AdventureRooms

AdventureRooms is a real-life escape the room game that was started in March 2012 as a high school project by Gabriel Palacios, a science teacher, in Bern, Switzerland. He founded the company AdventureRooms in 2013 together with his brother David Palacios.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecord.ca/adventure-rooms-a-new-alternative-to-team-building/|title=Adventure Rooms a new alternative to team building|work=The Cord|access-date=4 October 2014}}

It is considered one of the pioneers of the new game concept and is one of the most famous escape games worldwide.

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Its main influences were adventure computer games from the 1990s, and scientific experiments from his Physics classes.{{cite web|url=http://www.lch.ch/fileadmin/files/documents/BILDUNG_SCHWEIZ/2013/09_2013.pdf|title=BILDUNG SCHWEIZ|format=PDF|publisher=Lch.ch|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112258/http://www.lch.ch/fileadmin/files/documents/BILDUNG_SCHWEIZ/2013/09_2013.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The scientific character of its games and the movie-like experience{{cite web|url=http://www.westhartfordnews.com/articles/2014/07/09/news/doc53bc3845a2291182588518.txt|title=Adventure Rooms offers clues for fun in West Hartford (PICS AND VIDEO)|work=Connecticut weekly Newspaper covering local news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.|access-date=4 October 2014}} distinguishes AdventureRooms games from similar games.{{cite web|url=http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/30267506|title=20 Minuten - Ein PC-Spiel in der Realität erleben - Bern|work=20 Minuten|access-date=4 October 2014}} Another innovation was the introduction of "duels", where two teams can play the same game at the same time against each other.

This game option is used for larger groups, mainly by companies for team building events.{{cite web|url=http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=414478|title=CTV Kitchener: Adventure rooms|work=Kitchener|access-date=4 October 2014}}

In 2013 AdventureRooms started to offer a franchising system,{{cite web|url=http://www.franchiseportal.ch/franchise-news/Bloss-raus-hier-Junges-Franchise-System-Adventure-Rooms-setzt-auf-ungewoehnliche-Spielidee.htm|title=Franchise: Blo raus hier: Junges Franchise-System Adventure Rooms setzt auf ungewöhnliche Spielidee|work=FranchisePORTAL|access-date=4 October 2014}} and the company quickly spread around the globe.{{cite web|url=http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Eingesperrt-angekettet--und-mit-Koepfchen-und-etwas-Mut-zurueck-in-die-Freiheit/story/12972407|title=Eingesperrt, angekettet – und mit Köpfchen und etwas Mut zurück in die Freiheit|work=derbund.ch/|access-date=4 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/10611888|title=20 Minuten - Adventure Room zieht um und expandiert - Bern|work=20 Minuten|access-date=4 October 2014}} In July 2016 there were thirty-three active AdventureRooms locations worldwide.[http://www.adventurerooms.ch Links to the international franchises on the Swiss homepage]{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/scanmagazine/docs/scanmagazine_92_september_2016/100|title=One hour. One goal: escape!|publisher=Scan Magazine, Issue 92, September 2016|newspaper=Issuu|access-date=2016-10-15}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/video/PS*442a8b49-78dc-45e0-aa8b-4978dc85e0a1|title="Escape rooms" fengsler Norge|last=NRK|newspaper=NRK|access-date=2016-10-15}}

The average escape rate amounts to about 20%.{{cite web|url=http://neverendingwanderlust.com/2014/02/10/getting-locked-adventure-rooms/ |title=Getting Locked In At Adventure Rooms |work=Neverending Wanderlust |access-date=4 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123643/http://neverendingwanderlust.com/2014/02/10/getting-locked-adventure-rooms/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecord.ca/adventure-rooms-a-new-alternative-to-team-building/|title=Adventure Rooms a new alternative to team building|work=The Cord|access-date=4 October 2014}}

As of July 2016, there were 33 active AdventureRooms centres: In Switzerland, Bern (founding centre, 4 games), Zurich (2 games), Lucerne (3 games), Davos (1 game) and Chur (2 games), in Germany, Cologne (1 game), Dresden (3 games) and Munich (2 games), in Austria, Vienna (2 games),{{Cite web|title=Escape Rooms in Wien - escape game rooms in Österreich {{!}} Nowayout|url=https://www.nowayout-escape.at/de/page/view/?alias=home-page|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.nowayout-escape.at|language=de}} in Italy, Florence (2 games), Bologna (1 game), Pavia (2 games), Perugia (3 games), Pisa (2 games) and Catania (2 games), in Spain, Palma de Mallorca (2 games) and Madrid (2 games), in Ireland, Dublin (2 games), in Oslo, Norway (3 games), in Cyprus, Nicosia (2 games), in Greece, Athens (4 games), in Estonia, Tallinn (3 games), in Qatar, Doha (2 games), in the US, Connecticut (3 games), New Jersey (2 games) and Massachusetts (2 games), in Canada, Kitchener (3 games) and Niagara Falls (2 games), in Australia, Adelaide (5 games), in France, Toulon (2 games),{{Cite web|date=2014-12-18|title=Le live escape game by Adventure Rooms s'installe à Toulon|url=https://fromtoulonwithlove.com/loisirs/le-live-escape-game-by-adventure-rooms-sinstalle-a-toulon/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=From Toulon with Love|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|date=2015-01-15|title=Le concept "Adventure Rooms" ouvre ses portes aujourd'hui à Toulon !|url=https://levarois.com/grands-evenements/le-concept-adventure-rooms-ouvre-ses-portes-aujourdhui-a-toulon/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Idées d'activités et bonnes adresses sur le Var et Toulon 83000 - Blog LEVAROIS|language=fr-FR}} Pau (2 games) and Toulouse (2 games){{Cite web|title=Jeu "Adventure Rooms" : un "Fort Boyard" au cœur de Toulouse|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/02/28/2057472-jeu-un-fort-boyard-au-coeur-de-toulouse.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=ladepeche.fr|language=fr}}{{Cite web|title=Adventure Rooms|url=https://www.toulouscope.fr/lieux/loisirs-et-sports/adventure-rooms/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=Toulouscope|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|title=Toulouse: On a testé pour vous AdventureRooms, le jeu qui vous laisse une heure pour vous échapper|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/toulouse/1550523-20150226-toulouse-teste-adventurerooms-jeu-laisse-heure-echapper|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.20minutes.fr|language=fr}} and in Peru, Lima (2 games).