The Last Secret

Are you tired of being cooped up indoors?  Are you looking to get out of the house and have some fun with your social bubble, but still aren’t ready to get locked up inside an escape room?  Quest Reality Games has some exciting news for you!  We’ll soon be launching our newest Cluetivity outdoor adventure […]

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The Pegasus Project Online Game

The Pegasus Project Online Game Cluetivity continues to break the boundaries of real-life adventure games.  First, Cluetivity took escape games outdoors with the Magic Portal and Operation Mindfall augmented reality GPS-based treasure-hunting games.  Now Cluetivity is bringing the adventure into YOUR home with The Pegasus Project online game!  What is The Pegasus Project? The Pegasus […]

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Case-Solving Investigators Goes Online!

Case-Solving Investigators Goes Online! Still not ready to leave the sanctuary of your shelter?  Don’t worry, with Case-Solving Investigators Online, we’re bringing the game to you! Play our one-of-a-kind game online within the comfort of your own home! In Case-Solving Investigators Online, players are cast into the role of rookie crime scene investigators, and have […]

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What Can YOU Do To Help During COVID-19?

What Can YOU Do To Help During COVID-19? The COVID-19 global pandemic has been challenging for everyone. Many businesses—including ours—have been hit hard, making their financial viability questionable. Consumers are faced with a wide range of safety protocols as each business must develop safety plans that are tailored to their unique operations. Until the pandemic […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Abduction!

  Everything You Need To Know About Abduction!   You’ve heard the stories…crop circles in England, UFOs, flying saucers, Area 51.  It all seems impossible.  Just the wild imagination of science fiction writers and glory-seekers with false memories, right?  Are we really alone in the universe?  Abduction! finally answers the age-old question.  One minute your […]

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The Science Behind Loving Escape Rooms

The Science Behind Loving Escape Rooms As we’ve written about in the past, escape games have become enormously popular in recent years. We at Quest Reality Games wondered just why that is. Why are they so popular? Why is it that we so enjoy being in situations that we must escape from? Why do we love being trapped in […]

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Abduction!

Try our newest escape game experience, Abduction! You’ve heard the stories…crop circles in England, UFOs, flying saucers, Area 51.  It all seems impossible.  Just the wild imagination of science fiction writers and glory-seekers with false memories, right?  Are we really alone in the universe?  Abduction! finally answers the age-old question.  One minute your feet are […]

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COVID-19 Update and Re-Opening

COVID-19 Update and Re-Opening The BC Provincial Government has recently announced its Restart Plan, which includes a gradual re-opening of the economy.  While certain businesses such as ours were never officially ordered to close, we felt it prudent to temporarily shut our doors until such time as it was deemed safe for our guests and […]

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The Importance of Immersion

The Importance of Immersion Escape games have come along way over the past few years.  For starters, it’s no longer accurate to call them escape rooms, as they were first named, since most these days consist of multiple rooms.  That’s why at Quest Reality Games, we prefer to call them as escape games.  If fact, we refer […]

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Difficulty Ratings

Difficulty Ratings One of the more common questions we get asked is ‘how difficult are your escape games?’ From time-to-time, we also get asked to provide difficulty ratings for our games.  This is an area that is hotly debated among escape game designers and enthusiasts alike.  While there is no consensus as to the value […]

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What ages are your rooms suitable for?

What ages are your rooms suitable for? We often get asked what age our games are suitable for.  The answer is…it depends.  At Quest Reality Games, all of our games are designed with all ages in mind, so children of all ages are welcome.  Indeed, we’ve had plenty of children of all ages play and enjoy all our […]

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It’s All About the Details

It’s All About the Details  Most people don’t think about or realize how much goes into proving an outstanding guest experience at an escape room. But they DO know when they’ve had a great time!  Believe it or not, it takes much more than designing great sets and immersive puzzles. At Quest Reality Games, we put just as much effort […]

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We Support The Community That Supports Us

We Support The Community That Supports Us  At Quest Reality Games, we believe it is important to give back to and support the community that supports us.  It is truly amazing to see the number wonderful organizations and events that are doing such important work in our community!  It is humbling to be seen as an important partner in that work […]

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Everything you need to know before booking an escape game at Quest Reality Games

Everything you need to know before booking an escape game at Quest Reality Games  In past blogs we’ve answered a lot of frequently-asked questions, and provided a lot of escape room tips. This week we’re covering the very basics of what you need to know before booking your experience at Quest Reality Games.  Read on to learn more!  Rules  Every escape game facility operates slightly […]

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WHY PRIVATE ESCAPE ROOMS ARE BETTER

WHY PRIVATE ESCAPE ROOMS ARE BETTER At Quest Reality Games, we receive a lot of email inquiries on a wide variety of subjects, from corporate events, to birthday parties, to special requests. By FAR the most common question we get asked is ‘are your escape rooms private’? While there are the few extroverts who welcome any opportunity to make […]

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Halloween At Quest Reality Games

Halloween At Quest Reality Games The kids have returned to school.  The nights are getting longer, and the days are getting cooler.  The leaves on the trees have begun to change.  These are all signs that summer has once again come to an end, and fall has arrived.  It’s also a sign that Halloween is […]

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Why Choose Quest Reality Games?

Why Choose Quest Reality Games? In our very first blog post on the history of escape games, we told you that there are over 3,500 escape rooms worldwide.  That means you could play one a for almost ten years and never play the same room twice!  It also means you have a lot of options.  In our blogs, we […]

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Pricing at Quest Reality Games

At Quest Reality Games, we receive a lot of inquiries about pricing, promotions, large group events, birthday parties, etc.  So, this week we’re summing it all up here!  Pricing  Our pricing is volume-based, so the more players you have, the lower the cost per player!  Our pricing structure is as follows:  27.99 per player (plus […]

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The Power of Illumination

The Power of Illumination  As escape games continue to evolve and become more immersive, designers are experimenting more and more with involving all of the senses in the player experience, including the use of lighting. At Quest Reality Games, we use lighting strategically in a few ways in our second-generation escape games to enhance our guest’s experience. Want to know how? Read on […]

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What To Expect When You Play Your First Escape Room

What To Expect When You Play Your First Escape Room  Life is full of ‘firsts’—from first jobs, to first dates, to first kisses!  Each of these experiences come with a lot of emotion, such as excitement, anticipation, and maybe even a little of bit of fear.  Not surprising, your first experience playing an escape room can come with a lot of these same emotions.  After […]

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What’s In a Name?

What’s In a Name?  Most escape game operators have the word ‘Escape’ (or some variation thereof) in their name.  Do a Google search, and you’re bound to come up with pages of examples.  We chose the name Quest Reality Games, and not Quest Escape Games for a reason—because we’re MORE than just escape games! We offer a variety of game options—including […]

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Minimum and Maximum Players

Minimum and Maximum Players  Escape games are a  team activity. By design, they can’t be played alone. Sometimes it’s physically impossible, sometimes they’re just not fun without a group.   For escape room designers, it is extremely challenging to design puzzles that are at once fair and challenging for groups of varying sizes. Likewise, it is also extremely challenging to design escape room that are both […]

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Everything You Need to Know Before Booking Case-Solving Investigators

Everything You Need to Know Before Booking Case-Solving Investigators Are you a puzzling enthusiast? Have you played all of our escape games? Are you looking for a fun, unique experience in Victoria? At Quest Reality Games, we have designed a truly one-of-a-kind gaming experience—Case-Solving Investigators! Here’s everything you need to know about it, before you book: What Is […]

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Escape Rooms 101

Escape Rooms 101  These days, it seems that everyone is talking about escape rooms. They’ve made appearances in reality television shows and sitcoms—there’s even entire movies about them! Still, every day we meet people who have never played one. With literally thousands of escape rooms throughout the world in all different shapes, sizes, and themes, there truly is something for everyone, making escape rooms a unique, fun […]

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Everything You Need To Know Before Booking Your Cluetivity Adventure!

What is Cluetivity?  Cluetivity is a GPS treasure-hunting game, suitable for families and friends of all ages. It combines the best elements of classical treasure hunts, GPS-Geocaching, and Live-Escape-Games with Augmented Reality Technology into an outdoor team game.   The basic gameplay is simple: players are provided with a data-enabled iPad and a toolkit (called an Action Pack) that they use to find geolocations […]

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The 10 Commandments Of Escape Games

The 10 Commandments Of Escape Games  We’ve written extensively about how to be successful at escape rooms—including some ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’.  This week, we’re boiling it all down to those we believe are most important to having a safe and enjoyable experience, while still maximizing your potential for success—all in a few simple statements we’re calling our 10 Commandments of Escape Games:  Thou […]

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5 Common Escape Room Mistakes

5 Common Escape Room Mistakes  We ask our Game Masters all the time what business we’re in. The response is always the same: a puzzled look and the response, “escape rooms!”. Technically, that’s true, but we like to think that we’re in the FUN business. Few people play escape rooms for the sake of it, they play because […]

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Corporate Events With Quest Reality Games

Why You Should Book Your Next Corporate Event With Quest Reality Games  Are you a business-owner, manager, supervisor, or team leader who’s looking for something to do in Victoria to strengthen the relationships within your team? The concept of team-building activities is not new, but is certainly growing in popularity as businesses become more aware of the […]

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Building Friendships Through Escape Games

Building Friendships Through Escape Games  Here it is…another weeknight and you and your friends are looking to have some fun together.  So what do you do?  You could go to a movie, but that just means sitting beside each other in a quiet theatre, before getting in your cars and driving home.  Doesn’t sound like an exciting night out, […]

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Which Room is Best for You?

Which Room is Best for You? Oftentimes, our Game Masters are asked which of our rooms are the best. While particular Game Masters may have enjoyed one room over another, our preferences won’t necessarily carry over to you. Each of Quest Reality Games’s four themed rooms has something unique to offer players, which may appeal to different kinds of people. While we would […]

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TIPS FOR ESCAPE ROOMS PART 2

TIPS FOR ESCAPE ROOMS PART 2: You and your friends are looking for something unique to do in Victoria, and have decided on an escape room.  But how can you maximize your chances of successfully escaping?  Whether you’ve never played an escape room before, or you’re a seasoned enthusiast, there is more to being successful than waiting for the door […]

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The Power of Hints

The Power of Hints  If we only had FIVE more minutes!  This is by FAR the most common thing we hear players say when we enter the theme at the end of a group’s allotted 60 minutes.  If you’ve ever played an escape room and said this yourself, you’re in good company.  The nature of escape games is that […]

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Are You Game Master Material?

Are You Game Master Material? Are you an escape room enthusiast? Do you excel in customer service, and are looking for ways to take your skills to the next level? Would you love a truly fun job that makes you excited to go to work? If so, you should consider becoming a game master at […]

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6 Common Misconceptions About Escape Rooms

6 Common Misconceptions About Escape Rooms The escape games industry has grown rapidly over the past decade, and their popularity is continuing to increase. Despite more and more people having played escape games—or at least becoming familiar with the concept, there are still a lot of myths and misconceptions about them. We want to make […]

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Cluetivity

Cluetivity Are you looking for a fun way to enjoy the beautiful outdoors? Did you know that aside from four premium indoor escape rooms themes, Quest Reality Games also features outdoor adventure games? If you have already played all of our rooms, or you’re looking for a way to explore the beautiful city of Victoria, […]

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Case-Solving Investigators

Case-Solving Investigators Have you played all of our escape games?  Can’t wait for Quest Reality Games to launch another theme? Well, your wait is almost over, because we will soon be launching our latest game—Case-Solving Investigators, a game like no other! Prior to the zombie plague that struck Victoria during the Zombie Apocalypse , Frank was one of Victoria […]

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PART 2

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PART 2 Our Game Masters field a LOT of questions.  So many, in fact, that we have enough to write an FAQ Part 2.  Don’t get us wrong, we encourage you to ask anything that might come to mind, and we love answering your questions! So don’t be afraid to ask your game master […]

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The Death of Lockboxes

The Death of Lockboxes Picture this:  You are a peasant living in 14th century England.  Having been wrongly convicted of committing treason against your king, you have been sentenced to death by hanging!  Now, you and a small group of peasants are imprisoned deep beneath the castle in the King’s dungeon. The cold stone walls and floor are […]

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Hindsight is 20/20

Hindsight is 20/20 When teams come out of escape rooms, they often have plenty of insight on how they could have been more efficient and successful in escaping the room. It’s one of the most frustrating things in the world – walking out of a room and realizing that you could have escaped in record-breaking time, if only you had done […]

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Escape Room Dictionary

Escape Room Dictionary Relatively speaking, escape rooms are a new form of entertainment (want to learn about the history of escape rooms read our blog on the History of Escape Room Games). As with any hobby or occupation, the escape room industry has its own nomenclature that helps operators and players communicate with each other.  Though […]

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Safety

Safety at Quest Reality Games You have likely heard about the tragic fire that recently happened in an escape room in Poland, as a result of negligence from the company, which resulted in the tragic loss of five lives and one injury. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those that lost their […]

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Should You Trust Escape Room Reviewers?

Should You Trust Escape Room Reviewers? So you’re looking for something fun and unique to do, and you and your friends decide on an escape room.  Great idea! But which one should you do?  Over the past decade, escape rooms have become ubiquitous, and there are many individual operators who offer a seemingly infinite number of choices.  So how […]

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5 Ways Escape Rooms Make You Smarter

5 Ways Escape Rooms Make You Smarter Wait. What? Did you just say playing escape room games makes me smarter?!  We sure did!  Wanna know how?  Just read on… What Is An Escape Room? What exactly is an escape room?  Well, an escape room, also known as an “escape game”, is a physical adventure game in which players are ‘locked’ inside […]

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Team Bonding vs Team Building

Team Bonding vs Team Building Are you a business-owner, manager, supervisor, or team leader who’s looking for something to do in Victoria to strengthen the relationships within your team?  Escape rooms are a fantastic activity to help achieve this goal.  Why? Because they help with both team bonding and team building!   While team bonding and team building may seem like two phrases […]

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ESCAPE ROOMS – TOP 10 QUESTIONS

ESCAPE ROOMS – TOP 10 QUESTIONS 1. ARE WE REALLY LOCKED IN THE ROOM? No! All our escape rooms are equipped with emergency exit buttons. If you need to excuse yourself to the bathroom or need to leave the room, you should radio the Game Master to let them know your intentions, so they can respond […]

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Escape Room Tips

It’s Friday night, and you’re looking for something different to do in Victoria, so you and some friends decide to play an escape room.  If you’ve never played an escape room before, the element of the unknown and the uncertainty of what happens once you’re locked in that room can be a bit unnerving.  Or […]

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History of Escape Room Games

History of Escape Room Games Looking for something to do in Victoria?  Want a fun activity you can do with your friends, family, or coworkers?  Escape  room games are increasingly becoming an activity of choice for those looking for a fun experience or team-building activity.   To many, escape rooms are something new to try.  But […]

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