Game Design Archives - Trapology Boston Boston escape the room game Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:11:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://trapologyboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TrapFav-36x36.png Game Design Archives - Trapology Boston 32 32 Covid-19 Escape Game Review https://trapologyboston.com/covid-19-escape-game-review/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:47:29 +0000 https://trapologyboston.com/?p=4492 A PANDEMIC DISAPPOINTMENT While novel in concept, the new Covid-19 escape game leans far too heavily on unproven concepts, while desperately trying to cover up its shortcomings in the moment-to-moment gameplay. Out of the gate, Covid-19 sets an ambitious pace for itself by attempting to create a large-scale communal experience involving simultaneous play across all […]

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]]> Favorite Games to Play During Quarantine https://trapologyboston.com/favorite-games-to-play-during-quarantine/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:40:58 +0000 https://trapologyboston.com/?p=4464 Here is a sampling of Trapology’s favorite Games to Play During Quarantine to hold yourself over until you can come back to Trapology to play our escape games! Special thanks to guest submissions by Christopher Compton, Kellian Pletcher, Jeff Wong, and Kevin Thai! Favorite Board Games Settlers of Catan It’s a good balance between strategy […]

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]]> 10 Riddles to Get Your Brain Working https://trapologyboston.com/riddles/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 20:00:20 +0000 https://trapologyboston.com/?p=2973 Stretching is good if you need to warm up for a sports game, but how do you warm up your brain before an escape room? Riddles! Prepare for your escape game by trying to solve these fun riddles!   Riddles: What’s brown and has a head & tail, but has no legs? The more you […]

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]]> Why Our Brains Betray Us https://trapologyboston.com/escape-room-psychology/ https://trapologyboston.com/escape-room-psychology/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:00:40 +0000 https://trapologyboston.com/?p=1420 The Puzzling Psychology of Solving Escape Games The best escape game is the one that you lose yourself in. You become fully enthralled in the world built around you. Continuously suspending your disbelief for the sake of mystery and fun. Stop me if this sounds like something you’ve felt before… In the midst of playing […]

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]]> https://trapologyboston.com/escape-room-psychology/feed/ 2 Game design @ Milton Academy https://trapologyboston.com/miltonacademy-trapologygamedesignpresentation/ https://trapologyboston.com/miltonacademy-trapologygamedesignpresentation/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:52:04 +0000 http://trapologyboston.com/?p=646 The post Game design @ Milton Academy appeared first on Trapology Boston.

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