Hey there, escape room aficionados! To celebrate the spooky season (shoutouts to anyone who isn’t ready to celebrate Thanksgiving just yet), we at EscapeWorks would like to celebrate a certain kindred spirit… One that haunts the corners of the globe with dedication to our craft. They cast a long shadow of expertise and…
Sorry, I’m a-ghast at the amount of puns. We’re talking about ghosts today!
At EscapeWorks, we are always looking for new ways to enjoy puzzles, and we are no different during the spooky season. So for this blog post, I’d like to list out and recommend a collection of ghostly puzzle games and board games to share with your friends and family!
Board Games –
Betrayal at House on The Hill
Any board game fan with a bookshelf-sized collection would easily recommend Betrayal at House on the Hill. The game starts out cooperatively, but quickly spirals into chaos when the “haunt” is revealed, turning some of the players into monsters! There’s no better way to challenge a group’s team building skills than having them find ways to effectively murder one another.
Mysterium
Mysterium, more than any other board game, does a great job at emulating one particularly terrible thing about being a ghost- the silence! In the game, all players but one are investigators trying to figure out who committed a dastardly murder. The other player is the recently deceased- desperately trying to tell the others how they died, but only able to communicate with apparitions and visions!
Much like Betrayal, Mysterium is a relatively modern classic that makes for interesting and engaging gameplay every time you can pool a group together to play it.
Puzzle Games –
Ghost Trick
Did I choose this blog post’s theme just to shill one of my favorite puzzle games? Yes, I did. Very much so. However! I’ll take any opportunity to talk about this classic that mixes puzzle gameplay with exploration.
Ghost Trick stars a recently deceased spirit desperate to solve the mystery of their own death. To reach the end of the story, players will need to possess objects and travel between them, manipulating them to create paths and interact with the living. An ironing board could fold out into a bridge to a new object, or pop out to scare someone into moving something else! It’s currently available on iOS, and there’s talk of a possible remaster as well…
Might still be a few ghosts lingering in the ol’ speakeasy…
With the end of Halloween, the year draws closer to its end… Here at EscapeWorks, we’ve rid ourselves of the ghosts in the building, bringing back our classic Speakeasy Beyond the Flower Shop room. But as we look forward to 2023, let’s keep a small memory of the season with us to bring to the new year. Seriously, Ghost Trick’s great no matter the season! I don’t think it’s even Halloween themed, really. And me and my mates play Mysterium like twice a month!
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.
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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!
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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 😎
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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
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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
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