escape room vocabulary is company-specific, the best terms and definitions catch on quickly, and are adopted by different escape room companies all over the world. We’ve put together a comprehensive glossary of escape room words,…

The Best New Escape Room Puzzles Vol 2.0

Sure, we love escape rooms for their immersive settings and state-of-the-art props. But escape room puzzles are just as important as their awesome visuals. Above all else, people visit game rooms for the gameplay: the adrenaline, the teamwork, the feisty yet friendly (hopefully) discussions, the “a-ha!” moments in the face of a ticking clock. When…

Interview with Monster City’s “Theming Master” James A. Powell

From massive theme park props to immersive escape rooms – like PanIQ Room Las Vegas! – Monster City Studios crafts dreams into reality. (Quite a few nightmares, too.) We chatted with James A. Powell, Vice President of Design, about what it’s like to unleash his creativity on a truly epic scale. How did you get…