Escape rooms are real life action games that you play in teams in order to get out of a looked room. Escape rooms are to be found all over the world now days, but the original idea comes from Japan.

Almost all escape room have an exciting theme that is supposed to put you into the right mood and motivate you to make a good effort to win and get out in time.

In order to "beat" the escape game or escape room you must solve a lot of puzzles and find the proper clues that will get you out.

The most common deadline is 60 minutes, but you can find all sorts of set ups and local rules.
A normal fee for participating the escape game is 25 to 30 dollars.

Alternatives to escape rooms are escape games and scavenger hunts

Escape games with great themes and exciting challenges are available for print out and they are playable in any room at your home. It gives you a lot of freedom in when you want to play it and how and with whom. If you want to play it many times with different friends, it does not cost you anything extra.

Scavenger hunts are also great games to play with friends at a party or during a weekend. You can create your own scavenger hunt if you have some time and imagination. Or you can select and download a ready-made scavenger hunt a good story and nice graphics.

In the UK scavenger hunts are called treasure hunts and it’s a very popular activity on kids’ birthday parties. The kids are sent out on a quest and needs to solve a set of clues and problems, and when they are successful, they get a good reward, in terms of candy or sweets.