April 19, 2023
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…
March 30, 2023
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…
March 7, 2023
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…
February 13, 2023
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…
January 25, 2023
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…
November 9, 2022
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,…
October 14, 2022
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…
September 22, 2022
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…
October 20, 2021
The bachelor(ette) party is the ultimate celebration of the soon-to-be wed and their closest friends and family members. These memorable parties are a final opportunity for a groom or bride to say goodbye to single life and prepare for a new chapter of their lives. Deciding what to do before the “last fling before the…
October 8, 2020
We’re excited to announce the opening of our newest escape rooms in Chicago’s Logan Square—offering a variety of experiences so realistic, you’ll forget you’re immersed in a game! Hit up our location in Logan Square and discover three brand-new, third generation rooms that push the boundaries of traditional gameplay. Seek redemption for past sins and…
