Six Great Places for Family Time in Schaumburg, Illinois
By Steve Maki | 09.27.2016 | Categories: corporate events, Date Night, escape room, games, IL, schaumburg, team building

Everyone who lives in Schaumburg knows that it is so much more than a suburb of Chicago. With a booming economy and a culture to its own, Schaumburg residents have plenty of reasons to be proud to call it “home.”

Best Atlanta Holiday Party Venues
By Steve Maki | 09.27.2016 | Categories: corporate events, escape room, games, holiday party, team building, things to do

Where to Host Your 2016 Atlanta Holiday Party

Ideas for Corporate Events in Atlanta
By Steve Maki | 09.06.2016 | Categories: corporate events, escape room, games, team building

Your team works hard, so you likely want to treat them to a fun night out where you can talk some business but mostly let loose. The only problem is racking your brain for a solid idea that isn’t, well, duller than dishwater. Some outings seem done to death — you’ve bowled as many frames as you can stand, and merely going out to eat means not everyone at the table can socialize.

Six Great Places for Family Time in Schaumburg, IL
By Steve Maki | 08.22.2016 | Categories: games, IL, things to do

Everyone who lives in Schaumburg knows that it is so much more than a suburb of Chicago. With a booming economy and a culture to its own, Schaumburg residents have plenty of reasons to be proud to call it “home.”

Team Building Activities That Don’t Suck
By Steve Maki | 07.27.2016 | Categories: escape room, games, team building

Team building activities aim to strengthen bonds, enhance teamwork skills and allow everyone to see things from a whole new perspective. At least, that’s how they are supposed to work on paper. In reality, team building activities tend to waste time people could be spending working. Instead, they get the privilege of standing around awkwardly and doing things that make everyone uncomfortable.

What Makes a Good Escape Room?
By Steve Maki | 07.02.2016 | Categories: escape room, games

Escape rooms offer a sense of mystery, adventure and irresistible challenge. Getting that perfect mix of theme and enjoyable puzzle mechanics requires no small amount of attention to detail. Any out of place element or overly perplexing clue can ruin the fun.

Escape Room Tips: Six Ways to Prep for Your Next Escape Game
By Steve Maki | 06.02.2016 | Categories: escape room, games

Escape Rooms are a unique experience, so that means there’s no way to prepare for them, right? Wrongo! Despite the efforts we take to put people in unfamiliar situations, there are always repeated elements that you can recognize to give you a hint towards the next step. Whether you visit a Chicago Escape Room or visit one in London, every escape room is different which is why they’re so great!

Four Effective Team Building Tips for Businesses
By Steve Maki | 06.02.2016 | Categories: escape room, games

In our post-recession economy, team building has become more important than ever. To reduce the turnover and lack of communication that increasingly drags down productivity, we must allow teams to evolve and flourish organically in order to make everyone not only happier, but work better together.

Escape Room = The New Family Game Night
By Steve Maki | 06.02.2016 | Categories: escape room, games

Tired of the monotony of Monopoly? Is your Scrabble board missing its best letters? Has playing the game of Life become more boring than life itself?