Category : Game Design

Meet Mitchell Clifford, the Creator of The Murder on Hemlock Drive | Interview

Mairi Mairi May 21, 2022

An exciting new crowdfunding campaign in support of the murder mystery video game “The Murder on Hemlock Drive” is about to launch, and we caught up with the game’s creator, Mitchell Clifford, to find out more. Mairi: Hey Mitchell, it’s great to meet you! Please introduce yourself. Mitchell: Hi! My name is Mitchell […]

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Build Your Own Escape Game Artefacts! Part 5

RussBuilds RussBuilds May 15, 2022

Have you ever wanted to build your own escape game artefacts using low voltage electronics? Look no further! In the upcoming months, look out for a short series of articles on how you can approach creating small, but effective artefacts for your own game designs. Previously… In part 4, we have our basic countdown timer […]Read More

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Crowdfunding at a Glance: How to raise money for your

Grace O'Keefe Grace O'Keefe May 7, 2022

In addition to my role as writer at The Escape Roomer, I’m the Head of Community and Theatre at Greenlit.com, a British Crowdfunding Platform designed for and by creatives. Greenlit launched in 2019 with a mission – to be the very best place to crowdfund your creative project. Originally, we concentrated on film projects; […]Read More

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Build Your Own Escape Game Artefacts! Part 4

RussBuilds RussBuilds May 3, 2022

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The Escape Roomer Interviews: Professor Puzzle

Mairi Mairi May 1, 2022

Earlier this year Professor Puzzle, the UK based puzzle game company, launched one of the snazziest looking escape games in-a-box we’ve seen in a while: Danger in the Deep. Set on a submarine, players are instructed to “navigate your way through the deserted sub, crack the shutdown code, disable the warheads, and locate the enemy […]Read More

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The Murder on Hemlock Drive – Murder, Mystery & Intrigue

Mitchell Clifford Mitchell Clifford April 29, 2022

The year is 1928. You are invited to a New Year’s party by a friend that you haven't seen since childhood. It seems strange, him reaching out after all this time, but you're intrigued. You travel to the small town where his family estate sits. You never suspect your night of partying will be the stage for murder! Read More

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Build Your Own Escape Game Artefacts! Part 3

RussBuilds RussBuilds April 13, 2022

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Build Your Own Escape Game Artefacts! Part 2

RussBuilds RussBuilds April 3, 2022

Have you ever wanted to build your own escape game artefacts using low voltage electronics? Look no further! In the upcoming months, look out for a short series of articles on how you can approach creating small, but effective artefacts for your own game designs. Previously… In part 1, I spoke about the fundamental equipment […]Read More

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Build Your Own Escape Game Artefacts! Part 1

RussBuilds RussBuilds March 26, 2022

Have you ever wanted to build your own escape game artefacts using low voltage electronics? Look no further! In the upcoming months, look out for a short series of articles on how you can approach creating small, but effective artefacts for your own game designs. Introduction Why am I known as RussBuilds? Because I like to […]Read More

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Wordle & The Paradox Of Language In Escape Games

RussBuilds RussBuilds February 13, 2022

Disclaimer! This is from Wordle 235, dated 09/02/22 and is not a spoiler. I’m sure the majority of readers have come across Wordle, a 5 letter puzzle game where a word is presented daily to guess in 6 attempts. Then, once you find the word (or not), you can show your achievement of how few […]Read More