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.
Awesome experience with Sean our Game Master. Easily top tier escape room with very immersive experience. I prefer not being able to ask for clues, rather the GM providing them if we really got stuck, which kept us fully in the vibe.
read moreread less
×
Ryan T.
7/04/2024
Awesome experience with Sean our Game Master. Easily top tier escape room with very immersive experience. I prefer not being able to ask for clues, rather the GM providing them if we really got stuck, which kept us fully in the vibe.
Angie E.
7/02/2024
So fun! This was my first escape room experience and my 12 yo daughter and I had the best time! We solved The Speakeasy with less than 3 minutes to spare. Lots of laughs and the rooms were decorated so well. We can’t wait to go back! (Worth mentioning the AC was perfect and the bathrooms were sparkling clean!) Our game master Aiden was so kind and helpful - she made our day!
read moreread less
×
Angie E.
7/02/2024
So fun! This was my first escape room experience and my 12 yo daughter and I had the best time! We solved The Speakeasy with less than 3 minutes to spare. Lots of laughs and the rooms were decorated so well. We can’t wait to go back! (Worth mentioning the AC was perfect and the bathrooms were sparkling clean!) Our game master Aiden was so kind and helpful - she made our day!
Christina C.
6/25/2024
We did the Egyptian Tomb and it was a super fun escape room, Bailey was our Game Master and was super helpful and really nice. I do a LOT of escape rooms so I can confidently say the puzzles were fun and just challenging enough, I loved the tactility of everything, and the theme was extremely well-executed. We got out with 18 and a half minutes to spare and apparently did really well on the hardest puzzle 😎
read moreread less
×
Christina C.
6/25/2024
We did the Egyptian Tomb and it was a super fun escape room, Bailey was our Game Master and was super helpful and really nice. I do a LOT of escape rooms so I can confidently say the puzzles were fun and just challenging enough, I loved the tactility of everything, and the theme was extremely well-executed. We got out with 18 and a half minutes to spare and apparently did really well on the hardest puzzle 😎
Steve L.
6/18/2024
My kids (6 and 10) and I had a great time doing the Casino Heist room! It was challenging, and I'm sad to say we didn't make it, but we still had a ton of fun trying. Jake was friendly, thorough, and helpful with hints without giving anything away, all around a fantastic game-master!
read moreread less
×
Steve L.
6/18/2024
My kids (6 and 10) and I had a great time doing the Casino Heist room! It was challenging, and I'm sad to say we didn't make it, but we still had a ton of fun trying. Jake was friendly, thorough, and helpful with hints without giving anything away, all around a fantastic game-master!
Jordin N.
6/07/2024
Helen was great! We did the speakeasy room in a public group. I would definitely come back in a smaller group!
read moreread less
×
Jordin N.
6/07/2024
Helen was great! We did the speakeasy room in a public group. I would definitely come back in a smaller group!
Daniel Y.
6/04/2024
Finished both the Vampire Hunter and Casino Heist room. Very fun puzzles and the staff if very helpful. Vampire hunter is their newest room and I will say it's probably top 3 escape rooms I've done.
read moreread less
×
Daniel Y.
6/04/2024
Finished both the Vampire Hunter and Casino Heist room. Very fun puzzles and the staff if very helpful. Vampire hunter is their newest room and I will say it's probably top 3 escape rooms I've done.
Chad H.
6/03/2024
We did the Egyptian room. Very entertaining. Some unique new puzzles that we had not seen before from other escape rooms. The staff rocks!
read moreread less
×
Chad H.
6/03/2024
We did the Egyptian room. Very entertaining. Some unique new puzzles that we had not seen before from other escape rooms. The staff rocks!
Khalid H.
5/28/2024
Ollie was awesome. We had a great time and the room was a really cool new design. A few small things to iron out for a new room, but super fun! We’ll definitely be back
read moreread less
×
Khalid H.
5/28/2024
Ollie was awesome. We had a great time and the room was a really cool new design. A few small things to iron out for a new room, but super fun! We’ll definitely be back
Get The Latest News
Subscribe to receive new room ideas, inspiration and occasional news
Stay Connected
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok