In a photo from Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 in Detroit, Audrey Poe, center left, and Erika Sorensen, center, look over clues in "Trapped in a Room With a Zombie." Up to a dozen people are locked in a room for an hour alongside a zombie that's chained to a wall. Every five minutes, a buzzer sounds, and the zombie is given another foot of chain, allowing the undead creature to scamper even closer to its next meal. If participants don't solve a series of puzzles within the 60 minutes, the zombie "eats" everyone in the group. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (Carlos Osorio)
They’re called escape or puzzle rooms, and they’re trending across the U.S., including in Denver.
They began to gain traction about four years ago in Europe, said Ryan Pachmayer, co-founder of Denver’s Puzzah!, and then trickled over to the U.S., where there are now more than 100 rooms.
Here are some in Colorado:
– THE CLUE ROOM
When: Multiple time slots, check website for availability, minimum of two players, though single slots are open for some games during the week
Where: 7600 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 211, Centennial
When: Multiple time slots, check website for availability, 2-4 players
Where: 1440 Blake St., No. 150, Denver
Cost: $25-$29 per person; 1-303-534-5477, puzzah.com
– ROOM ESCAPE ADVENTURES
When: Maximum of 12 people, individuals can sign up to play in a room with others, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
In a photo from Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 in Detroit, Audrey Poe, center left, and Erika Sorensen, center, look over clues in “Trapped in a Room With a Zombie.” Up to a dozen people are locked in a room for an hour alongside a zombie that’s chained to a wall. Every five minutes, a buzzer sounds, and the zombie is given another foot of chain, allowing the undead creature to scamper even closer to its next meal. If participants don’t solve a series of puzzles within the 60 minutes, the zombie “eats” everyone in the group. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (Carlos Osorio)In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo, Konstantin Elizarov and Lucy Omelchenko prepare to play a game at Escape the Quest while handcuffed together in Miami Beach, Fla. Escape the Quest offers two games; Apartment 101 and Prison Escape, where groups of two to four have an hour to solve a puzzle and win their freedom. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) (J Pat Carter)In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo, Konstantin Elizarov, Lucy Omelchenko, and Alex Belousov pose for photos in prison garb after they played a game at Escape the Quest in Miami Beach, Fla. Escape the Quest offers two games; Apartment 101 and Prison Escape, where groups of two to four have an hour to solve a puzzle and win their freedom. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) (J Pat Carter)
