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Calling all jigsaw puzzle lovers! We know you’re often escape room fans too — but did you realize most jigsaw puzzle imagery doesn’t include people of color?  Sibling pair William Jones...

Another annual National Puzzle Day has come and gone and what better time to share some fascinating puzzle trivia! Celebrated on January 29, National Puzzle Day has been around for 20 years!...

Alright yes, it’s a job. It’s the workplace. You’re meant to be there to get the work done — and then go home to have your fun.  But having fun in the workplace is important too....

Note: This post comes a bit late into the new year on account of our new website! When you're done here, I encourage you to take a look around the place! On to the remote workplace...

For a lot of us, navigating remote work / working from home has been some combination of learning new technology & embracing new freedoms remote or hybrid work allows (praise pajamas). Parallel,...

The Puzzle Break team — which has always been fully remote except for our physical Seattle-based escape rooms — have explored a number of remote work tools and I want to share (some of) our...

Halloween looms ever closer – have you decided what your costume will be this year? I think Halloween appeals to people not only as an excuse to dress up and eat candy, but as a chance to step into...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, and today I have another topic sure to send chills down your spine: video calls! Okay, maybe the idea of participating in a video call doesn’t make you...

October is upon us, escape room / puzzle lovers! With summer coming to a close, nights getting longer and Halloween creeping up on us, there’s only one thing that could be on everyone’s mind …...

Back in the pre-COVID before-times, it was relatively easy to arrange a friendly competition between teams at work; it was as simple as finding a venue like a paintball course, a bowling alley or...