How to play in a virtual escape room

When the pandemic has us all locked in our homes for our own safety what can we do for fun? Do you want to try and solve a mind scratching puzzle with your friends and family to make the most of your time and connect once and for all? Then virtual escape rooms are exactly what you need in this boring time which all of us are going through! The escape room will be the escape gate for our monotonous life! But there’s no need to look back regretfully at those missed escape-room opportunities. With the ability of the internet, these experiences can be found online. Escape rooms were taking the world by storm before and through the pandemic. Even in the pandemic different escape rooms organizations have come up with the idea of virtual escape rooms which let you experience all the thrill from the comfort of your homes! Some of us have bonded with our old friends and companions virtually but still haven’t found the right thing to increase the bonding. And escape rooms might be the one. As a result, here are some steps of how to play a virtual escape room.

Step 1.

Choose your escape room

The first thing you need to do is to choose an escape room which is both affordable and exciting as you

don’t want your fun getting spoiled. Choosing a remote escape room can be hard so take help of your

friends and decide together. Please remember that the story must be aesthetic and must attract your

senses.

Choose the story you really want to play!

Step 2

Gather your friends and family

The next and a very important step is to gather all of your friends who want to play with you. Because

solving an escape room would be less fun and doing with your companions will add some spice into it. A

remote escape room player can accommodate from 2-10. So choose wisely. Choosing the members is the

most difficult part as all of the team members should be able to communicate well and enough

Step 3

Net connection

Having a stable internet connection is a very important thing as taking in mind the time and the clues we

don’t want anyone missing out the fun now do we? Stable internet connection will make your memories

more happy! it will help you understand the game

Step 4

Listen carefully

Try to be patient and calm before the game starts and also while you are playing and listen carefully to

the mission video which tells you the game’s objective. Be attentive- a major key to win the game.

Step 5

Note everything

Whenever you find the clue please make a note of it so that you don’t forget it afterwards. Making a note

of clues and puzzles will help you sort out different clues and will assist you to play the game smoothly.

Step 6

Time management

When you're playing the game please take into account the time and distribute your time that it doesn’t

harm you otherwise. Taking time into account you can also be the first team to finish in less time and set

record for others.

Step 7

Two devices

Ask the host of the game if you can use two devices that you can play the game more smoothly without

any disturbance. The virtual escape rooms tend to use to screen one for the video conferencing and the

other for your dashboard which consists of your inventory and a 3-D scan of the room which will help you

know the room a little better. If you think you will get the things muddy use 2 devices.

Step 8

Team dynamics

Make sure that you and your team have perfect communication throughout the game. And discuss all

your clues and puzzles before proceeding. Make sure the clues and puzzles are discussed before you

proceed to the next objective. Remember each member counts.

Step 9

Don’t hesitate to ask help

If you and your teammates think that you are stuck somewhere and you want to ask for help from the

host don’t hesitate and fire up the questions. The host will always assist you and will be keeping record of

your progress.

Virtual escape rooms are like food to your already bored mind.

It not only helps in improving your mind skill to perform under pressure but increases the

communication skills with your family and friends. This is a great way of challenging your inner self in

trying to do something extraordinary.

Keeping these tricks in mind will help you ace any remote escape room there is to solve. Ergo, don’t

forget to give the remote escape room a try for a hair raising experience!