The Escape Room craze has really taken off (especially here in Los Angeles) and I couldn’t be happier about it. Getting a group of my friends together, locking ourselves in a room, and solving a ...

While real-life escape rooms are always going to be the most immersive experience, when it comes to affordability and accessibility, virtual escape games always take the cake. No matter what console, ...

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com—and let us know what you think. I don’t know CPR. I can’t tie a ...

Perhaps one of the reasons for the genre’s boom in recent years has to do with its accessibility. While escape room board games offer challenging puzzles that tabletop veterans are looking for, these ...

Escape room games not only make for a fun night-in, but did you know that playing games actually has a ton of benefits for your mental health? Studies have shown that solving puzzles, like the riddles ...

Escape rooms, as a concept, have existed in one form or another for decades, though they really took off in the early 2010s as a fun way to pass the time with friends. I actually used to work down the ...