by Izzy Aslam | October 19, 2017 | Culture, Game Design, Inspiration, Lists, Puzzles, Toronto | 0 Comments

Great escape room design is centered around challenging and inspiring players. But, with a no spoilers policy afterwards it’s no wonder some myths have emerged! If you're not sure if escape room games are for you, read on and find out why they might just surprise you,...

by Izzy Aslam | October 12, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

In 2016 we saw the emergence of Pokémon Go and since then, countless Pokémon have been spotted around the world! Since only certain types of Pokémon can be caught at certain locations, tourist spots like the CN Tower have become hotbeds for Pokémon trainers. In fact...

by Izzy Aslam | October 5, 2017 | Culture, Escape Games, History, Lists, Toronto | 0 Comments

Is this you? “That new game at Black Creek Pioneer Village sounds promising, but I fear the theme might be too much for me. Is it really that scary?” Well to answer your potential question... that depends! The theme about a cursed village might seem scary, but what...

by Laura Davey | September 28, 2017 | Culture, History, Toronto, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Here at Secret City Adventures, we’re lucky enough to run our escape games at some of Toronto’s most important and beautiful heritage sites. But these buildings have more than just a pretty exterior, so we thought we’d share some of the lesser known facts about their...

by Izzy Aslam | September 14, 2017 | Culture, Escape Tips, Inspiration, Lists | 0 Comments

Next month, the 13th falls on a Friday! Often thought to be unlucky, we thought we’d have a look at some of the other most pervasive superstitions… and a couple you might not have heard of before!   Opening an umbrella indoors Although we all get out our...

by Laura Davey | September 7, 2017 | History, Toronto, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Here at Secret City Adventures we’re lucky enough to run some great escape room games in Toronto’s iconic castle Casa Loma. Seen here while still under construction in 1913 complete with horse and (sort of) carriage, it’s a classic “fairy tale castle”… but where did...

by Izzy Aslam | August 31, 2017 | History, Puzzles | 0 Comments

Puzzle and game enthusiasts young and old have been enjoying our Real Escape Game experiences in Toronto since 2015. But did you know, these Japanese games are widely considered to be the progenitors to the Escape Room puzzle genre dating back over a decade! Inspired...

by admin | August 24, 2017 | Escape Tips, Game Design, Puzzles, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Escape rooms or immersive games sometimes use different types of puzzles to tie other puzzles together. At Secret City Adventures, we call this type of puzzle a metapuzzle. A metapuzzle is a puzzle whose components are determined by the solutions to other puzzles....

by Nick Alexander | August 17, 2017 | History, Inspiration | 0 Comments

Our latest escape game Where Dark Things Dwell at Black Creek Pioneer Village is played in an imagined world of the occult with actors… But did you know that until last month there was a law prohibiting pretend witchcraft and fortune-telling still on the statute books...

by Laura Davey | August 10, 2017 | History | 0 Comments

According to a recent review by Inside Toronto, our latest escape game Where Dark Things Dwell has “anagrams that would have stumped Alan Turing” so let’s have a look at what you’re up against… Can you remember what he invented? If the ‘enigma machine’ immediately...