Two Tips For Those Who Want To Book An Escape Room For A Friend's Birthday

If you are thinking about booking an escape room for your friend's birthday, you should take the suggestions here into consideration.

Make sure you pick an escape room that suits their personality

There are several types of escape rooms, which may differ in regards to the kind of puzzles they feature and the atmosphere they have (such as mysterious and interesting, or scary and exhilarating). It's important to look for an escape room that you know your friend will enjoy being in because it suits their personality. This will ensure that going to this room really entertains them and provides them with a memorable birthday.

For example, if they love watching horror movies, get excited about celebrating Halloween, and enjoy going on trips to places that are supposed to be haunted, then you should book a horror-themed escape room, which will provide both of you with jump scares, spooky music, and eerie decor, all of which will make finding your way out a wonderfully terrifying experience. This will give your friend that amazing rush that comes with being a bit freaked out and entertained in a scary-but-safe setting.

Conversely, if your friend is quite timid and dislikes gruesome movies, but loves playing strategic board games and reading mysteries, then you will need to select a completely different escape room. In this situation, you should ensure the room does not feature jump scares, as these will just distress your friend. Instead, the setting should have a mysterious, quiet ambience that will allow your friend to focus on and enjoy deciphering the answers to the puzzles, without getting distracted and scared by their surroundings.

Arrange to have their birthday dinner and drinks after the escape room

If you'd also like to take them out for a birthday meal and a few drinks, you should do this after the two of you have gone to the escape room. If you enter the escape room after having had a big meal and you feel very full, you might feel too stuffed and sleepy to tackle any pieces of the puzzle that require you to be physically active. Additionally, if you have a few drinks with your meal, you might have to take multiple bathroom breaks, which could be a problem when you're racing against the clock to finish the puzzle.

If on the other hand, you have your dinner and drinks afterward, you can savor your meals and eat slowly (as you won't need to rush off to the escape room at a specific time). Over this leisurely dinner, you can then dissect your experience of being in the room, discuss what you might do differently the next time you do it, and talk about your favorite aspects of the puzzles. This should serve as a relaxing end to your friend's birthday.

For more information, reach out to some escape rooms in your area.