10 Amazing Virtual Holiday Party Ideas
With the holidays right around the corner, the next big event on the horizon for many teams is the annual holiday party; whether you’re planning an event for a team of four or four hundred, this...
Virtual Team-Building Makes a Difference
As I’m sure you’ve guessed, the pandemic has rocked the escape room industry to its core. When business started to dwindle in February, we were concerned. The situation redlined on March 16 when...
Some Very Exciting News
It’s been a month. Here’s a little taste of what we’ve been cooking. -Nate
Escape Rooms and Team Puzzle Experiences: The Ultimate in Teambuilding
Almost exactly 3 years ago from our Seattle HQ, I wrote a treatise on Why Escape Rooms are the Best Teambuilding Activity in the World. Since then: Puzzle Break has opened several new locations...
Nate Martin’s Escape Room Pet Peeves
I’m frequently asked for escape room design decisions that I think are bad. I almost always dodge the question for two very important reasons: As a known entity in the industry, I’ve more...
Why do all escape rooms do these things?
When Puzzle Break opened its doors in Seattle in August 2013, it was the first American-based escape room company. When we were designing our first rooms and the operating processes for our players,...
Puzzle Break on Royal Caribbean, Part 2
This is a part two of a series on the history of the first escape rooms at sea by Puzzle Break and Royal Caribbean. Part one is here. Harmony of the Seas, on the Seas Escape from the...
Puzzle Break on Royal Caribbean, Part 1
As many of our fans are well aware, Puzzle Break has had a close partnership with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line since 2014. Less common knowledge is the history of the partnership, the evolution of our...
I am not a Serial Entrepreneur.
I’m a pretty fortunate guy. I hit a home run with my first serious startup in Puzzle Break. America’s first escape room. My team and I: Opened several Puzzle Break locations across the...
Puzzle Break in Seattle’s 40 Under 40
On September 28th I was formally inducted into the 2017 class of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. This great honor has significant meaning to both myself and the greater escape...